Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 41 - BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY › Chapter 20 - BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY REGULATIONS › Part II - Entry › Section 18VAC41-20-100 - General requirements for a barber instructor certificate, cosmetology instructor certificate, nail technician instructor certificate, or wax technician instructor certificate

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any individual wishing to engage in
				  barbering instruction, master barbering instruction, cosmetology instruction,
				  nail care instruction, or waxing instruction shall meet the following
				  qualifications:
1. The applicant shall be in
				  good standing as a licensed barber, master barber, cosmetologist, nail
				  technician, or wax technician, and instructor, respectively, in Virginia and
				  all other jurisdictions where licensed. The applicant shall disclose to the
				  board at the time of application for licensure any disciplinary action taken in
				  Virginia and all other jurisdictions in connection with the applicant's
				  practice as a barber, master barber, cosmetologist, nail technician, or wax
				  technician, or in the practice of teaching any of those professions. This
				  includes monetary penalties, fines, suspensions, revocations, surrender of a
				  license in connection with a disciplinary action, or voluntary termination of a
				  license. The applicant shall disclose to the board at the time of application
				  for licensure if the applicant has been previously licensed in Virginia as a
				  barber instructor, master barber instructor, cosmetology instructor, nail
				  technician instructor, or wax technician instructor.
Upon review of the applicant's prior disciplinary action,
					 the board, in its discretion, may deny licensure to any applicant wherein the
					 board deems the applicant is unfit or unsuited to engage in the instruction of
					 barbering, cosmetology, nail care, or waxing. The board will decide each case
					 by taking into account the totality of the circumstances. Any plea of nolo
					 contendere or comparable plea shall be considered a disciplinary action for the
					 purposes of this section. The applicant shall provide a certified copy of a
					 final order, decree, or case decision by a court, regulatory agency, or board
					 with the lawful authority to issue such order, decree, or case decision, and
					 such copy shall be admissible as prima facie evidence of such disciplinary
					 action;
2. The applicant
				  shall hold a current Virginia barber, master barber, cosmetology, nail
				  technician, or wax technician license, respectively;
3. The applicant shall:
a. Pass a course in teaching techniques at
				  the post-secondary educational level;
b. Complete an instructor training course
				  approved by the Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology under the
				  supervision of a certified barber, master barber, cosmetologist, nail
				  technician, or wax technician instructor in a barber, cosmetology, nail
				  technician, or wax technician school, respectively; or
c. Pass an examination in barber, master
				  barber, cosmetology, nail technician, or wax technician instruction
				  respectively, administered by the board or by a testing service acting on
				  behalf of the board; and
4. In accordance with §
											54.1-204
				  of the Code of Virginia, each applicant shall disclose the following
				  information regarding criminal convictions in Virginia and all other
				  jurisdictions:
a. All misdemeanor convictions
				  involving moral turpitude, sexual offense, non-marijuana drug distribution, or
				  physical injury within two years of the date of the application; and
b. All felony convictions within 20 years of
				  the date of application.
Any plea of nolo contendere shall be considered a
					 conviction for purposes of this subsection. The record of a conviction received
					 from a court shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of a conviction or
					 finding of guilt. The board, in its discretion, may deny licensure to any
					 applicant in accordance with §
													54.1-204
					 of the Code of Virginia.