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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter III - Licensure Through School or Through Apprenticeship, Examinations, and Licensing › Section SPS 50.300 - Licensure through school

Current through June 24, 2024
(1g) APPROVED
					 SCHOOLS. An applicant for licensure as a barber may receive instruction in a
					 school licensed under s.
					 440.62 (3)
					 (ag), Stats., exempted under s.
					 440.61, Stats., or accredited by
					 any of the following:
(a) National
					 Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS).
(b) Accrediting Commission of Career Schools
					 and Colleges (ACCSC).
(c) Council
					 on Occupational Education (COE).
(d) National Interstate Council of State
					 Boards of Cosmetology (NIC).
(e)
					 Any other accrediting agency relating to cosmetology that is recognized by the
					 U.S. Department of Education.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter III - Licensure Through School or Through Apprenticeship, Examinations, and Licensing › Section SPS 50.320 - Transfers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TRANSFER FROM A SCHOOL TO AN
					 APPRENTICESHIP.
(a) Any student transferring
					 from a school to an apprenticeship program shall be granted apprenticeship
					 credit for school hours attained, at a ratio of one student theory hour to one
					 apprentice theory hour, and one student practical hour to one apprentice
					 practical hour.
(b) The department
					 shall grant transferees to an apprenticeship program credit for calendar time
					 spent in prior training.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter III - Licensure Through School or Through Apprenticeship, Examinations, and Licensing › Section SPS 50.330 - Examinations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ADMINISTRATION. The department may do any
					 of the following:
(a) Prepare, administer, or
					 grade examinations.
(b) Approve, in
					 whole or in part, an examination prepared, administered, and graded by a test
					 service provider.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter III - Licensure Through School or Through Apprenticeship, Examinations, and Licensing › Section SPS 50.340 - Licensing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DIRECT LICENSING.
(a) An applicant for licensure as a barber
					 shall satisfy the requirements in s.
					 454.23 (1) and
					 (2), Stats.
Note:
Sections
						454.23 (1) and
						(2) of the Statutes read as follows:
(1) Application. An applicant for licensure
					 under this section shall submit an application to the department on a form
					 prescribed by the department.
(2)
					 Barber license. The department shall grant a barber license to any person who
					 submits an application under sub. (1) and satisfies all of the following
					 conditions:
(a) The applicant pays the
					 initial credential fee determined by the department under s.
					 440.03 (9) (a),
					 except as provided in s.
					 454.27
					 (1).
(b) Subject to ss.
					 111.321,
					 111.322, and
					 111.335, the applicant presents
					 evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has not been
					 convicted of a felony committed while engaged in the practice of
					 barbering.
(c) The applicant
					 graduates from high school or attains high school graduation equivalency as
					 determined by the department of public instruction; is participating in a
					 program approved by the department; or is at least 18 years old and meets the
					 ability to benefit rule under
					 20 USC 1091
					 (d).
(d) The applicant graduates from a course of
					 instruction in barbering of at least 1,000 training hours in barbering in a
					 school of barbering licensed under s.
					 440.62 (3) (ag)
					 or accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the department, a school of
					 cosmetology licensed under s.
					 440.62 (3) (ar)
					 or accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the cosmetology examining
					 board, or a school that is exempted under s.
					 440.61 or the applicant
					 successfully completes an apprenticeship under s.
					 454.26.
(e) The applicant passes an examination
					 conducted by the department to determine fitness to practice
					 barbering."
Note:
Application forms are available on the
						department's website at dsps.wi.gov, or by request from the Department of
						Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or
						call (608) 266-2112.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter IV - Renewals, Reinstatement, and Continuing Education › Section SPS 50.400 - License renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
To renew a license, a licensee shall, on or before March
						31st of every odd-numbered year, file with the department all of the
						following:
(1) An application for
					 renewal on a form prescribed by the department.
Note:
An electronic link to the renewal form
						is included in a renewal notice the Department sends to each
						licensee.
(2) The fee
					 determined by the department under s.
					 440.03 (9) (a),
					 Stats.
(3) Certification on the
					 application for renewal that the licensee has reviewed the digest under s.
					 454.267, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter IV - Renewals, Reinstatement, and Continuing Education › Section SPS 50.401 - Late renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
If the application for renewal is filed after the
						deadline in s.
						SPS
						50.400 but less than 5 years after the expiration of
						the applicant's last license, the applicant shall comply with the certification
						requirements in s.
						SPS
						50.400 (3), and pay the late renewal
						fee in s. 440.08 (3) (a),
						Stats., in addition to the renewal fee under s.
						SPS
						50.400(2).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter IV - Renewals, Reinstatement, and Continuing Education › Section SPS 50.402 - Renewal that includes conversion from cosmetology

Current through June 24, 2024
Until March 31, 2015, an active cosmetologist,
						cosmetology manager, or cosmetology establishment licensed under chs.
						Cos
						1 to
						10 may convert to a barbering license
						upon request to the department and satisfaction of the applicable renewal
						requirements for barbering.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter IV - Renewals, Reinstatement, and Continuing Education › Section SPS 50.410 - Reinstatement of license

Current through June 24, 2024
If an application for restoring a license occurs 5 years
						or more after expiration of the applicant's most recent license, the applicant
						shall pass the examination specified in s.
						SPS
						50.330 (3) prior to reinstatement of
						the license, no certification requirements under s.
						SPS
						50.400(3) apply to that
						reinstatement, and the fees listed in s.
						SPS
						50.401 shall be submitted to the department. However,
						renewal of the reinstated license is subject to the certification requirements
						of s.
						SPS
						50.400(3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter IV - Renewals, Reinstatement, and Continuing Education › Section SPS 50.420 - Continuing education

Current through June 24, 2024
To ensure competency, the department may require
						specific remedial continuing education requirements for any licensee as part of
						a disciplinary process.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter V - Forfeitures › Section SPS 50.500 - Scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The citation procedures in this
					 subchapter may be used in an action to recover a forfeiture under s.
					 454.29(3),
					 Stats.
Note:
The forfeitures under section
						454.29
						of the Statutes may be assessed against any license holder or applicant who has
						committed any of the offenses listed in the section, and can be up to $1,000
						for each separate offense. Each day of continued violation is a separate
						offense.
(2) The citation
					 form provided under this subchapter may serve as the initial pleading for a
					 disciplinary action and is adequate process to give the department jurisdiction
					 over the credential holder, if the citation is served upon the credential
					 holder.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter V - Forfeitures › Section SPS 50.510 - Citation for administrative forfeiture

Current through June 24, 2024
A citation under this subchapter shall be issued by one
						of the department's investigators and shall contain substantially all of the
						following information:
(1) The name,
					 address, and credential number of the credential holder.
(2) The name and signature of the individual
					 issuing the citation.
(3) A
					 description of the violation alleged, the time and place of its occurrence, a
					 statement that the respondent committed the violation, and the statute or
					 administrative code provision violated.
(4) Notice that the credential holder may
					 submit a response contesting the citation and requesting a hearing. The notice
					 shall include the date and address for the timely submission of a request, and
					 shall state that the request for a hearing must be in writing.
(5) The forfeiture assessment requested by
					 the department.
(6) A summary of
					 the citation procedure, including the provisions for deposit and stipulation in
					 lieu of an appearance before an administrative law judge or the
					 department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter V - Forfeitures › Section SPS 50.520 - Service

Current through June 24, 2024
Service of a citation under this subchapter may be
						accomplished by mailing a copy of the citation to the credential holder at the
						last known address of the credential holder or by any procedure described in s.
						801.14(2),
						Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter V - Forfeitures › Section SPS 50.530 - Effect of payment

Current through June 24, 2024
The credential holder may deposit the amount of
						forfeiture identified in the citation by mailing the deposit and a copy of the
						citation to the division. Payment shall be treated as a plea of no contest and
						submission to an order of forfeiture, not to exceed the amount of the
						deposit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter V - Forfeitures › Section SPS 50.540 - Request for hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Within 20 calendar days of the date of
					 service of the citation, the licensee may enter a plea contesting the violation
					 cited and request a hearing on the alleged violation cited.
(2) A plea contesting a violation and
					 requesting a hearing shall be in writing and submitted to the division. The
					 submission shall include a statement of the specific reasons why the licensee
					 believes the forfeiture assessment and the grounds for assessment should be
					 reviewed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter V - Forfeitures › Section SPS 50.550 - Default

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If the credential holder does not make a
					 deposit or otherwise respond to the citation in a timely fashion, the
					 department may without further proceedings issue an order of default against
					 the credential holder. A default order issued under this subchapter may assess
					 a forfeiture, not to exceed the amount identified in the citation. Violation of
					 an order issued under this subchapter may result in assessing a forfeiture, not
					 to exceed the amount identified in the citation. Violation of an order issued
					 pursuant to this subchapter may also result in a refusal to renew credentialing
					 or additional disciplinary action.
(2) If the credential holder requests a
					 hearing pursuant to s.
					 SPS 50.540
					 but fails to appear at the hearing at the time scheduled, the credential holder
					 is in default and the department may make findings and enter an order on the
					 basis of the citation. The department may, for good cause, relieve the
					 respondent from the effect of such findings and permit the respondent to answer
					 and defend at any time before the department enters an order, or within a
					 reasonable time.
See sections
						  440.19
						  to
						  440.23
						  and
						  454.29
						  of the Statutes for other disciplinary proceedings and actions-such as
						  administrative warnings, and suspension or revocation of a license,
						  respectively.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 60 - Authority, Scope, Purpose And Definitions › Section SPS 60.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
The rules in chs.
					 SPS 60 to
					 62 and
					 65 are adopted by the department
					 under the authority of ss.
					 227.11(2)
					 (a),
					 440.62,
					 and
					 440.64,
					 Stats., to govern the licensing and regulation of schools of barbering,
					 cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology, and manicuring, and specialty schools of
					 aesthetics, electrology, and manicuring.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 60 - Authority, Scope, Purpose And Definitions › Section SPS 60.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in chs.
					 SPS 60 to
					 62 and
					 65:
(1) " Aesthetician," "aesthetics," "barber,"
				  "barbering," "cosmetologist," "cosmetology," "electrologist," " electrology,"
				  "establishment," "manicuring," "manicurist," " practical instruction,"
				  "school," "specialty school," "student," "theoretical instruction," and
				  "training hour" have the meanings given under s.
				  440.60, Stats.
(2) "Certificate" means an instructor
				  certificate issued under s.
				  440.63, Stats.
(3) "Class day" means any day on which
				  instruction is provided by the school or specialty school and the student is
				  scheduled to attend.
Note:
Holidays, scheduled vacation periods,
					 other days on which instruction is not provided by the school, and periods for
					 which the student is granted a leave of absence are not class
					 days.
(4) "Department" means
				  the department of safety and professional services.
(5) "Enrollee" means an individual who has
				  signed an application to attend a school or specialty school but has not
				  started classes.
(6) "Licensee"
				  means an owner who has received a school license or specialty school
				  license.
(7) "Location" means the
				  premises described in the floor plan submitted under s.
				  SPS
				  61.03 (1) (c).
(8) "Owner" means an individual, partnership,
				  firm, company, corporation, or other entity which controls the finances,
				  management, or both, of any location of a school or specialty school.
(9) "Ownership" means the legal right to
				  possession or control of the finances, management, or both, of any location of
				  a school or specialty school.
(10)
				  "Total cost of the course of instruction" means the sum of all charges made by
				  the school for tuition, books, materials, supplies and any other charges made
				  by the school which are required to be paid by the student as the result of
				  enrollment in a specific course of instruction.
(11) "Unqualified" means a student who has
				  neither a high school diploma, or a General Educational Development certificate
				  ("GED"), nor has demonstrated, through testing, an aptitude to successfully
				  complete the course of instruction offered by the school or specialty
				  school.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 61 - Licensing Of Schools And Specialty Schools › Section SPS 61.01 - License periods

Current through June 24, 2024
All licenses issued under subch. VI of ch. 440, Stats.,
					 shall be renewed on or before April 1 of each odd-numbered
					 year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 61 - Licensing Of Schools And Specialty Schools › Section SPS 61.02 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
The following fee schedule applies to all licenses issued
					 to schools and specialty schools:
(1)
				  Fee for initial license:
(a) Schools of
				  barbering or cosmetology, or both: $300.
(b) Schools of aesthetics, electrology, and
				  manicuring: $200.
(c) Specialty
				  schools of aesthetics, electrology and manicuring: $100.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 61 - Licensing Of Schools And Specialty Schools › Section SPS 61.04 - Application requirements for license renewal

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Application for
				  the renewal of a license for a school or specialty school shall be filed on or
				  before April 1 of each odd-numbered year. The department shall grant or deny
				  the application for license renewal within 45 business days following receipt
				  of the application.
(2) A renewal
				  application shall be filed together with the fee required by s.
				  440.62(2)
				  (a), Stats., and shall contain the following
				  information:
(a) All the information required
				  for an initial license under s.
				  SPS
				  61.03;
(b)
				  A copy of every advertisement used by the school or specialty school in the 12
				  months preceding the date of the application for license renewal, including the
				  script for every radio or television advertisement;
(c) The number of students currently enrolled
				  in the school or specialty school and the number anticipated to be enrolled
				  during the license period; and,
(d)
				  A statement that a certified public accountant has completed financial
				  statements, consisting of a balance sheet, a profit and loss statement, and a
				  cash flow statement, for the school or specialty school, and that the report is
				  on file at the school or specialty school and will be available for inspection
				  by the department on request at any time during regular business hours. The
				  department may require an audit of the finances of a school or specialty
				  school, at the applicant's request, if the licensing application contains
				  information which reasonably gives rise to concerns that the school or
				  specialty school is not financially sound or is not otherwise stable.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 61 - Licensing Of Schools And Specialty Schools › Section SPS 61.05 - Application requirements for reinstatement of an expired license

Current through June 24, 2024
To apply for reinstatement of a license expired for one
					 year or longer, the owner of a school or specialty school shall file an
					 application for an initial license. To apply for reinstatement of a license
					 expired for less than one year, the owner of a school or specialty school shall
					 file an application for renewal, as required by s.
					 SPS
					 61.04, together with the application fee and late fee
					 required by s.
					 440.62(2)
					 (a), Stats. The department shall grant or
					 deny the application for reinstatement within 45 business days of receiving the
					 application. The application shall include the following additional
					 material:
Note:
Fees established by the department
					 pursuant to s.
					 440.03(9),
					 Stats., are posted on the department's website, at
www.dsps.wisconsin.gov
. The renewal
					 fees for all other credentials are noted in the related statutes or
					 rules.
(1) The dates on which any form
				  of instruction was provided to students at the school or specialty school
				  applying for license reinstatement during the period following the expiration
				  of the license to the time the application for reinstatement is
				  filed.
(2) The names and addresses
				  of the instructors who provided any instruction to any student at the school or
				  specialty school during the period following expiration of the license, the
				  names and addresses of the students in attendance during the period following
				  expiration of the license, and the number of hours of training in each topic
				  each named student received during the period following expiration of the
				  license.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 61 - Licensing Of Schools And Specialty Schools › Section SPS 61.06 - Requirements for surety bonds

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BOND
				  REQUIREMENT. Before the department issues or renews a license for any school or
				  specialty school, the school or specialty school shall provide the department
				  with a surety bond acceptable to the department and executed by the applicant
				  as principal and by a surety company qualified and authorized to do business in
				  the state of Wisconsin.
(2) AMOUNT
				  OF BONDS. The amount of the bond required shall not be less than reflected in
				  table 61.06, and may be increased if the department determines that a larger
				  bond is required to protect students of the school or specialty school, and
				  their parents, guardians, and sponsors from risk of economic loss. A school
				  which exceeds the enrollment upon which its bonding amount is based shall
				  increase the amount of its bond accordingly. The increased bond shall be filed
				  with the department within 30 days of the day the school first exceeds the
				  enrollment on which its bonding amount is based.
Table 61.06
Anticipated
								  Enrollment
Amount Of Surety
								  Bond
0-50 Students or Enrollees
$25,000
51-100 Students or Enrollees
$40,000
Over 100 Students or Enrollees
$50,000
(3) CONDITIONS OF BONDS.
(a) The surety bond shall be conditioned to
				  provide indemnification to any student or enrollee of the school or specialty
				  school, or the parent, guardian, or sponsor of such a student or enrollee who
				  suffers any loss or damage as a result of any of the following:
1. Fraud or misrepresentation by the school
				  or specialty school;
2. Violation
				  of any state administrative rule, statute or school policy relating to the
				  licensing or operation of a school or specialty school;
3. A student or enrollee's inability to
				  complete the course or courses of instruction because the school or specialty
				  school failed to perform its contractual obligations to the student or
				  enrollee; or
4. A student or
				  enrollee being refused a tuition refund to which he or she is
				  entitled.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 61 - Licensing Of Schools And Specialty Schools › Section SPS 61.07 - Change of ownership

Current through June 24, 2024
Any change of ownership of a school or specialty school
					 shall be reported to the department within 5 calendar days of the change of
					 ownership, on the form provided by the department, and shall be accompanied by
					 the fee equivalent to the fee for initial licensure and the surety bond
					 required by s.
					 440.62(2)
					 (a), Stats. The bond accompanying the change
					 of ownership report shall be in the same form as, and in an amount at least
					 equal to, the bond filed by the previous owners of the school or specialty
					 school. The department shall immediately suspend the license of any school or
					 specialty school for which a change of ownership is reported unless it is
					 accompanied by a surety bond in the specified form and amount, naming the new
					 owners as principals.
Fees established by the department pursuant to s.
						440.03(9),
						Stats., are posted on the department's website, at
www.dsps.wisconsin.gov
. The renewal
						fees for all other credentials are noted in the related statutes or
						rules.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.03 - Deceptive trade names prohibited

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No school or
				  specialty school shall use a trade or business name, label, insignia, or
				  designation which has the capacity and tendency or effect of misleading or
				  deceiving prospective students with respect to the nature of the school or
				  specialty school, its accreditation, programs of instruction or methods of
				  teaching, or any other material fact.
(a) A
				  school or specialty school shall not falsely represent directly or by
				  implication through the use of a trade or business name or in any other manner
				  that it is part of or connected with a branch, bureau, or agency of the United
				  States government, or any state or local government or civil service
				  commission.
(b) A school or
				  specialty school shall not falsely represent directly or by implication through
				  the use of a trade or business name or in any other manner that it is
				  affiliated with or otherwise connected with a public or private religious or
				  charitable organization, or any public or private college, university, or other
				  institution of higher education.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.05 - Admission of unqualified students prohibited

Current through June 24, 2024
No school or specialty school may admit any applicant as a
					 student who does not have a high school diploma or General Educational
					 Development ("GED") certificate unless that applicant passes a nationally
					 recognized, standardized, or industry developed test, subject to criteria
					 developed by an appropriate accrediting association, measuring the applicant's
					 aptitude to successfully complete the program for which the applicant has
					 applied.
This testing requirement is drawn from the "ability to
						benefit" criteria of
						20 USC
						1091(d).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.06 - Negotiability of promissory instruments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Every assignee
				  of an enrollment agreement takes the enrollment agreement subject to all claims
				  and defenses of the student or successors in interest under the enrollment
				  agreement.
(2) No school or
				  specialty school may enter into any enrollment agreement in which the student
				  waives the right to assert against the school or specialty school or any
				  assignee any claim or defense the student may have against the school or
				  specialty school. Any provision in an enrollment agreement by which the student
				  agrees to a waiver is void.
(3)
(a) No school or specialty school may use a
				  promissory note or instrument, other than a check, unless it bears the
				  following statement in contrasting boldface type: This is an enrollment
				  agreement instrument and is non-negotiable. Every holder takes the enrollment
				  agreement subject to all other claims and defenses of the maker or
				  obligor.
(b) Compliance with
				  requirements of federal and state statutes, regulations and rules governing the
				  form of notice of preservation of consumers' claims and defenses shall be
				  deemed to satisfy the requirements of par. (a).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.07 - Refund standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FULL REFUND. A school's or specialty
				  school's refund policy shall provide for a full refund of all money paid by a
				  student, except for a non-refundable application fee of no more than $10, if:
(a) The student cancels the enrollment
				  agreement or enrollment application within 3 business days after receipt of
				  notice of acceptance from the school or specialty school; or,
(b) The student was accepted for enrollment
				  but was unqualified for entrance; or,
(c) The student's enrollment was procured as
				  the result of any written or oral misrepresentations made by the school or
				  specialty school or its agents.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.08 - Disclosure of information to the department

Current through June 24, 2024
Within 10 days of any request by the department, a school
					 or specialty school shall furnish the department with any information requested
					 concerning the school's or specialty school's facilities, curricula,
					 instructors, registration and enrollment policies, enrollment rosters, student
					 training hours and contracts, financial records, tuition and other charges,
					 refund policies and policies concerning the negotiability of promissory
					 instruments received in payment of tuition and other charges.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.09 - Inspection of facilities and records

Current through June 24, 2024
A school or specialty school shall permit the department to
					 inspect its facilities and its records at any time during the school's or
					 specialty school's regular business hours upon the request of a representative
					 of the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.10 - Specialty topic instruction privileges and requirements for schools of cosmetology

Current through June 24, 2024
A licensed school of cosmetology may offer a specialty
					 training program in aesthetics or in manicuring, or both, without being
					 licensed as a specialty school or paying license fees beyond those required to
					 maintain licensure as a school of cosmetology.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.11 - Prohibited conduct and discipline

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No owner,
				  director, officer, shareholder, or managing employee of any school or specialty
				  school may permit or engage in any of the following conduct:
(a) Holding classes without a current license
				  for the school or specialty school.
(b) Engaging in false, misleading, or
				  deceptive advertising, recruitment of students, enrollment procedures, or
				  record keeping practices.
(c)
				  Falsifying or misrepresenting any information on any application for an initial
				  or renewal license.
(d) Being
				  convicted of any crime involving fraud or other circumstances which
				  substantially relate to the operation of a school or specialty
				  school.
(e) Allowing an unlicensed
				  person to provide practical instruction to any student.
(f) Harassing or discriminating against any
				  enrollee or student because of age, race, creed, color, ancestry, national
				  origin, marital status, sex, or sexual orientation.
(g) Violating subch. V of ch. 440, Stats., or
				  ch. 454, Stats., or this chapter in the operation of a school or specialty
				  school or establishment associated with a school or specialty school.
(h) Engaging in any promises or threats to
				  students or employees of a school, specialty school, or establishment
				  associated with a school or specialty school to obtain sexual or social contact
				  or anything of value.
(i)
				  Distributing or using school or specialty school student catalogs or contracts
				  which do not comply with this chapter.
(j) Engaging in any conduct which could
				  reasonably be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the public, or
				  the students or staff of any school, specialty school, or establishment
				  associated with a school or specialty school.
(k) Failing to comply with the terms of any
				  contract with a student of the school or specialty school.
(L) Holding classes, except for structured
				  salon visits and instruction for individual student needs or industry trends,
				  at any location other than that identified in the school's or specialty
				  school's latest application for licensure.
(m) Denying the department the opportunity to
				  inspect, or obstructing the department in the inspection of, the school's or
				  specialty school's facilities or records at any time during regular business
				  hours.
(n) Using any deceptive
				  trade name, contrary to s.
				  SPS
				  62.03.
(o)
				  Engaging in any deceptive sales practices, contrary to s.
				  SPS
				  62.04.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 62 - Regulation of schools and specialty schools › Section SPS 62.12 - Forfeitures to the department

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to or in lieu of discipline imposed against any
					 school or specialty school pursuant to s.
					 SPS 62.07, and
					 in addition to any costs assessed pursuant to s.
					 440.22,
					 Stats., the department may assess a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more
					 than $5,000 for each violation of s.
					 SPS 62.07. All
					 forfeitures shall be paid to the department. In any case in which the
					 department assesses both a forfeiture pursuant to this section and costs
					 pursuant to s.
					 440.22,
					 Stats., payments received by the department shall be applied first to the costs
					 assessed.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.01 - Application requirements for an instructor's certificate

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall issue an instructor's certificate in
					 the fields of barbering, cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, or electrology to
					 any person who meets the requirements of s.
					 440.63 (3),
					 Stats. Application shall be made on a form supplied by the department, and,
					 except as provided in s.
					 45.44, Stats., shall be
					 submitted with the fee required by s.
					 440.05 (1),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.015 - Reciprocity for service members, former service members, and their spouses

Current through June 24, 2024
A reciprocal instructor's certificate in the fields of
					 barbering, cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, or electrology shall be granted
					 to an applicant who is a service member, former service member, or the spouse
					 of a service member or former service member as defined in s.
					 440.09(1),
					 Stats., if the department determines that the applicant meets all of the
					 requirements under s.
					 440.09(2),
					 Stats. Subject to s. 440.09(2m),
					 Stats., the department may request verification necessary to make a
					 determination under this section.
Application forms are available on the department's
						website at https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx, or by request from the
						Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI
						53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.02

Current through June 24, 2024
1991 Wis. Act 39 repealed s.
						440.05(3)
						to (5), Stats. Renewal fees established by
						the department pursuant to s.
						440.03(9),
						Stats., are posted on the department's website, at
www.dsps.wisconsin.gov
. The renewal
						fees for all other credentials are noted in their related statutes or rules.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.03 - Instructor theory training syllabus

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The instructor
				  training required by ss.
				  440.63(3)
				  (a)3, 440.63(3) (b) 2, 440.63(3) (c) 2, and
				  440.63(3) (d) 2, Stats., is satisfied by successful completion of a course
				  approved by the department in accordance with the syllabus set forth in Table
				  65.03. A person shall complete the 150 hours of training within 2 years of
				  commencing the training.
(2)A
				  school offering training for an instructor's certificate may grant credit
				  counting towards the 96 hours required for successful completion of college
				  level courses in teaching skills and facilitating/managing skills.
(3) A school offering training for an
				  instructor's certificate may allow another institution to teach the 96 hours on
				  teaching skills and facilitating/managing skills in the established curriculum
				  and certify an instructor student's eligibility for the examination for an
				  instructor's certificate.
TABLE 65.03
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
Orientation
Goals, rules and review of curriculum
14 hours
2.
Teaching Skills
Objectives, competencies, methods, lesson
								  planning, teaching techniques of the practical laboratory, interpersonal
								  relations, evaluation and grading principles
64 hours
3.
Facilitating/Managing Skills
Classroom Management, communications, counseling,
								  record keeping and safety/firstaid
32 hours
4.
Supervised Teaching (prerequisite: 1, 2
								  & 3)
Practical applications on the clinic floor and
								  basic skills of practical teaching techniques
40 hours
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.04 - Application requirements for reinstatement of an expired certificate

Current through June 24, 2024
Applications for reinstatement of an instructor's
					 certificate which are received by the department more than 2 years after the
					 expiration date of the certificate for which reinstatement is requested shall
					 be considered as applications for an initial instructor's certificate and shall
					 be made on the form for and in the manner of an application for an initial
					 instructor's certificate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.05 - Administration of examination for instructor's certification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
				  attempts to schedule applicants for examination at or near a requested
				  examination site or date but may schedule at any site and date where space is
				  available. Admission cards are mailed to applicants at the address provided by
				  the applicant.
(2) The applicant
				  shall present an admission card at the door of the examination room with the
				  identification specified on the admission card.
(3) Applicants shall follow the rules of
				  conduct for the examination provided at the beginning of the examination.
				  Definite time limits may be placed on each portion of the
				  examination.
(4) Issuance of a
				  license may be denied if the department determines that the applicant violated
				  the rules of conduct for the examination.
Note: The intent of the department is to use the word
					 "certificate" rather than "license."
(5) During practical examinations, applicants
				  shall wear a numeric identification tag. The number shall be used in lieu of
				  the applicant's name on examination papers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.06 - Instructor's competency tested

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Examinations
				  shall test entry level competency to practice as an instructor.
(2) The department shall furnish to
				  individuals upon request general information describing the competencies upon
				  which the examination is based.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.07 - Form of examination

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for a certificate as an instructor shall pass
					 a practical examination of the applicant's competency to instruct students in a
					 school of barbering or cosmetology, or in a school or specialty school of
					 aesthetics, manicuring, and electrology.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.08 - Passing scores

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for a certificate as an instructor who
					 achieves a score of no less than 75 on the practical examination shall receive
					 a license.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.09 - Unauthorized assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may withhold the score of an applicant who
					 gives or receives unauthorized assistance during the examination and may
					 schedule the applicant for reexamination at a future time.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.10 - Failure of practical examination

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If it appears
				  at the conclusion of a practical examination that an applicant will receive a
				  failing score, 2 examiners shall confer on the applicant's performance. An
				  applicant shall not receive a failing score on a practical examination unless 2
				  examiners award a failing score and each signs the score sheet.
(2) A written description of the reasons for
				  failure shall be provided to applicants failing practical
				  examinations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 65 - Persons Providing Practical Instruction In Schools › Section SPS 65.11 - Claim of examination error

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) To claim
				  examination error, an applicant shall file a written request for department
				  review with the bureau of business and design professions within 30 days of the
				  date the examination was reviewed. The request shall include:
(a) The applicant's name and
				  address;
(b) The type of
				  certificate for which the applicant applied;
(c) A description of the mistakes the
				  applicant believes were made in the examination content, procedures, or
				  scoring, including the specific questions or procedures claimed to be in error;
				  and,
(d) The facts which the
				  applicant intends to prove, including reference text citations or other
				  supporting evidence for the applicant's claim.