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 61.03 - Application requirements for an initial license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An application
				  for initial licensure as a school, or for an additional location of a school,
				  shall be made by the owner of the school on the form provided by the
				  department, and shall be submitted with the fee required by s.
				  440.62(2)
				  (a), Stats. The department shall grant or
				  deny the license application within 45 business days following receipt of the
				  application. A separate application shall be made for each location and contain
				  all of the following information:
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.
(a) The names and addresses of
				  all owners. If the owner is a corporation, a copy of the articles of
				  incorporation and most recent annual report filed with the secretary of state,
				  together with a list of the names and addresses of the incorporators, officers,
				  directors, and shareholders of the corporation shall be submitted. No
				  identification is required of any shareholder owning or controlling fewer than
				  10% of the shares of the corporation. If the owner is a partnership, the names
				  and addresses of all partners and a copy of the partnership
				  agreement.
(b) 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, and that
				  a copy of those statements will be made available for inspection by the
				  department on request at any time. The department may require an audit of the
				  finances of a school, at the applicant's expense, if the licensing application
				  contains information which reasonably gives rise to concern that the school is
				  not financially sound or is not otherwise stable.
(c) A detailed floor plan of the premises to
				  be used by the school which identifies the site of the school and includes a
				  description of fixtures and equipment.
(d) A list of the names and addresses of all
				  schools of any description whatsoever currently or previously owned or operated
				  by any of the owners of the school applying for licensure. If the owner of the
				  school applying for licensure is a corporation or partnership, a list of the
				  names and addresses of all schools of any description whatsoever which are
				  currently or were previously owned or operated by any of the incorporators,
				  officers, directors, or shareholders of the corporation or partners. No report
				  is required for any shareholder owning or controlling fewer than 10% of the
				  shares of the corporation.
(e) For
				  every school required to be listed by par. (d), a detailed statement with all
				  pertinent details indicating:
1. Whether the
				  school was ever denied accreditation by any accrediting agency;
2. Whether the school was ever denied a
				  license or had a license suspended, limited, restricted, or revoked;
3. Whether the school was ever subject to any
				  form of receivership; and,
4.
				  Whether the school was ever the subject of or named in any lawsuit alleging
				  fraud, misrepresentation or any violation of law.
(f) A copy of the printer's proof of the
				  catalog or bulletin described in s.
				  SPS
				  62.01.
(g)
				  A copy of any contract form used by the school or which the school intends to
				  use in enrolling students.
(h) A
				  list of the names and applicable license or certificate numbers of the
				  instructors the school has hired to provide practical and theory instruction to
				  its students.
(i) The number of
				  students anticipated to be enrolled during the license period.
(j) The name and Wisconsin address of a
				  designated agent upon whom any process, notice, demand or other document may be
				  served.