201 Ky. Admin. Regs. 14:050

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 201 KAR 14:050 - Apprentice license; qualifications

RELATES TO: KRS 317.450(1)(a)-(d)

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 317.450(1)(a)-(d) requires the Board of Barbering to issue apprentice licenses before issuing a license to practice barbering. KRS 317.440(1)(d) requires the board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing qualifications of applicants to or enrollees in barber schools. This administrative regulation establishes the process for obtaining apprentice and barber licenses.

Section 1. An applicant for a license as an apprentice barber shall meet the qualifications listed in KRS 317.450(1)(a).

Section 2. A person holding a Kentucky cosmetology license shall be given credit for 750 hours toward a prescribed course of instruction at a school of barbering approved in accordance with 201 KAR 14:095.

Section 3.

(1) An apprentice licensee shall not apply for a barber license until the apprentice period required by KRS 317.450 has been served.

(2) The board may, in individual cases involving medical disability, illness, or undue hardship as determined by the board, grant an extension of the apprentice period.

(a)

1. A written request for an extension of time involving medical disability, illness, or undue hardship shall be submitted by an applicant.

2. A request involving a medical disability or illness shall be accompanied by a verifying document signed by a licensed physician.

(b) An extension of the apprentice period shall be granted by the board for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months, upon approval of the request and payment of the initial licensing fee for an apprentice license, as established in 201 KAR 14:180, Section 1(1).

(c) If the medical disability, illness, or undue hardship upon which an extension has been granted continues beyond the period of the extension, the applicant shall reapply for an extension.

Section 4. Continuous service consists of working with an apprentice license in a Kentucky licensed barber shop for an average of twenty (20) hours or more per week for six (6) continuous months.

Section 5. The applicant shall submit the Initial License Form with the initial licensing fee for a barber license, as established in 201 KAR 14:180, Section 1(2).

Section 6. Incorporation by Reference.

(1) "Initial License Form", February 2022, is incorporated by reference.

(2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of Barbering, 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 110, Louisville, Kentucky 40222, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

(3) This material is also available on the board's Web site at https://barbering.ky.gov/.

201 KAR 14:050

KBB:Lic.Appren-1; 1 Ky.R. 725; eff. 5-14-1975; 2 Ky.R. 123; eff. 10-8-1975; 10 Ky.R. 893; eff. 2-1-1984; 34 Ky.R. 332; 708; eff. 11-2-2007; 40 Ky.R. 1859; 2413; eff. 6-6-2014; Cert eff. 6-3-2021; 48 Ky.R. 1834, 2561; eff. 7/5/2022.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 317.440(1)(d), 317.450(1)(a)-(d)