Illinois · Through at least Public Act 104-790

225 ILCS 410/1-15: Apprenticeship.

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
(a) All apprentices shall be employed under an apprenticeship agreement between the sponsoring salon or shop and the apprentice. All apprentices shall, at a minimum, be compensated at the rate of the minimum wage of this State, and the agreement between the sponsoring salon or shop and the apprentice shall include provisions for increases in wages as the apprentice gains competency and experience and for the apprentice to be offered employment or employment opportunity assistance by the sponsoring salon, shop, or supervising professional licensed under this Act, if feasible, after the completion of the apprenticeship program.
(b) Apprentices for cosmetology or barbering shall receive at least 3,000 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 180 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for a cosmetologist or barber license.
(c) Apprentices for an esthetician license shall receive at least 1,500 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 90 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for an esthetician license.
(d) Apprentices for a nail technician license shall receive at least 700 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 42 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for a nail technician license.
(e) Apprentices for a hair braiding license shall receive at least 600 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 36 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for a hair braiding license.
(f) An apprentice under this Section shall only provide services under the supervision of an actively licensed cosmetologist, barber, esthetician, hair braider, or nail technician, and the services provided by the apprentice shall only be within the scope of services for which the supervising licensed professional is licensed to practice.
(g) A supervising licensed professional must have at least 3 years of licensed experience or hold a teacher license for the same profession that the apprentice is seeking to be licensed in. The supervising licensed professional's license must be active at all times when supervising any apprentice, and the supervising licensed professional must not have any disciplinary history on his or her license in the previous 10 years, except for discipline as a result of owing taxes or child support, to be able to participate in the apprenticeship program. Any licensed salon or shop participating in an apprenticeship program must also display a sign in the area where patrons enter that notifies patrons that an apprentice is working there.
(h) Apprentices shall be trained in all branches of practical work and related supplemental instruction for the scope of practice for the license the apprentice seeks to obtain. The salon or shop owner and licensed supervising professional are responsible for ensuring the education, training, skills, and competence of the persons who provide services in the salon or shop.

Where this section sits in the code

CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985.

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)

(a) All apprentices shall be employed under an apprenticeship agreement between the sponsoring salon or shop and the apprentice. All apprentices shall, at a minimum, be compensated at the rate of the minimum wage of this State, and the agreement between the sponsoring salon or shop and the apprentice shall include provisions for increases in wages as the apprentice gains competency and experience and for the apprentice to be offered employment or employment opportunity assistance by the sponsoring salon, shop, or supervising professional licensed under this Act, if feasible, after the completion of the apprenticeship program.

(b) Apprentices for cosmetology or barbering shall receive at least 3,000 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 180 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for a cosmetologist or barber license.

(c) Apprentices for an esthetician license shall receive at least 1,500 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 90 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for an esthetician license.

(d) Apprentices for a nail technician license shall receive at least 700 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 42 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for a nail technician license.

(e) Apprentices for a hair braiding license shall receive at least 600 hours of practical training from a sponsoring licensed salon or shop, including 36 hours of related supplemental instruction from a licensed salon or shop or a licensed school, as established by rule, to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for a hair braiding license.

(f) An apprentice under this Section shall only provide services under the supervision of an actively licensed cosmetologist, barber, esthetician, hair braider, or nail technician, and the services provided by the apprentice shall only be within the scope of services for which the supervising licensed professional is licensed to practice.

(g) A supervising licensed professional must have at least 3 years of licensed experience or hold a teacher license for the same profession that the apprentice is seeking to be licensed in. The supervising licensed professional's license must be active at all times when supervising any apprentice, and the supervising licensed professional must not have any disciplinary history on his or her license in the previous 10 years, except for discipline as a result of owing taxes or child support, to be able to participate in the apprenticeship program. Any licensed salon or shop participating in an apprenticeship program must also display a sign in the area where patrons enter that notifies patrons that an apprentice is working there.

(h) Apprentices shall be trained in all branches of practical work and related supplemental instruction for the scope of practice for the license the apprentice seeks to obtain. The salon or shop owner and licensed supervising professional are responsible for ensuring the education, training, skills, and competence of the persons who provide services in the salon or shop.

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