225 ILCS 410/3E-8: Examinations; failure or refusal to take examination.

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

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)

The Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for licenses as hair braiders and teachers of hair braiding at the times and places as it may determine. Upon request, the examinations shall be administered in Spanish and any other language as may be determined by the Department to be necessary pursuant to the Language Equity and Access Act.

The Department shall authorize not less than 4 examinations for licenses as hair braiders and hair braiding teachers in a calendar year.

If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, or refuses to take the next available examination offered for licensure under this Act, the fee paid by the applicant shall be forfeited to the Department and the application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an examination for licensure under this Act within 3 years after filing an application, the application shall expire. Nevertheless, the applicant may thereafter make a new application for examination, accompanied by the required fee, if the applicant meets the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. If an applicant for licensure as a hair braider and hair braiding teacher is unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the applicant shall, before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of successfully completing: (i) for a hair braider, not less than 20 hours of additional study of hair braiding in a licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach hair braiding or (ii) for a hair braiding teacher, not less than 76 hours of additional study in teaching methodology and educational psychology in a licensed school of cosmetology or hair braiding since the applicant last took the examination. The requirements for remedial training in this Section may be waived in whole or in part by the Department upon submitting proof to the Department that the applicant has demonstrated competence to sit for the examination again or if the Department otherwise determines a waiver is appropriate. The Department shall adopt rules establishing the standards by which this determination shall be made.

Each applicant for licensure as a hair braider shall be given an examination testing both theoretical and practical knowledge, which shall include, but not be limited to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of sanitary rules, sanitary procedures, hair braiding practices and procedures, diseases and health of the hair and scalp, this Act, and labor and compensation laws.

The examination for licensure as a hair braiding teacher may include knowledge of the subject matter, teaching methodology, classroom management, recordkeeping, and any other subjects that the Department in its discretion may deem necessary to ensure competent performance.