KRS 317.450: Fees and qualifications for licenses and permits -- Annual renewal.

(1) (a) The board shall issue an apprentice license to practice barbering to any person

who:

1. Is at least seventeen and one-half (17-1/2) years of age;

2. Is of good moral character and temperate habit;

3. Possesses a high school diploma, a High School Equivalency Diploma,

or a transcript from an issuing institution that is recognized by the

educational authority in the state from which the diploma, certificate, or

transcript is issued;

4. Has graduated from a licensed school of barbering;

5. Has satisfactorily passed the apprentice examination prescribed by the

barber board, which shall include a practical assessment of the

applicant's skills, including but not limited t o a taper haircut, shampoo,

straight razor facial shave, facial, and a chemical application; and

6. Has paid a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated

by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(b) A barber shall serve an apprentice period of at least six (6) months but not

more than nine (9) months of continuous service from the effective date of the

license issued pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(c) In addition to the grounds for disc iplinary action specified in KRS 317.590,

the board may, during the apprentice period, require a licensee to retake any

part or all of the written or practical examination, or both.

(d) At the end of the apprentice period, the board shall issue a license t o practice

barbering to an apprentice licensee who has:

1. Satisfactorily passed the barber examination prescribed by the board by

administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter

13A; and

2. Complied with all other requirements of this subsection.

(e) The board may issue a barber license by endorsement to a resident of another

state, district, or territory within the United States of America upon payment

of a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board

in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, and upon submission of satisfactory

evidence that the requirements for licensure in the other state are substantially

equivalent to the requirements of this state at the time of application. In the

absence of the required e quivalency, an applicant from another state, district,

or territory within the United States of America, shall show proof of three (3)

years or more experience immediately before making application and be

currently licensed and in good standing with the st ate, district, or territory in

which he or she is licensed. The board may also require an applicant under

this section to pass a written and practical examination to establish

equivalency.

(2) The board shall:

(a) Issue a license to operate a barber shop o r mobile barber shop to any barber

licensed under the provisions of this chapter upon application and payment of

a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13A;

(b) Refuse to issue the license upon a failure of the licensed barber to comply

with the provisions of this chapter or the administrative regulations

promulgated by the board;

(c) Allow the licensed owner of a barber shop or mobile barber shop, which is

licensed under this chapter, to r ent or lease space in his or her barber shop to

an independent contract owner; and

(d) Allow an unlicensed owner of a barber shop to rent or lease space in his or her

barber shop to an independent contract owner, only if the shop owner has a

licensed barber as a manager of the shop at all times. If the owner, manager,

or location of a barber shop changes, the required form and fee shall be

submitted to the board.

(3) The board shall issue a license to operate a school of barbering to any person, firm,

or corporation who or which:

(a) Applies for a license upon forms furnished by the board;

(b) Has the equipment and facilities that may be required by administrative

regulations promulgated by the board;

(c) Has furnished adequate evidence to the board that:

1. There is an intent to establish a bona fide school for the education and

training of competent barbers; and

2. A sufficient number of teachers licensed by the board will be employed

to conduct the school, including at least one (1) teacher with a minimum

of twelve (12) months' experience teaching in a barber school that

includes administrative experience; and

(d) Pays a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the

board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(4) The board shall issue a student permit to any person enrolled in a licensed barber

school upon payment of a fee as established in administrative regulations

promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(5) The board shall issue a license to teach barbering to any person who:

(a) Is of good moral character and temperate habit;

(b) Possesses a high school diploma or a High School Equivalency Diploma;

(c) Has been a Kentucky -licensed and practicing barber for at least eighteen (18)

months;

(d) Has satisfactorily passe d the examination prescribed by the board by

promulgation of administrative regulations; and

(e) Has paid a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the

board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(6) The board shall issue a license to any barber who holds an independent contract

owner's license who:

(a) Is of good moral character and temperate habit;

(b) Possesses a high school diploma or a High School Equivalency Diploma;

(c) Is a licensed and practicing barber under this chapter; and

(d) Has paid a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the

board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(7) The board shall issue a demonstration charity event permit to any licensed barber

who pays a fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the

board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(8) Applications for examination required in t his section shall be accompanied by an

examination fee as established in administrative regulations promulgated by the

board in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

(9) (a) On and after July 1, 2016, a license issued pursuant to this section shall expire

on the first day of July next following the date of its issuance. A license shall

be renewed on June 1 through July 1 of each year.

(b) Any license shall automatically be renewed by the board:

1. Upon receipt of the application for renewal or duplicate renewal

application form and the required annual renewal license fee submitted

either in person or via written or electronic means; and

2. If the applicant for renewal is otherwise in compliance with the

provisions of this chapter and the administrative regulation s of the

board.

(10) The annual renewal license fee for each type of license renewal shall be as

established in administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance

with KRS Chapter 13A.

(11) (a) The fee per year for the renewal of an expired license, if the period of

expiration does not exceed five (5) years, shall be as established by

administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A.

(b) An applicant who fails to renew a license within five (5) years of i ts

expiration shall comply with the requirements for relicensure established by

the board through promulgation of administrative regulations in accordance

with KRS Chapter 13A.