{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-10-128","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-10,128","heading":"Nail technician or instructor; licensure by examination; requirements.","body":"In order to be licensed as a nail technician or nail technology instructor by examination, an individual shall meet, and present to the department evidence of meeting, the following requirements:\n(1) He or she has attained the age of seventeen years on or before the beginning date of the examination for which application is being made;\n(2) He or she has completed formal education equivalent to a United States high school education;\n(3) He or she possesses sufficient ability to read the English language to permit the applicant to practice in a safe manner, as evidenced by successful completion of the written examination; and\n(4) He or she has graduated from a school of cosmetology or nail technology school providing a nail technology program. Evidence of graduation shall include documentation of the total number of hours of training earned and a diploma or certificate from the school to the effect that the applicant has complied with the following:\n(a) For licensure as a nail technician, the program of studies shall consist of three hundred hours; and\n(b) For licensure as a nail technology instructor, the program of studies shall consist of three hundred hours beyond the program of studies required for licensure as a nail technician and the individual shall be currently licensed as a nail technician in Nebraska as evidenced by possession of a valid Nebraska nail technician license.\nThe department shall grant a license in the appropriate category to any person meeting the requirements specified in this section.","path":["Chapter 38 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=38-10,128","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"459faee5970e0cd69e4277daf40ed980a222afdac3a2545483b510dc492442b0","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-10-127","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-38-10-129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}