The state may refuse to grant a license if a student has been convicted of a crime; committed any act involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit; or committed any act that, if committed by a licentiate of the business or profession in question, would be grounds for the Idaho Board of Cosmetology or the Idaho Board of Barber to deny licensure. The Idaho Board of Cosmetology or the Idaho Board of Barber may deny licensure on the grounds that the applicant knowingly made a false statement of fact required to be revealed in the application for such license. Students who are not U.S. citizens or who do not have documented authority to work in the United States will not be eligible to apply to take the state licensure examination. Paul Mitchell The School Twin Falls is not responsible for students denied licensure.
state licensing requirements
To qualify for licensure, an applicant for licensure must:
- Be at least sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age at the time of application;
- Have completed at least two (2) years of high school or have attained an equivalent education as determined by the board;
- Pass an examination for the occupation in which the applicant is seeking licensure, which examination shall be conducted or approved by the board; and
- Prove to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has not engaged in conduct that would constitute grounds for discipline under section 54-5823, Idaho Code.
As a barber, must have:
- Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least nine hundred (900) hours in a barber school approved by the board.
As a barber-stylist, must have:
- Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours in a barber school approved by the board.
As a cosmetologist, must have:
- Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least one thousand six hundred (1,600) hours in a cosmetology school approved by the board.
As an esthetician, must have:
- Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least six hundred (600) hours in a school approved by the board.
As a nail technician, must have:
- Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least four hundred (400) hours in a school approved by the board.
To qualify as an instructor of barbering, barber-styling, cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology, an applicant must:
- Hold a current license in the profession or closely related profession, as determined by the board, for which the applicant seeks to instruct;
- Have worked for at least five (5) of the last seven (7) years as a licensed barber, barber-stylist, cosmetologist, electrologist, esthetician, or nail technician, or have satisfactorily completed:
- (i) A minimum six (6) month teacher's course of instruction in one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection; or 10
- (ii) A minimum three (3) month teacher's course of instruction in a school of one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection, if the applicant has at least two (2) years of experience as a licensee in one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection; and
- Have completed twelve (12) college credit hours or equivalent education, as determined by the board, or pass an examination approved by the board.
To be considered a student for purposes of this chapter, a person must:
- Meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section; and
- Be registered as a student in a licensed barber school or cosmetology school.
A high school student enrolled in a licensed school may be under sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age while accruing the course of instruction hours required for licensure.