Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 5-304
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 5-304, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Occupations and Professions — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§5–304.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) To qualify for a license to practice as a cosmetologist, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.
(2) The applicant shall be at least 17 years old.
(3) The applicant shall have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent.
(4) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant shall have received training by:
1. serving as a registered apprentice as provided under §§ 5–404 and 5–405(e) of this title; or
2. successfully completing a required program of at least 1,500 hours of training in a cosmetology school that is approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.
(ii) If an applicant is a barber or master barber currently licensed in this State, the Board shall:
1. credit the applicant with having met one–half of the training requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and
2. determine the manner in which the credit will be applied.
(iii) An applicant meets the requirements of this subsection if:
1. the applicant has held a cosmetologist license in another state or foreign country and has actively practiced cosmetology in the other state or foreign country for a period of 6 months; or
2. the applicant has been trained in a cosmetology school in another state or foreign country that has standards substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the standards of a school that is approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.
(5) The applicant shall have completed 1 hour of in–person or virtual training in domestic violence awareness under § 5–305.1 of this subtitle.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the applicant shall pass a written and practical examination given by the Board under this subtitle.
(b) To qualify for a license as a senior cosmetologist, an applicant shall:
(1) have 2 years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist; and
(2) pass an examination approved by the Board.
(2) The applicant shall be at least 17 years old.
(3) The applicant shall have completed successfully a 9th grade education or the equivalent.
(4) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant shall have received training by:
1. serving as a registered apprentice as provided under §§ 5–404 and 5–405(e) of this title; or
2. successfully completing a required program of at least 1,500 hours of training in a cosmetology school that is approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.
(ii) If an applicant is a barber or master barber currently licensed in this State, the Board shall:
1. credit the applicant with having met one–half of the training requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; and
2. determine the manner in which the credit will be applied.
(iii) An applicant meets the requirements of this subsection if:
1. the applicant has held a cosmetologist license in another state or foreign country and has actively practiced cosmetology in the other state or foreign country for a period of 6 months; or
2. the applicant has been trained in a cosmetology school in another state or foreign country that has standards substantially equivalent to or more stringent than the standards of a school that is approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission in consultation with the Board.
(5) The applicant shall have completed 1 hour of in–person or virtual training in domestic violence awareness under § 5–305.1 of this subtitle.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the applicant shall pass a written and practical examination given by the Board under this subtitle.
(b) To qualify for a license as a senior cosmetologist, an applicant shall:
(1) have 2 years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist; and
(2) pass an examination approved by the Board.
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