Section 3. SPS 50.300 (intro.) is created to read:
SPS 50.300 Licensure through school. An applicant for licensure as a barber or a barbering manager may receive instruction in a school licensed under s. 440.62 (3) (ar), Stats., exempted under s. 440.61, Stats., or accredited by any of the following: (1)
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS)(2)
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)(3)
Council on Occupational Education (COE)(4)
National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC)(5)
Any other accrediting agency relating to cosmetology that is recognized by the U.S. Department of EducationSection 4. SPS 50.300 (1) is amended to read:
SPS 50.300 (1) General. Schools that provide instruction to students for a barber's or barbering manager's license shall develop curricula for instruction which are based on the applicable syllabus approved by the department. A school may not deviate from the hours listed for subjects in the appropriate syllabus included in this section.
Section 5. SPS 50.310 (3) (b) is amended to read:
SPS 50.310 (3) (b) Each apprentice shall receive at least 3,712 1,712 hours of training and experience in the practical services of barbering to qualify for the examination as a barber. Training and experience shall include the subjects and practical hours of training shown in Table 50.310.
Section 6. SPS 50.310 Table is repealed and recreated to read:
Table 50.310
Apprentice Training Experience
I. | Bacteriology, sterilization, and sanitation in the establishment. | 70 |
II. | Haircutting, hair tapering (clipper cuts), razor cutting, hair styling, curling, thermal waving, finger−waving, roller setting, pin curl placement, blow−drying, shampoos, scalp and hair treatment, conditioning, reconditioning, hair analysis, and care of hairpieces, wigs, and wefts. | 800 |
III. | Hair straightening, hair relaxing, thermal hair straightening, blowouts, permanents, hair coloring, tinting, bleaching (lightening), and chemistry. | 250 |
IV. | Shaving, beard and mustache shaping, trimming, superfluous hair removal, waxing, men’s facial, and facial massages. | 300 |
V. | General patron service and individual apprentice needs. | 292 |
| TOTAL PRACTICE HOURS | 1,712 |
Section 7. SPS 60.02 (1) is amended to read:
SPS 60.02 (1) "Aesthetician," "aesthetics," "apprentice," "barbering and cosmetology," "barber and cosmetologist,” “barber,” “barbering,” “barbering manager,” “cosmetologist,” “cosmetology,” “cosmetology manager,” "electrologist," "electrology," "establishment," "examining board," "manager," "manicuring," "manicurist," "practical instruction," "school," "specialty school," "student," "theoretical instruction," and "training hour" have the meanings given under s. 440.60, Stats. Section 8. SPS 61.01 is amended to read:
SPS 61.01 License period. All licenses issued under subch. V subch. VI of ch. 440, Stats., shall expire on July 1 unless renewed. Licenses issued under subch. V of ch. 440, Stats., may be renewed for a one year period be renewed on or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year. Section 9. SPS 61.02 is repealed.
Section 10. SPS 61.03 (1) (intro.) is amended to read:
SPS 61.03 (1) An application for initial licensure as a school, or for an additional location of a school, shall be made by the owner of the school on the form provided by the department, and shall be submitted with the fee required by s. 440.62 (2) (a), Stats. The department shall grant or deny the license application within 45 business days following receipt of the application. A separate application shall be made for each location and contain all of the following information: Section 11. SPS 61.03 (1) (intro.) (Note) is created to read:
SPS 61.03 (1) Note: Fees established by the department pursuant to s. 440.03 (9), Stats., are posted on the department's website, at www.dsps.wisconsin.gov. The renewal fees for all other credentials are noted in the related statutes or rules. Section 12. SPS 61.04 (1) and (2) are amended to read:
SPS 61.04 (1) Application for the renewal of a license for a school or specialty school shall be filed on or before May 31 April 1 of each odd-numbered year. The department shall grant or deny the application for license renewal within 45 business days following receipt of the application.
(2) A renewal application shall be filed together with the fee required by s. SPS 61.02 (2) s. 440.62 (2) (a), Stats., and shall contain the following information: Section 13. SPS 61.04 (2) (Note) is created to read:
SPS 61.04 (2) Note: Renewal fees established by the department pursuant to s. 440.03 (9), Stats., are posted on the department's website, at www.dsps.wisconsin.gov. The renewal fees for all other credentials are noted in the related statutes or rules. Section 14. SPS 61.05 (intro.) is amended to read:
SPS 61.05 To apply for reinstatement of a license expired for one year or longer, the owner of a school or specialty school shall file an application for an initial license. To apply for reinstatement of a license expired for less than one year, the owner of a school or specialty school shall file an application for renewal, as required by s. SPS 61.04, together with the application fee and late fee required by s. SPS 61.02 (2) and (4) 440.62 (2) (a), Stats.. The department shall grant or deny the application for reinstatement within 45 business days of receiving the application. The application shall include the following additional material: Section 15. SPS 61.05 (intro.) (Note) is created to read:
SPS 61.05 Note: Fees established by the department pursuant to s. 440.03 (9), Stats., are posted on the department's website, at www.dsps.wisconsin.gov. The renewal fees for all other credentials are noted in the related statutes or rules. Section 16. SPS 61.06 (2) and (2) (Figure 61.06) (title) are amended to read:
SPS 61.06 (2) Amount of bonds. The amount of the bond required shall not be less than reflected in figure table 61.06, and may be increased if the department determines that a larger bond is required to protect students of the school or specialty school, and their parents, guardians, and sponsors from risk of economic loss. A school which exceeds the enrollment upon which its bonding amount is based shall increase the amount of its bond accordingly. The increased bond shall be filed with the department within 30 days of the day the school first exceeds the enrollment on which its bonding amount is based.
FIGURE TABLE 61.06
Section 17. SPS 61.06 (4) is amended to read:
SPS 61.06 (4) Cancellation of surety bond. A surety on a bond may be released from the bond on 90 days written notice to the secretary of the department. The secretary shall forthwith notify the school or specialty school named as principal on that bond that the school’s or specialty school’s license shall be suspended if satisfactory evidence of a replacement bond has not been presented within 15 business days of the date of the secretary’s notice to the school or specialty school. A school or specialty school which has its license suspended under this subsection shall provide written notice of the suspension and the reason therefor together with the identifying information of the bond from which the surety has sought release to its students and enrollees within 5 days of the suspension, and shall thereupon cease all operations as a school or specialty school under subch. V subch. VI of ch. 440, Stats. Section 18. SPS 61.07 is amended to read:
SPS 61.07 Change of ownership. Any change of ownership of a school or specialty school shall be reported to the department within 5 calendar days of the change of ownership, on the form provided by the department, and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in s. SPS 61.02 (3) equivalent to the fee for initial licensure and the surety bond required by s. 440.62 (2) (a), Stats. The bond accompanying the change of ownership report shall be in the same form as, and in an amount at least equal to, the bond filed by the previous owners of the school or specialty school. The department shall immediately suspend the license of any school or specialty school for which a change of ownership is reported unless it is accompanied by a surety bond in the specified form and amount, naming the new owners as principals. Section 19. SPS 61.07 (Note) is created to read:
SPS 61.03 (1) Note: Fees established by the department pursuant to s. 440.03 (9), Stats., are posted on the department's website, at www.dsps.wisconsin.gov. The renewal fees for all other credentials are noted in the related statutes or rules. Section 20. SPS 65.02 (1) (Note) is amended to read:
SPS 65.02 (1) Note: Certificates expire on July 1 April 1 of odd-numbered years.
Section 21. SPS 65.03 (1) and (3) (Figure 65.03) (title) are amended to read:
SPS 65.03 (1) The instructor training required by ss. 440.63 (3) (a) 3., 440.63 (3) (b) 2., 440.63 (3) (c) 2., and 440.63 (3) (d) 2., Stats., is satisfied by successful completion of a course approved by the department in accordance with the syllabus set forth in Figure Table 65.03. A person shall complete the 150 hours of training within 2 years of commencing the training.
