N.Y. General Business Law 407 – Examinations
§ 407. Examinations. 1. The examinations for the license to practice natural hair styling, esthetics, nail specialty and cosmetology shall be practical and written. The examinations for the license to practice waxing shall be limited to a written examination only. The secretary shall determine reasonable standards of performance for each license and shall evaluate the prospective applicants and applicants on the basis of such standards. The objectives of the examinations shall be to insure that prospective applicants and applicants have sufficient basic skills to safeguard the health and safety of the public and to insure that prospective applicants and applicants have attained adequate levels of skill to competently engage in the activities authorized by the license.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 407
- cosmetology: means providing the services described in subdivisions four, five and six of this section, providing service to the hair, head, face, neck or scalp of a human being, including but not limited to shaving, trimming, and cutting the hair or beard either by hand or mechanical appliances and the application of antiseptics, powders, oil, clays, lotions or applying tonics to the hair, head, or scalp, and in addition includes providing, for a fee or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services for the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair of a human being. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- esthetics: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services to enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, and shoulders of a human being by the use of compounds or procedures including makeup, eyelashes, depilatories, tonics, lotions, waxes, sanding and tweezing, whether performed by manual, mechanical, chemical or electrical means and instruments but shall not include the practice of electrology. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- nail specialty: means providing services for a fee or any consideration or exchange to cut, shape or to enhance the appearance of the nails of the hands or feet. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- natural hair styling: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, any of the following services to the hair of a human being: shampooing, arranging, dressing, twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking or braiding the hair or beard by either hand or mechanical appliances. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- waxing: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services to enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, or shoulders of a human being by the removal of hair by the use of depilatories, waxes or tweezing but shall not include the practice of electrology. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
* 2. The secretary shall prepare examination questions for persons to qualify for licensure under this article. All such examinations shall be the same for all persons for the license sought at any given examination. Such test shall not be limited to any specific method or system.
* NB Effective until May 15, 2024
* 2. The secretary shall prepare examination questions for persons to qualify for licensure under this article. Such examination questions shall include, where applicable, questions relating to providing services to individuals with varying hair types and textures. All such examinations shall be the same for all persons for the license sought at any given examination. Such test shall not be limited to any specific method or system.
* NB Effective May 15, 2024
3. Examinations shall be in the English language and, at the discretion of the secretary, may be translated or transposed into any other language if requested by the prospective applicant and upon satisfactory proof of the need therefor provided that a request for such a translated examination is made of the secretary at the time the application for license is filed. In the case of physically disabled persons, provision for the alternative administration of the examination may be made, provided a request for such procedure is made of the secretary a reasonable time in advance of the examination. Examinations shall be held at least quarterly and shall be given in at least four convenient places in the state.