58-11a-306.  Apprenticeship.

(1)  An approved barber apprenticeship shall:

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(a)  consist of not less than 1,250 hours of training; and

(b)  be conducted by a supervisor who:

(i)  is licensed under this chapter as a barber instructor or a cosmetology/barber instructor; and

(ii)  provides one-on-one direct supervision of the barber apprentice during the apprenticeship program.

(2)  An approved cosmetologist/barber apprenticeship shall:

(a)  consist of not less than 2,500 hours of training; and

(b)  be conducted by a supervisor who:

(i)  is licensed under this chapter as a cosmetologist/barber instructor; and

(ii)  provides one-on-one direct supervision of the cosmetologist/barber apprentice during the apprenticeship program.

(3)  An approved hair designer apprenticeship shall:

(a)  consist of not less than 1,600 hours of training; and

(b)  be conducted by a supervisor who:

(i)  is licensed under this chapter as a hair designer instructor or a cosmetologist/barber instructor; and

(ii)  provides one-on-one direct supervision of the hair designer apprentice during the apprenticeship program.

(4)  An approved esthetician apprenticeship shall:

(a)  consist of not less than 800 hours of training; and

(b)  be conducted by a supervisor who:

(i)  is licensed under this chapter as an esthetician instructor; and

(ii)  provides one-on-one direct supervision of the esthetician apprentice during the apprenticeship program.

(5)  An approved master esthetician apprenticeship shall:

(a)  consist of not less than 1,500 hours of training; and

(b)  be conducted by a supervisor who:

(i)  is licensed under this chapter as a master-level esthetician instructor; and

(ii)  provides one-on-one direct supervision of the master esthetician apprentice during the apprenticeship program.

(6)  An approved nail technician apprenticeship shall:

(a)  consist of not less than 375 hours of training; and

(b)  be conducted by a supervisor who:

(i)  is licensed under this chapter as a nail technician instructor or a cosmetology/barber instructor;

(ii)  provides direct supervision of the nail technician apprentice during the apprenticeship program; and

(iii)  provides direct supervision to no more than two nail technician apprentices during the apprentice program.

(7)  A person seeking to qualify for licensure by apprenticing in an approved apprenticeship under this chapter shall:

(a)  register with the division before beginning the training requirements by:

(i)  submitting a form prescribed by the division, which includes the name of the licensed supervisor; and

(ii)  paying a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;

(b)  complete the apprenticeship within five years of the date on which the division approves the registration; and

(c)  notify the division within 30 days if the licensed supervisor changes after the registration is approved by the division.

(8)  Notwithstanding Subsection (7), if a person seeking to qualify for licensure by apprenticing in an approved apprenticeship under this chapter registers with the division before January 1, 2017, any training requirements completed by the person as an apprentice in an approved apprenticeship before registration may be applied to successful completion of the approved apprenticeship.

Amended by Chapter 339, 2020 General Session