Washington Code 18.16.140 – School licenses — Application — Approved security — Issuance — Changes in application information — Changes in controlling interest — Posting of licenses
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(1) Any person wishing to operate a school shall, before opening such a school, pay the license fee and file with the director for approval a license application containing the following information:
Terms Used In Washington Code 18.16.140
- Approved security: means surety bond. See Washington Code 18.16.020
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Curriculum: means the courses of study taught at a school, online training by a school, in an approved apprenticeship program established by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council and conducted in an approved salon/shop, or online training by an approved apprenticeship program, set by rule under this chapter, and approved by the department. See Washington Code 18.16.020
- Department: means the department of licensing. See Washington Code 18.16.020
- Director: means the director of the department of licensing or the director's designee. See Washington Code 18.16.020
- Instructor: means a person who gives instruction in a school, or who provides classroom theory training to apprentices in locations other than in a school, in a curriculum in which he or she holds a license under this chapter, has completed at least five hundred hours of instruction in teaching techniques and lesson planning in a school, or who has documented experience as an instructor for more than five hundred hours in another state in the curriculum of study, and has passed a licensing examination approved or administered by the director. See Washington Code 18.16.020
- Person: means any individual, partnership, professional service corporation, joint stock association, joint venture, or any other entity authorized to do business in this state. See Washington Code 18.16.020
- School: means any establishment that offers curriculum of instruction in the practice of cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, master esthetics, manicuring, or instructor-trainee to students and is licensed under this chapter. See Washington Code 18.16.020
- Student: means a person sixteen years of age or older who is enrolled in a school licensed under this chapter and receives instruction in any of the curricula of cosmetology, barbering, hair design, esthetics, master esthetics, manicuring, or instructor-training with or without tuition, fee, or cost, and who does not receive any wage or commission. See Washington Code 18.16.020
(a) The names and addresses of all owners, managers, and instructors;
(b) A copy of the school’s curriculum satisfying the curriculum requirements established by the director;
(c) A sample copy of the school’s catalog, brochure, enrollment contract, and cancellation and refund policies that will be used or distributed by the school to students and the public;
(d) A surety bond in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars, or ten percent of the annual gross tuition collected by the school, whichever is greater. The approved security shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars and shall run to the state of Washington for the protection of unearned prepaid student tuition. The school shall attest to its gross tuition at least annually on forms provided by the department. When a new school license is being applied for, the applicant will estimate its annual gross tuition to establish a bond amount. This subsection shall not apply to community colleges and vocational technical schools.
Upon approval of the application and documents, the director shall issue a license to operate a school.
(2) Changes to the information provided by schools shall be submitted to the department within fifteen days of the implementation date.
(3) A change involving the controlling interest of the school requires a new license application and fee. The new application shall include all required documentation, proof of ownership change, and be approved prior to a license being issued.
(4) School and instructor licenses issued by the department shall be posted in the reception area of the school.
NOTES:
Effective date—2002 c 111: See note following RCW 18.16.010.