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Title 12 . Professional and Vocational Regulations
Chapter 9 . Big Game Guides and Transporters
Section 125. Requirements for school license; renewal requirements

12 AAC 09.125. Requirements for school license; renewal requirements

(a) In order to obtain a school license under this section, a person, an association, a firm, or a corporation proposing to open a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics must apply to the board for a school license on a form provided by the department. The application must include

(1) the fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;

(2) the name of the school owner;

(3) the names of all parties having a financial interest in the school;

(4) an exact description of the floor plan and location of the school;

(5) evidence of a satisfactory sanitary health inspection conducted by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, or its designee, that was conducted within the 90 days before the date that the application was submitted to the department; and

(6) verification from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education that the applicant is

(A) authorized to operate a postsecondary educational institution in the state as described in AS 14.48.070 if the board approves the application for a school under this chapter; or

(B) exempt under AS 14.48.030 from the requirements for an authorization to operate under AS 14.48.070 .

(b) Except as provided in (i) and (j) of this section, in order to be approved by the board, a school must be a minimum of 1,000 square feet, including at least 15 square feet of instructional areas for each student. Minimum required instructional areas are

(1) one classroom for theoretical instruction;

(2) one practical-operation instructional area with student stations arranged to facilitate work to be performed; and

(3) one dispensary with at least one sink with hot and cold water.

(c) For the purpose of determining minimum instructional areas, noninstructional areas of a school are lavatories, closets, hallways, reception areas, offices, stock room and other similar rooms or structures.

(d) School premises are subject to inspection and approval by at least one board member.

(e) A school license is not transferable to another person. In the event of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership of a school, the seller, lessor, or transferor shall notify the board in writing of the transaction within 30 days after the sale, lease, or transfer. The notice must include the name and address of buyer, lessee, or transferee. The buyer, lessee, or transferee must apply for and be issued a new school license under this section before conducting business.

(f) If the operation of a school is moved to a new location, the school owner shall notify the board in writing of the move within 30 days after the move. A school moved to a new location is subject to inspection in accordance with this section.

(g) A school must provide a suitable area, accessible to all students, for posting announcements and public notices from the board or the department.

(h) A branch or extension of a licensed barber or hairdresser school must be in compliance with (b) - (d) of this section and with 12 AAC 09.155 and 12 AAC 09.175. A branch or extension of a licensed manicuring or esthetics school is required to be in compliance with (b) - (d) of this section and with 12 AAC 09.162 and 12 AAC 09.175.

(i) In order to be approved by the board, a school offering the 12-hour manicurist curriculum described in 12 AAC 09.144 must be a minimum of 300 square feet, including at least 7 square feet of instructional area for each student.

(j) In order to be approved by the board, a school offering the 250-hour advanced manicurist curriculum described in 12 AAC 09.148 must be a minimum of 600 square feet, including at least 15 square feet of instructional area for each student.

(k) An applicant for renewal of a school license must certify on the renewal application that the applicant still meets the requirements of (a)(6)(A) or (B) of this section.

History: Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 2/28/88, Register 105; am 5/20/88, Register 106; am 10/16/88, Register 108; am 4/23/98, Register 146; am 7/23/2000, Register 155; am 9/15/2002, Register 163

Authority: AS 08.13.030

AS 08.13.110

AS 08.13.210


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