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(a) A student who is enrolled in a course of barbering or hairdressing must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 1,650 hours of theoretical and practical training. A school shall teach a minimum of 185 hours of theoretical instruction, including five hours in state law, and the following minimum number of practical operations, during the 1,650 hours of training:
MINIMUM MINIMUM NUMBER OF NUMBER OF PRACTICAL PRACTICAL OPERATIONS, OPERATIONS, SUBJECT HAIRDRESSERS BARBERS (1) wet hair styling and drying, includ- ing hair analysis, shampooing, finger- waving, pin curling, and comb outs 180 30 (2) thermal hair styling and drying, including hair analysis, straightening, waving, curling with hot combs and hot curling irons, and blower styling 180 180 (3) permanent waving, including hair analysis and chemical waving 80 50 (4) chemical straightening including hair analysis and the use of sodium hy- droxide and other base solutions, in ac- cordance with (c) of this section 10 10 (5) haircutting, including hair analysis and the use of the razor, scissors, electric clippers, and thinning shears, for wet and dry cutting 250 400 (6) haircoloring and bleaching, includ- ing hair analysis, predisposition tests, safety precautions, formula mixing, tint- ing, bleaching, and the use of dye re- movers, but not including color rinses 75 75 (7) scalp and hair treatments, including hair and scalp analysis, brushing, electric and manual scalp manipulation, and other hair treatments 10 10 (8) beard trimming 5 0 (9) beard trimming and shaving, in any combination that equals 50 0 50 (10) manual facials, including skin analysis, cleansing, manipulations, packs, and masks 15 15 (11) eyebrow arching and hair removal, including the use of wax, manual or elec- tric tweezers, and depilatories for the re- moval of superfluous hair 15 0 (12) makeup, including skin analysis, complete and corrective makeup, and the application of false eyelashes 15 0 (13) manicure 15 0
(b) A student is responsible for participating in the routine maintenance of the sanitary conditions necessary to conduct business. However, credit may not be given for time spent laundering towels, washing floors, walls, windows, or lavatories, or similar work.
(c) At least one-half of the practical operations required in (a)(4) of this section must be operations in which the student has direct hands-on involvement. No more than one-half of the practical operations required in (a)(4) of this section may be observation during group demonstrations.
(d) In addition to meeting the requirements of (a) of this section, the curriculum required for a hairdresser must include the manicuring curriculum set out in 12 AAC 09.144.
History: Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 10/21/82, Register 84; am 2/28/88, Register 105; am 5/20/88, Register 106; am 7/23/2000, Register 155
Authority: AS 08.13.030
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