17-26-505. Application of certification requirements.

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17-26-505. Application of certification requirements.

17-26-505. Application of certification requirements. (a) A person who has practiced natural hair braiding for two (2) consecutive years as of December 31, 2015, shall be granted a natural hair braiding certificate if he or she completes and files the following on or before December 31, 2015: (1) An application for certification; (2) Payment of the registration fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) every two (2) years; (3) An affidavit signed by the applicant attesting that he or she has practiced hair braiding for two (2) consecutive years; and (4) An affidavit signed by an employer or customer of the applicant attesting that he or she has witnessed the applicant practicing natural hair braiding in the past two (2) years. (b)(1) Except as provided under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for natural hair braiding certification asserting reciprocity with another state shall: (A) Provide a certificate, a license, or a registration from another state that shows that he or she was legally practicing natural hair styling, braiding, or natural hair cultivation in that state; (B) Pass a written examination approved by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee; (C) Submit an application for certification; and (D) Pay a registration fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) every two (2) years. (2) Except as provided under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for natural hair braiding certification who is not asserting reciprocity with another state shall: (A) Provide proof of completion of an eighty-hour health and safety course approved by the committee; (B) Provide proof of completion of a forty-hour scalp care course approved by the committee; (C) Pass a written examination approved and administered by the committee on health, safety, scalp ca

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-26-505

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