PURPOSE: This rule outlines and explains the requirements and procedures for obtaining a barber license by examination.

1. (1) All applicants shall meet all requirements in accordance with section 328.080, RSMo before taking the examination.

2. (2) Application for examination shall be made on the forms provided by the board. Applications may be obtained by writing or calling the board. The mailing address is: PO Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102 and the telephone number is (573) 751-0805. The TDD number is (800) 735-2966.

   1. (A) Upon graduation from a Missouri school/college/apprentice shop an application for examination may be obtained from the school/college/apprentice supervisor/or board office upon a satisfactory showing that training requirements are completed. Applicants that have currently graduated from an out-of-state accredited barber school/college/apprentice shop, and upon satisfactory showing that training requirements are completed, may obtain an application for examination from the board.
3. (3) The board shall not consider any application for examination unless it is fully completed, accompanied by all required documentation, properly attested, and received by the board within ten (10) days of the applied examination date with applicable fee.
4. (4) Applicants with special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act must notify the board office at least thirty (30) days prior to the examination to ensure that reasonable accommodations are made. Notification shall be forwarded in writing and mailed to the State Board of Barber Examiners, PO Box 1335, 3605 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or by calling
5. (573) 751-0805. The TDD number is (800) 735-2966.
6. (5) The examination may be administered by the board in two (2) general portions; one (1) written and one (1) practical. Both parts of the examination must be passed for licensure. Portions of the examination may be administered by the board utilizing a national testing service or other examination subject to the board’s discretion.
7. (6) For the practical portion of the examination, the applicant must have the required number of models and all necessary supplies to perform services on the required models or examination and applicable fee shall be forfeited.
8. (7) The examination is scheduled by the board for both portions at least four (4) times annually.
9. (8) Failure of any portion of the examination will require the applicant to reapply to the board with the applicable fee for examination. Applicants shall be required to retake only the portion(s) of the examination that were failed.
10. (9) A passing score on the written or practical portion of the examination shall be valid for twelve (12) months. Upon expiration of twelve (12) months, an applicant may reapply to the board for reexamination for both parts of examination.
11. (10) Upon notification from the board of passing scores on both portions of the examination for licensure as a barber, the applicable fee for a license shall be submitted to the board to lawfully practice as a barber. If applicable fee is not submitted to the board within two (2) years of notification from the board of passing scores, the applicant shall reapply to the board for reexamination for both portions of the examination.

AUTHORITY: sections 328.080 and 328.110, RSMo Supp. 2004.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 60-2.015. Original rule filed Nov. 12, 1997, effective May 30, 1998. Amended: Filed April 1, 2005, effective Sept. 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 2060-2.015, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

*Original authority: 320.080, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1951, 1959, 1981, 2004; and 328.110, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1967, 1969, 1981, 2003. 20 CSR 2060-2