PURPOSE: This rule describes general requirements for barber school/college curriculum and teaching (instructor) requirements.

1. (1) Missouri barber schools/colleges shall provide a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours of training over a period of not less than six (6) months. Apprenticeship training in Missouri shall provide a minimum of two thousand (2,000) hours of training for a period not to exceed five (5) years. The subjects and the minimum hours in each are listed in Columns A and B in this section.

   Column A Column B

   Minimum Hours Minimum Hours

   Subject Student Apprentice

   1. (A) History 5
   2. (B) Professional Image 5
   3. (C) Bacteriology 5
   4. (D) Sterilization, Sanitation, and Safe Work Practices 20
   5. (E) Implements, Tools, and Equipment 15
   6. (F) Properties and Disorders of the Skin, Scalp, and Hair 15
   7. (G) Treatment of Hair and Scalp 20
   8. (H) Facial Massage and Treatments 5
   9. (I) Shaving 35
   10. (J) Haircutting 425
   11. (K) Hairstyling 325
   12. (L) Mustache and Beard Design 5
   13. (M) Permanent Waving 30
   14. (N) Chemical Hair Relaxing and Soft Curl Permanents 30
   15. (O) Hair Coloring 30
   16. (P) Hairpieces 5
   17. (Q) Chemistry 5
   18. (R) Anatomy and Physiology 5
   19. (S) Salesmanship and Shop Management 5
   20. (T) State Law 10

2. (2) All barber students or barber apprentices shall receive not less than one (1) hour of combined lectures and demonstrations each business day, excluding Saturday.

   1. (3) A school/college or apprentice shop shall not allow any student under the age of seventeen (17) years to enroll.

   2. (4) It shall be the responsibility of the school/college/or apprentice supervisor to submit to the board at least fourteen (14) days prior to the anticipated date of student barber training the following:

      1. (A) A completed student/or apprentice application for admission to barber training;
      2. (B) Medical examination form;
      3. (C) Two (2) small photographs of student/or apprentice; and
      4. (D) Applicable fee.
   3. (5) Upon board approval of a student or apprentice application for admission to barber training, the board shall issue to the school/college or apprentice supervisor a student or apprentice registration to be posted at each student’s work station.
   4. (6) Upon a successfully completed course of barber training, provided the board is in receipt of a completed student/apprentice transcript and student/apprentice registration, the student/apprentice may apply for the barber examination by submitting to the board at

10 least fourteen (14) days prior to examination date, a completed application and applicable fee.

1. (7) Upon graduation from barber training, the student/apprentice registration to work under the supervision of a licensed barber operating in a current licensed barbershop may be extended by the board to ten (10) days following the date of the first available examination for licensure. Extended student/apprentice registration shall be posted in front of the working chair. Extended student/apprentice registration shall be received by the board upon its expiration.
2. (8) A school/college shall use a time clock to maintain an actual record of the exact number of hours worked each day by each student/apprentice.
3. (9) A school/college/apprentice shop shall maintain current transcripts and records of each student/apprentice enrolled, including the hours and dates of attendance and grades of all examinations.
4. (10) Signs shall be displayed in all barber schools/colleges stating that all work is done by barber students. Schools/colleges adver- 20 CSR 2060-3

tising prices for barber services must state that all work is done by barber students and the lettering of the advertisement stating that work is performed by barber students must be as large as the lettering used to denote the advertised prices.

1. (11) All services rendered to the general public in barber schools/colleges shall be performed by students. An instructor shall not operate a chair or serve customers in a school/college. To ensure adequate preparation of its students, every school/college shall allow its instructors to perform only bona fide demonstrations on members of the general public.

   1. (A) A bona fide demonstration is one performed for the instruction of students where one (1) or more students actually observe or participate in the work being performed by an instructor.
2. (12) All work performed by the student or apprentice on a customer shall be inspected and approved by an instructor or apprentice supervisor before the customer exits the school/college/apprentice shop.
3. (13) Students shall not exit from classroom instruction or practical or written examinations to perform barbering on customers.
4. (14) Every school/college shall employ, and have present during regular school hours, a minimum of one (1) Missouri licensed instructor for every fifteen (15) students enrolled and scheduled to be in attendance for a given class period.
5. (15) Any school/college which has only one
6. (1) regular instructor employed and present during regular school hours shall submit proof to the board that a substitute Missouri licensed instructor will be available to that school to assume continuous, uninterrupted instruction. Satisfactory proof shall be demonstrated by submitting an affidavit to the board.

7. (16) A school/college shall have the following minimum equipment and supplies:

   1. (A) Instructional fixtures for instructor(s) and students, such as a chalkboard, anatomic chart, desks or tables and chairs;
   2. (B) A reference library for students containing at least a dictionary, current textbook, current Missouri law and rules governing barbering and other materials as deemed necessary and reasonable by the State Board of Barber Examiners; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
   3. (C) A work station for each student scheduled for practical instruction supplied with hot and cold running water;
   4. (D) A metal fire-resistant and locking filing cabinet for school/college and student records;
   5. (E) First aid dispensary;
   6. (F) Sanitary drinking facilities;
   7. (G) Chairs in reception area to accommodate patrons;
   8. (H) At least three (3) mannequins;
   9. (I) One (1) large closeable sanitary cabinet or container for clean towels;
   10. (J) One (1) large covered receptacle for soiled towels;
   11. (K) One (1) large covered receptacle for debris and hair;
   12. (L) Toilet facilities shall have hot and cold running water, soap (liquid or powder) and paper towels;
   13. (M) Each work station shall have at least one (1) liquid sanitizer;
   14. (N) A sufficient supply of tonics, lotions, shampoos, and chemical preparations used in processing curly hair and hair waving;
   15. (O) Ample supply of disposable gloves;
   16. (P) Ample supply of clean towels;
   17. (Q) At least one (1) electric latherizer for every ten (10) students; and
   18. (R) Other equipment and supplies as deemed necessary and reasonable by the State Board of Barber Examiners.
8. (17) All barbering implements and school or shop equipment, including furniture and fixtures, shall be kept in good working order and repair.

9. (18) A school/college shall provide each student with a non-returnable training kit which shall include at least the following:

   1. (A) Textbook approved by the board;
   2. (B) Four (4) combs and three (3) brushes;
   3. (C) One (1) hair dryer;
   4. (D) One (1) straight razor with interchangeable blades;
   5. (E) One (1) pair of haircutting shears;
   6. (F) One (1) pair of thinning shears;
   7. (G) One (1) clipper with interchangeable blades sizes 1 and .000 or an adjustable clipper;
   8. (H) Two (2) washable smocks;
   9. (I) One (1) dozen wave rods;
   10. (J) One (1) hair pick; and
   11. (K) One (1) wig brush.
10. (19) Schools/colleges emphasis shall be placed on student training exclusively.
11. (20) There shall be no smoking in instructional areas of the school/college.
12. (21) Floors of work rooms shall be either tiled or covered with linoleum or comparable floor covering and shall be clean and in good condition.
13. (22) The building and quarters the school/college/apprentice shop occupies shall be clean, well painted, well ventilated, adequately lighted with sufficient room.
14. (23) Open to Inspection. Every school/college/apprentice shop licensed by the board shall be open to inspection by members, representatives, or inspectors of the board during normal working hours or at reasonable times as requested by the board.
15. (24) All barber schools/colleges/apprentice shops shall be in compliance with 4 CSR 60- 4.015 Sanitation Rules and shall post sanitation rules in a conspicuous place within school/college/apprentice shop.
16. (25) Failure of any school/college/apprentice shop, barber instructor, apprentice supervisor, or student/apprentice licensed by the board to comply with these rules and curriculum shall be considered grounds for suspension or revocation of a license to operate a barber school/college/or apprentice shop in this state.

AUTHORITY: sections 328.115, 328.120 and 328.150, RSMo 2000 and 328.080, RSMo Supp. 2004.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 60-2.010. This rule previously filed as 4 CSR 60-3.015. Original rule filed Nov. 12, 1997, effective May 30, 1998. Amended: Filed April 1, 2005, effective Sept. 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 2060-3.015, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

*Original authority: 328.080, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1951, 1959, 1981, 2004; 328.115, RSMo 1981; 328.120, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1951, 1959, 1981, 1993, 1995; and 328.150, RSMo 1939, amended 1951, 1981.