(1) Any person holding a valid Tennessee cosmetology license may appear before the Board and request to sit for the Master Barber Exam. The Board may approve the applicant to test if they:
- (a) Complete three hundred (300) barbering school hours at a registered barber college learning the fundamentals of straight razor shaving and barbering technique. This student will be given credit for the remaining twelve hundred (1200) hours required to obtain a Tennessee master barber certification upon finishing the required three hundred (300) hours in a barber school, or
- (b) Have held their cosmetology license in Tennessee or another jurisdiction with reciprocity with Tennessee for five continuous years.
(2) In order to activate a retired license:
- (a) A licensee who holds a retired license may request the Board to activate the retired license by submitting a written request to the Board, retaking and passing the practical and law portions of the examination, and submitting payment of license;
- (b) The Board may waive the requirement that the licensee retake and pass the practical and law portions of the examination before activating a retired license if the Board finds that the licensee’s experience and previous training are sufficient to protect the public.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-3-110, 62-3-117, and 62-3-128. Administrative History: Original rule filed July 24, 1984; effective August 23, 1984. Amendment filed July 14, 1989; effective August 28, 1989. Amendment filed January 30, 1990; effective March 16, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed July 10, 1997; effective September 23, 1997. Amendments filed March 9, 2017; effective June 7, 2017. Amendments filed September 25, 2025; effective December 24, 2025.