SECTIONS 7362-7395.1 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 7362-7395.1

7362. (a) A school approved by the board is one which is licensed
by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, or
a public school in this state, and provides a course of instruction
approved by the board.
(b) The board shall determine by regulation the required subjects
of instruction to be completed in all approved courses, including the
minimum hours of technical instruction and minimum number of
practical operations for each subject, and shall determine how much
training is required before a student may begin performing services
on paying patrons.

7362.1. A school of cosmetology approved by the board shall also
meet all of the following:
(a) Possess the equipment and floor space necessary for
comprehensive instruction of 25 cosmetology students or the number of
students enrolled in the course, whichever is greater.
(b) Have entered on the roll of a proposed school of cosmetology
at least 25 bona fide, full-time students for the cosmetology course.
For purposes of this section, a bona fide, full-time student is a
person who has been entered on the roll of a proposed school of
cosmetology and has committed to attend a full course in cosmetology.
(c) Maintain a course of practical training and technical
instruction for the full cosmetology course as specified in this
chapter and in board regulations. A course of instruction in any
branch of cosmetology shall be taught in a school of cosmetology.

7362.2. A school of barbering approved by the board shall also do
all of the following:
(a) Possess the equipment and floor space necessary for
comprehensive instruction of 15 barber students or the number of
students enrolled in the course, whichever is greater.
(b) Have entered on the roll of a proposed school of barbering at
least 15 bona fide, full-time students for the barbering course. For
purposes of this section, a bona fide, full-time student is a person
who has been entered on the roll of a proposed school of barbering
and has committed to attend a full course in barbering.
(c) Maintain a course of practical training and technical
instruction for the full barbering course as specified in this
chapter and in board regulations.

7362.3. A school of electrology approved by the board shall also do
all of the following:
(a) Possess the equipment and floor space necessary for
comprehensive instruction of five electrology students or the number
of students enrolled in the course, whichever is greater.
(b) Have entered on the roll of a proposed school of electrology
at least five bona fide, full-time students for the electrology
course. For purposes of this section, a bona fide, full-time student
is a person who has been entered on the roll of a proposed school of
electrology and has committed to attend a full course in electrology.
(c) Maintain a course of practical training and technical
instruction for the full electrology course as specified in this
chapter and in board regulations.

7362.5. (a) A course in barbering established by a school shall
consist of not less than 1,500 hours of practical training and
technical instruction in the practice of barbering as defined in
Section 7316.
(b) A course in cosmetology established by a school shall consist
of not less than 1,600 hours of practical training and technical
instruction in the practice of cosmetology as defined in Section
7316, except as provided in this chapter.

7364. A skin care course established by a school shall consist of
not less than 600 hours of practical training and technical
instruction in accordance with a curriculum established by board
regulation.

7365. A nail care course established by a school shall consist of
not less than 350 hours of practical training and technical
instruction in accordance with a curriculum established by board
regulation.

7366. An electrolysis course established by a school shall consist
of not less than 600 hours of practical training and technical
instruction in accordance with a curriculum established by board
regulation.

7367. For students who change from one program of instruction to
another, the board shall grant credit for training obtained in one
course that is identical to training required in another course.

7368. No school shall advertise barbering, cosmetology or
electrolysis services to the public through any medium unless those
services are expressly designated as student work.

7389. The board shall develop or adopt a health and safety course
on hazardous substances which shall be taught in schools approved by
the board. Course development shall include pilot testing of the
course and training classes to prepare instructors to effectively use
the course.

7389.5. A course of training in barbering or cosmetology
established by federal or state correctional institutions in
California may qualify a person thereby trained to take the
examination for licensure as a barber or cosmetologist provided the
course complies with all applicable provisions of this act and the
regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

7395.1. (a) A student who is enrolled in a school of cosmetology
approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational
Education in a course approved by the board may, upon completion of a
minimum of 60 percent of the clock hours required for graduation in
the course, work as an unpaid extern in a cosmetology establishment
participating in the educational program of the school of
cosmetology.
(b) A person working as an extern shall receive clock hour credit
toward graduation, but that credit shall not exceed eight hours per
week and shall not exceed 10 percent of the total clock hours
required for completion of the course.
(c) The externship program shall be conducted in cosmetology
establishments meeting all of the following criteria:
(1) The establishment is licensed by the board.
(2) The establishment has a minimum of four licensees working at
the establishment, including employees and owners or managers.
(3) All licensees at the establishment are in good standing with
the board.
(4) Licensees working at the establishment work for salaries or
commissions rather than on a space rental basis.
(5) No more than one extern shall work in an establishment for
every four licensees working in the establishment. No regularly
employed licensee shall be displaced or have his or her work hours
reduced or altered to accommodate the placement of an extern in an
establishment. Prior to placement of the extern, the establishment
shall agree in writing sent to the school and to all affected
licensees that no reduction or alteration of any licensee's current
work schedule shall occur. This shall not prevent a licensee from
voluntarily reducing or altering his or her work schedule.
(6) Externs shall wear conspicuous school identification at all
times while working in the establishment, and shall carry a school
laminated identification, that includes a picture, in a form approved
by the board.
(d) (1) A school participating in the externship program shall
provide the participating establishment and the extern with a
syllabus containing applicable information specified in Section 73880
of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations. The extern, the
school, and the establishment shall agree to the terms of and sign
the syllabus prior to the extern beginning work at the establishment.
No less than 90 percent of the responsibilities and duties of the
extern shall consist of the acts included within the practice of
cosmetology as defined in Section 7316.
(2) The establishment shall consult with the assigning school
regarding the extern's progress during the unpaid externship. The
owner or manager of the establishment shall monitor and report on the
student's progress to the school on a regular basis, with assistance
from supervising licensees.
(3) A participating school shall assess the extern's learning
outcome from the externship program. The school shall maintain
accurate records of the extern's educational experience in the
externship program and records that indicate how the extern's
learning outcome translates into course credit.
(e) Participation in an externship program made available by a
school shall be voluntary, may be terminated by the student at any
time, and shall not be a prerequisite for graduation.
(f) The cosmetology establishment that chooses to utilize the
extern is liable for the extern's general liability insurance, as
well as cosmetology malpractice liability insurance, and shall
furnish proof to the participating school that the establishment is
covered by both forms of liability insurance and that the extern is
covered under that insurance.
(g) (1) It is the purpose of the externship program authorized by
this section to provide students with skills, knowledge, and
attitudes necessary to acquire employment in the field for which they
are being trained, and to extend formalized classroom instruction.
(2) Instruction shall be based on skills, knowledge, attitudes,
and performance levels in the area of cosmetology for which the
instruction is conducted.
(3) An extern may perform only acts listed within the definition
of the practice of cosmetology as provided in Section 7316, if a
licensee directly supervises those acts, except that an extern may
not use or apply chemical treatments unless the extern has received
appropriate training in application of those treatments from an
approved cosmetology school. An extern may work on a paying client
only in an assisting capacity and only with the direct and immediate
supervision of a licensee.
(4) The extern shall not perform any work in a manner that would
violate law.