37-31-305. Qualifications of applicants for license to teach. - Montana Statutes

     37-31-305. Qualifications of applicants for license to teach. (1) Before a person may teach manicuring or esthetics to persons seeking only to be licensed to practice manicuring or esthetics or to teach cosmetology, the person shall obtain from the department a license to teach cosmetology.
     (2) To be eligible to take an examination to obtain a license to teach cosmetology, a person must:
     (a) be a graduate of high school or possess an equivalent of a high school diploma that is recognized by the superintendent of public instruction; and
     (b) (i) have a license to practice cosmetology issued by the department and have received a diploma from a licensed school of cosmetology approved by the board, certifying satisfactory completion of 650 hours of student teacher training; or
     (ii) have been actively engaged as a cosmetologist for 3 continuous years immediately before taking the teacher's examination.
     (3) Before a person may teach manicuring to a person seeking only to be licensed to practice manicuring, the person shall, unless already licensed to teach cosmetology, obtain a license from the department to teach manicuring.
     (4) To be eligible to take an examination to obtain a license to teach manicuring, a person must:
     (a) be a graduate of high school or possess an equivalent of a high school diploma recognized by the superintendent of public instruction; and
     (b) (i) have a license to practice manicuring or cosmetology issued by the department and have received a diploma from a school licensed as a teacher-training unit certifying satisfactory completion of 650 hours of student teacher training; or
     (ii) have been actively engaged as a manicurist or a cosmetologist for 3 continuous years immediately before taking the teacher's examination.
     (5) Before a person may teach esthetics to a person seeking only to be licensed to practice esthetics, the person shall, unless already licensed to teach cosmetology, obtain a license from the department to teach esthetics.
     (6) To be eligible to take an examination to obtain a license to teach esthetics, a person must:
     (a) be a graduate of high school or possess an equivalent of a high school diploma recognized by the superintendent of public instruction; and
     (b) (i) have a license to practice esthetics or cosmetology issued by the department and have received a diploma from a school licensed as a teacher-training unit certifying satisfactory completion of 650 hours of student teacher training; or
     (ii) have been actively engaged as an esthetician or a cosmetologist for 3 continuous years immediately before taking the teacher's examination.
     (7) To be eligible to take an examination to obtain a license to teach barbering, a person must:
     (a) be a graduate of high school or possess an equivalent of a high school diploma recognized by the superintendent of public instruction; and
     (b) (i) have a license to practice barbering issued by the department and have received a diploma from a school licensed as a teacher-training unit certifying satisfactory completion of 500 hours of student teacher training; or
     (ii) have been actively engaged as a barber for 3 continuous years immediately before taking the teacher's examination.
     (8) To be eligible to take an examination for a license to teach electrology, a person must:
     (a) be a high school graduate or possess an equivalent of a high school diploma recognized by the superintendent of public instruction;
     (b) have a 100-hour teacher certificate; and
     (c) have been actively engaged as an electrologist for 3 continuous years immediately preceding taking the teacher's examination.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 104, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 3228.3, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 222, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 210, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 244, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 168, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 310, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-803(2); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 106, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 260, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 602, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 473, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 305, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 243, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 86, Ch. 467, L. 2005.