(1) To qualify for licensure under this chapter, an applicant for licensure must: Be at least sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age;
(2) Have completed at least two (2) years of high school or have attained an equivalent education as determined by the board;
(3) Pass an examination for the occupation in which the applicant is seeking licensure, which examination shall be conducted or approved by the board; and
(4) Prove to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has not engaged in conduct that would constitute grounds for discipline under section 54-5823, Idaho Code.
(5) Except as otherwise provided, and in addition to the requirements listed in subsection (1) of this section, an applicant for licensure: As a barber, must have: Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least nine hundred (900) hours in a barber school approved by the board; or
(6) Completed at least one thousand eight hundred (1,800) hours as an apprentice in an apprenticeship that covered all aspects of the practice of barbering;
(7) As a barber-stylist, must have: Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours in a barber school approved by the board; or
(8) Completed at least three thousand (3,000) hours as an apprentice in an apprenticeship that covered all aspects of the practice of barber-styling;
(9) As a cosmetologist, must have: Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least one thousand six hundred (1,600) hours in a cosmetology school approved by the board; or
(10) Completed at least three thousand two hundred (3,200) hours as an apprentice in an apprenticeship that covered all aspects of the practice of cosmetology;
(11) Completed at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours as an apprentice in a cosmetology establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed electrologist instructor;
(12) As an electrologist, must have:
(13) Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least six hundred (600) hours in a school approved by the board; or Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least six hundred (600) hours in a school approved by the board; or
(14) Completed at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours as an apprentice in a cosmetology establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed cosmetology instructor. Such establishment must have at least one (1) licensed esthetician on-site in accordance with board rules; and
(15) As a nail technician, must have: Completed and graduated from a course of instruction of at least four hundred (400) hours in a school approved by the board; or (ii) Completed at least eight hundred (800) hours as an apprentice in a cosmetology establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed cosmetology instructor. Such establishment shall have at least one (1) licensed nail technician on-site in accordance with board rules.
(16) To qualify as an instructor of barbering, barber-styling, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or nail technology, an applicant must: Hold a current license in the profession or closely related profession, as determined by the board, for which the applicant seeks to instruct;
(17) Have worked for at least five (5) of the last seven (7) years as a licensed barber, barber-stylist, cosmetologist, electrologist, esthetician, or nail technician, or have satisfactorily completed: A minimum six (6) month teacher’s course of instruction in one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection; or
(18) A minimum three (3) month teacher’s course of instruction in a school of one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection, if the applicant has at least two (2) years of experience as a licensee in one (1) of the specialties described in this subsection; and
(19) The curriculum for nail technology shall include histology of the hands and feet, skin, muscles, nails and nerves; structure of the hands and feet; diseases of the skin, glands and nails; massaging and manipulating the muscles of the hands and feet; a study of electricity as applied to nail technology; and the Idaho laws and rules governing the practice of nail technology;
(20) The curriculum for esthetics shall include histology of the skin, muscles and nerves; structure of the head, face and neck; diseases of the skin, glands and nails; massaging and manipulating the muscles of the body; a study of electricity as applied to esthetics; and the Idaho laws and rules governing the practice of esthetics;
(21) The curriculum for electrology shall include histology of the hair, skin, muscles, nails and nerves; structure of the body; diseases of the skin, hair, glands and nails; hypertrichosis; permanent removal of unwanted hair; a study of electricity as applied to electrology, including the use and study of galvanic current and the use and study of both automatic and manual high-frequency current; and the Idaho laws and rules governing the practice of electrology; and
(22) The curriculum for instructors shall include fundamentals of adult education; communication; preparation of lesson plans; practical and theoretical presentation and demonstration; use of teaching aids; measurement and evaluation; and the Idaho laws and rules governing cosmetology and electrology, in addition to teaching the occupations defined in section 54-5802, Idaho Code; (i) If a school of barbering, provide applicable curricula on subjects relating to barbering and barber-styling as follows:
(23) Have completed twelve (12) college credit hours or equivalent education, as determined by the board, or pass an examination approved by the board.
(24) To be qualified to hold an apprenticeship for purposes of this chapter, a person must: Meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1) of this section; and
(25) Be registered as an apprentice with the board.
(26) To be considered a student for purposes of this chapter, a person must: Meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of this section; and
(27) Be registered as a student in a licensed barber school or cosmetology school.
(e) As an esthetician, must have: