Any person desiring to practice nail technology in this state as a nail technician shall apply to the commission to take the nail technician examination. The application shall:
(1) Contain the information required by § 36-15-15;
(2) Contain proof that the applicant is enrolled in or has completed four hundred hours of education or equivalent credit hours in an approved and licensed cosmetology or nail school or, in lieu of such education, is enrolled in or has successfully completed a course of apprenticeship in a licensed cosmetology salon or nail salon, as provided in § 36-15-45; and
(3) Be accompanied by the fee required in this chapter.