Any apprentice licensed pursuant to this chapter may practice cosmetology if the practice is performed only in a cosmetology, esthetics, or nail salon, as applicable, licensed pursuant to this chapter; the apprentice is under the constant supervision, control, and direction of a licensed instructor at all times; and the apprentice is actually engaged in the study and practice of cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology at least forty hours a week. At the election of the apprentice, the apprenticeship may be pursued on a part-time basis, with a minimum of twenty hours per week. The apprentice may elect to revert to full-time status at any time by notifying the commission at least fifteen days prior to the change taking effect.
S.D. Codified Laws § 36-15-47
Apprentice to practice in licensed salon--Supervision and time required for study and practice
Known as the Cosmetology Act
The act spans §§ 36-15-1 to 36-15-9 (92 sections).
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1507 (3) as enacted by SL 1957, ch 118, § 1; SL 1972, ch 206, § 37; SL 1997, ch 218, § 19; SL 2003, ch 202, § 53; SL 2018, ch 232, § 7; SL 2021, ch 176, §…
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