12 Alaska Admin. Code § 09.160

Current through October 17, 2024

Section 12 AAC 09.160 - Barber and hairdresser school curriculum

(a) A student who is enrolled in a course of barbering or hairdressing must complete a curriculum that consists of at least 1,650 hours of theoretical and practical training. A school shall teach a minimum of 185 hours of theoretical instruction, including five hours in state law, consisting of the provisions of AS 08.13, this chapter, and the Department of Environmental Conservation regulations contained in 18 AAC 23, and the following minimum number of practical operations, during the 1,650 hours of training:

SUBJECT	MINIMUM NUMBER OF PRACTICAL OPERATIONS, HAIRDRESSERS	MINIMUM NUMBER OF PRACTICAL OPERATIONS, BARBERS
(1) wet hair styling and drying, including hair analysis, shampooing, finger- waving, pin curling, and comb outs	180	30
(2) thermal hair styling and drying, including hair analysis, straightening, waving, curling with hot combs and hot curling irons, hair braiding, and blower styling	180	180
(3) permanent waving, including hair analysis and chemical waving	80	50
(4) chemical straightening including hair analysis and the use of sodium hydroxide and other base solutions	10	10
(5) haircutting, including hair analysis and the use of the razor, scissors, electric clippers, and thinning shears, for wet and dry cutting	250	400
(6) haircoloring and bleaching, including hair analysis, predisposition tests, safety precautions, formula mixing, tinting, bleaching, and the use of dye removers, but not including color rinses	75	75
(7) scalp and hair treatments, including hair and scalp analysis, brushing, electric and manual scalp manipulation, and other hair treatments	10	10
(8) beard trimming	5	50
(9) beard shaving,	0	50
(10) eyebrow arching and hair removal, including the use of wax, manual or electric tweezers, and depilatories for the removal of superfluous hair	15	0
(11) makeup, including skin analysis, complete and corrective makeup, and the application of false eyelashes	15	0
(12) repealed 6/8/2016.
(13) manicure	15	0

(b) A student is responsible for participating in the routine maintenance of the sanitary conditions necessary to conduct business. However, credit may not be given for time spent laundering towels, washing floors, walls, windows, or lavatories, or similar work.

(c) A student or apprentice who is enrolled in a school or apprenticeship program may complete up to 25 percent of the required theoretical instruction hours in (a) of this section through a distance education course line on provided by MIlady, PivotPoint, or a similar organization approved by the board verification of successful completion of this training must be mailed directly to the department from the school or instructor.

(d) Repealed 6/8/2016.

(e) In addition to meeting the requirements of (a) of this section, the curriculum required for a hairdresser must include the manicuring curriculum set out in 12 AAC 09.143.

(g) A student must pass a proficiency examination provided by the school in each subject area A described in (a) of this section as required by 12 AAC 09.050, after the student completes the course of study.

12 AAC 09.160

Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 10/21/82, Register 84; am 2/28/88, Register 105; am 5/20/88, Register 106; am 7/23/2000, Register 155; am 4/21/2010, Register 194; am 8/10/2012, Register 203; am 6/8/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 4/5/2018,Register 226, July 2018; am 6/21/2018,Register 226, July 2018; am 3/30/2019,Register 229, April 2019; am 12/6/2020,Register 236, January 2021

Authority:AS 08.13.030

AS 08.13.090

AS 08.13.110