21 N.C. Admin. Code 6N.0119

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 06N .0119 - [Effective until 1/31/2025] 2024 HURRICANE RELIEF

(a) For the purpose of this rule, "affected individuals" mean persons who reside or own a business licensed or permitted by the board in one of the following counties:

(1) Alexander;

(2) Alleghany;

(3) Ashe;

(4) Avery;

(5) Buncombe;

(6) Burke;

(7) Cabarrus;

(8) Caldwell;

(9) Catawba;

(10) Cherokee;

(11) Clay;

(12) Cleveland;

(13) Forsyth;

(14) Gaston;

(15) Graham;

(16) Haywood;

(17) Henderson;

(18) Iredell;

(19) Jackson;

(20) Lee;

(21) Lincoln;

(22) Macon;

(23) Madison;

(24) McDowell;

(25) Mecklenburg;

(26) Mitchell;

(27) Nash;

(28) Polk;

(29) Rowan;

(30) Rutherford;

(31) Stanly;

(32) Surry;

(33) Swain;

(34) Transylvania;

(35) Union;

(36) Watauga;

(37) Wilkes;

(38) Yadkin; or

(39) Yancey.

(b) G.S. 86B-57 notwithstanding, an electrologist who is an affected individual and whose license expires between September 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025, shall have the license-renewal deadline extended to March 1, 2025.

(c) The board shall issue temporary permits to practice barbering to affected individuals who apply or applied between September 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025, to take the apprentice barber exam as set forth in 21 NCAC 06N .0105. These temporary permits shall be effective for six months, G.S. 86B-27(a) notwithstanding. If board receives requests for temporary permits between November 18, 2024, and March 1, 2025 from affected individuals who have failed the apprentice examination required by G.S. 86B-40 at least twice, the board shall issue temporary permits, G.S. 86B-27(a) notwithstanding.

(d) If an affected individual provides barbering services under a temporary permit issued as set forth in Paragraph (c) of this Rule, the board shall credit the period of services toward the 12-month apprenticeship required by G.S. 86B-23(2). This period of services must be documented in the affidavit required by G.S. 86B-23(4).

(e) The board shall allow an affected individual who has held an apprentice barber license for three years and whose license expired or expires between September 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025, to take the licensed barber exam, G.S. 86B-40(c) notwithstanding. The affected individual must submit the licensed barber exam application as set forth in 21 NCAC 06N .0106 by March 1, 2025. Upon receipt of a complete application, the board shall issue a temporary permit with a deadline of June 30, 2025, to the affected individual so that he or she can practice barbering while meeting the requirements to be a licensed barber.

(f) Affected individuals shall submit requests for the temporary permits required under this Rule as set forth in Rule .0117 of this Subchapter.

21 N.C. Admin. Code 06N .0119

Authority S.L. 2024-53, s. 4E.1.(b);
Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 39, Issue 11, December 1, 2024 effective 11/14/2024, exp. 1/31/2025 (Emergency).