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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 434

COMPLETED TRAINING IN AND IS LICENSED IN THIS STATE AS A
JOURNEYMAN BARBER SHALL BE GIVEN 50 PERCENT CREDIT TOWARDS
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1). SUBJECT TO
SECTION 536(A)(6) OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE BOARD SHALL
DETERMINE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDITS ARE APPLIED.

536.

(A)    A SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE MAY NOT BE GRANTED A
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION UNLESS IT SHALL:

(1)    ATTACH TO ITS STAFF, AS A CONSULTANT, A
PERSON LICENSED BY THIS STATE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE;

(2)    EMPLOY AND MAINTAIN A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF
LICENSED TEACHERS, REGISTERED AS SUCH;

(3)    POSSESS APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT
FOR THE PROPER AND FULL TEACHING OF ALL SUBJECTS OF ITS
CURRICULUM;

(4)    KEEP A DAILY RECORD OF THE ATTENDANCE OF
EACH STUDENT, MAINTAIN REGULAR CLASS AND INSTRUCTION HOURS,
AND ESTABLISH GRADES AND HOLD EXAMINATIONS BEFORE ISSUANCE
OF DIPLOMAS;

(5)    PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE SENIOR TEACHER FOR
EVERY 25 PUPILS IN ATTENDANCE AT ANY GIVEN TIME; AND

(6)    (I) REQUIRE A DAY SCHOOL TERM OF TRAINING
OF NOT LESS THAN 1,500 HOURS WITHIN A PERIOD OF NOT LESS
THAN NINE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS, OR A NIGHT SCHOOL TERM OF
TRAINING OF NOT LESS THAN 1,500 HOURS WITHIN A PERIOD OF NOT
LESS THAN 18 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS FOR A COMPLETE COURSE,
COMPRISING ALL OR A MAJORITY OF THE PRACTICES OF BEAUTY
CULTURE, AS PROVIDED BY THIS SUBTITLE, AND TO INCLUDE
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND THEORETICAL STUDIES, AND STUDY
IN SANITATION, STERILIZATION, AND THE USE OF ANTISEPTICS,
COSMETICS, AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, CONSISTENT WITH THE
PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL REQUIREMENTS AS APPLICABLE TO
BEAUTY CULTURE OR ANY PRACTICE OF BEAUTY CULTURE.

(II)   HOWEVER, SCHOOLS OF BEAUTY CULTURE
SHALL GIVE CREDIT FOR 50 PERCENT OF THE TRAINING HOURS
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO ANY PERSON ENROLLED IN THE
SCHOOL WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED TRAINING IN AND IS
CURRENTLY LICENSED AS A JOURNEYMAN BARBER IN THIS STATE.

(III)  HOWEVER, IN PUBLIC VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
COURSES OF COSMETOLOGY, COMPLETION OF THE PRESCRIBED 1,500
HOURS OF TRAINING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN A PERIOD OF
TIME DETERMINED BY THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION OF THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES AND THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF BALTIMORE
CITY.

(B)    ANY SCHOOL LICENSED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE
NAMED SO AS TO DESIGNATE THAT IT IS A SCHOOL OF BEAUTY
CULTURE.