Section 4713.44 | License to operate a school.

• Effective: October 24, 2024
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 - 135th General Assembly

(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a license to operate a school to an applicant who satisfies all of the following requirements:

(1) Maintains a course of practical training and technical instruction for the branch or branches of cosmetology or barbering to be taught at the school equal to the requirements for admission to an examination under section 4709.07 or 4713.24 of the Revised Code that an individual must pass to obtain a license to practice that branch or those branches of cosmetology or barbering;

(2) Possesses or makes available apparatus and equipment sufficient for the ready and full teaching of all subjects of the curriculum;

(3) Notifies the board of the enrollment of each new student, keeps a record devoted to the different practices, establishes grades, and holds examinations in order to certify the students' completion of the prescribed course of study before the issuance of certificates of completion;

(4) In the case of a school that offers clock hours for the purpose of satisfying minimum hours of training and instruction, keeps a daily record of the attendance of each student;

(5) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, files with the board a good and sufficient surety bond executed by the individual, firm, or corporation operating the school as principal and by a surety company as surety in the amount of ten thousand dollars;

(6) Establishes and maintains an internal procedure for processing complaints filed against the school and for providing students with instructions on how to file a complaint directly with the board pursuant to section 4713.641 of the Revised Code;

(7) Complies with the requirements of division (B) of this section if the school offers instruction in theory and practice of one or more branches of cosmetology;

(8) Complies with the requirements of section 4709.10 of the Revised Code if the school offers instruction in the theory and practice of barbering;

(9) Pays the licensure fee.

(B) If the school for which an applicant is applying for a license under division (A) of this section offers instruction in the theory and practice of one or more branches of cosmetology, the applicant shall do all of the following to be issued the license:

(1) Maintain individuals licensed under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code to teach the theory and practice of the branch or branches of cosmetology offered at the school;

(2) On the date that an apprentice cosmetology instructor begins cosmetology instructor training at the school, certify the name of the apprentice cosmetology instructor to the board along with the date on which the apprentice's instructor training began;

(3) Instruct not more than six apprentice cosmetology instructors at any one time.

(C)(1) The bond required under division (A)(5) of this section shall be in the form prescribed by the board and be conditioned on the school's continued instruction in the theory and practice of one or more branches of cosmetology or barbering. The bond shall continue in effect until notice of its termination is given to the board by registered mail and every bond shall so provide.

(2) The requirement under division (A)(5) of this section does not apply to a vocational or career-technical school program conducted by a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district.

(D) A school licensed under this section is an educational institution and is authorized to offer educational programs beyond secondary education, advanced practice programs, or both in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(E) A school license issued to an applicant under division (A) of this section is not transferable from one owner to another or from one location to another.

Last updated October 24, 2024 at 4:09 AM

Available Versions of this Section

• September 29, 2013 – House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
• September 13, 2016 – Senate Bill 213 - 131st General Assembly
• January 21, 2018 – Amended by House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
• October 24, 2024 – House Bill 158 - 135th General Assembly