Minnesota Administrative Rules

2110.0370 BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS.

Subpart 1.

Location.

A.

Instruction must take place within a licensed school building.

B.

Schools may offer online board-approved theory-based classes. Practice-based classes must not be offered online.

Subp. 2.

License.

No cosmetology school shall be permitted to operate without a license.

Subp. 3.

Employment of licensed instructors.

No cosmetology school shall employ an instructor who does not hold a current Minnesota cosmetology instructor license. A school may use guest instructors who do not hold a cosmetology license to provide supplemental information to students from related fields, such as medicine, public relations, or law. Guest instruction and extracurricular educational activities shall constitute no more than three percent of the hours of the total course of study.

Subp. 4.

Termination.

A school license is nontransferable and shall terminate upon the occurrence of either of the following:

A.

a change of ownership of the school. The new owner shall apply for a new school license in the same manner as if no license had been previously issued, at least 30 days before the effective date of the change; or

B.

a change of location. An application for a new license shall be made in the same manner as if no license had been previously issued.

Subp. 5.

Change of name.

The school owner or manager shall inform the board, in writing, of a name change within 60 days of the effective date of the change and pay the school name change fee. A license will be issued in the new name for the unexpired term of the old license, which shall be returned to the board upon receipt of the license in the new name.

Subp. 6.

Separation of school from salon.

Separation of school from salon:

A.

Any cosmetology salon owned or operated by a school owner shall be operated as a separate and distinct business.

B.

There shall be complete physical separation between the salon and school.

C.

Salon and school shall have separate managers.

D.

There shall be separate and clearly identified and differentiated entrances and telephone numbers for salon and school.

E.

Salon employees shall not teach in the school unless they are licensed instructors included on the school staff roster.

F.

No customer work may be done by an instructor in the salon during instructional hours stated on the school roster.

G.

Each facility shall maintain the stock of supplies necessary for its operation.

Subp. 7.

Exclusive use.

No school, or portion thereof, shall be used for any residential purposes.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.388; 45.023; 154.45; 154.47; 154.48; 155A.05; 155A.08; 155A.09; 155A.26; 155A.29; 155A.30

History:

11 SR 389; 13 SR 1056; 22 SR 594; L 2005 c 27 s 9; L 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 38 SR 778

Published Electronically:

December 9, 2013