Title 34 — Title 34

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPRENTICE. Any person engaged in learning the practices defined in this article including, but not limited to, assisting in the performance of any acts of barbering or cosmetology on the…

(a) The board may suspend or revoke a license or permit based on the provisions of this chapter or board rules, subject to due process of law as described in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The board shall furnish all applicants who are denied licensure a reason for the…

(a) Any finding or order of the board, obtained pursuant to an inquiry or hearing conducted either by the board or a hearing officer on behalf of the board shall be deemed the finding or order of the board when approved and confirmed by a majority of the members of the board. (b)…

This chapter may not be construed to affect or regulate the teaching of cosmetology or any of its practices in any public school. History: (Act 2013-371, p. 1330, §2.)

This chapter does not apply to any of the following persons, activities, or services: (1) Service in the case of emergency or domestic upheaval, without compensation. (2) Licensed medical professionals operating within the scope of their normal practice. (3) Personnel of the Unit…

(a) No license issued by the board shall be valid for more than two years. (b) An expired license may be reinstated within four years after the date of expiration by paying renewal fees for the lapsed period, a current renewal fee, and a late fee. (c) A license which has been exp…

(a) No person may be registered as a student unless he or she satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) Is at least 16 years old. (2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent. (b) Upon certification of enrollment by a school, t…

(a) No person may be registered as an apprentice in a shop unless he or she satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) Is at least 16 years old. (2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent. (3) Has paid the applicable registrat…

(a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as a Class 2 barber unless he or she possesses all of the following qualifications: (1) Is at least 16 years old. (2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent. (3) Has successf…

Cosmetologist. (a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as a cosmetologist unless he or she possesses all of the following qualifications: (1) Is at least 16 years old. (2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent. (3…

(a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as an esthetician unless he or she possesses all of the following qualifications: (1) Is at least 16 years old. (2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent. (3) Has successful…

Compensation. (a) There is created the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering which shall consist of seven persons appointed by the Governor. The membership of the board shall include all of the following: (1) Two active cosmetologists, who have been licensed by the board as …

Stylist. (a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as a natural hair stylist unless he or she satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) Is at least 16 years old. (2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent. (…

(a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as a manicurist unless he or she satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) Is at least 16 years old. (2) Has successfully completed at least 10 grades in secondary school or the equivalent. (3) a. Has successful…

Esthetician/Manicurist. (a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as an esthetician/manicurist unless he or she holds a license as an esthetician and has successfully completed at least 650 hours in nail technology in a school licensed or registered under this c…

Manicurist/Waxer. (a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as a manicurist/waxer unless he or she holds a license as a manicurist and has successfully completed at least 160 hours in waxing in a school licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter…

(a) No person may be admitted to an examination or licensed as an instructor unless he or she possesses all of the following qualifications: (1) Has completed at least 12 grades in secondary school, or the equivalent. (2) Holds a valid license in the applicable area of practice. …

Threaders shall register with the board and pay an original license fee by January 28, 2014. Any person licensed pursuant to this section shall be subject to this chapter and rules adopted by the board, including, but not limited to, shop requirements, sanitation procedures, and …

(a) Before being licensed by the board to operate a school, an applicant shall satisfy all of the requirements of this section. (1) An applicant shall submit to the board all of the following: a. A bond, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to protect potential stude…

The status of any person or entity properly licensed by the Alabama Board of Cosmetology under former Chapter 7A of this title, on August 1, 2013, shall continue under the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. History: (Act 2013-371, p. 1330, §2.)

The administrative rules of the board existing on August 1, 2013, which reference Chapter 7A of this title, which is repealed by Act 2013-371, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the board. History: (Act 2013-371, p. 1330, §3.)

The existence and functioning of the Alabama Board of Cosmetology, created and functioning pursuant to Sections 34-7A-1 to 34-7A-25, inclusive, is continued pursuant to this chapter. All rights, duties, property, real or personal, and all other effects existing in the name of the…

Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. History: (Act 2013-371, p. 1330, §2.)

(a)(1) Beginning January 1, 2022, the board may issue a license for the operation of a mobile salon to an applicant who submits an application on a form approved by the board, pays required fees as determined by rule of the board, and is in compliance with this article. (2) Requi…

Meetings; Records and Books. (a) Before commencing their duties, each board member shall take an oath of office, the original copy of which shall be kept by the Secretary of State, and file a good and sufficient bond, in the penal amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable …

(a) The executive director of the board shall be appointed by the Governor in the unclassified service of the state Merit System. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall perform administrative duties of the board. (b) The executive director sh…

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of cosmetology with the goal of improving public access to, and the safety of, cosmetology services and reducing unnecessary burdens related to cosmetology licensure. Through this compact, the…

As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall govern the terms herein: (1) ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEMBER. Any individual in full-time duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States including members of the National Guard and Reserv…

(a) To be eligible to join this compact, and to maintain eligibility as a member state, a state must do all of the following: (1) License and regulate cosmetology. (2) Have a mechanism or entity in place to receive and investigate complaints about licensees practicing in that sta…

(a) To be eligible to apply to his or her home state’s state licensing authority for an initial multistate license under this compact, a licensee must hold an active and unencumbered single-state license to practice cosmetology in his or her home state. (b) Upon the receipt of an…

(a) A licensee may hold a multistate license, issued by his or her home state, in only one member state at any given time. (b) If a licensee changes his or her home state by moving between two member states: (1) The licensee shall immediately apply for the reissuance of his or he…

Authorities. (a) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to enact and enforce laws, regulations, or other rules related to the practice of cosmetology in that state, where t…

(a) A licensee’s home state shall have exclusive power to impose an adverse action against a licensee’s multistate license issued by the home state. (b) A home state may take adverse action on a multistate license based on the investigative information, current significant invest…

Active military members, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license to practice cosmetology in good standing. The individual may retain his or her home state designation during any period of service when that individual or his or her…

Commission. (a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted the compact known as the Cosmetology Licensure Compact Commission. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact …

(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system. (b) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the commission.…

(a) There is established a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering Fund. The fund shall consist of all monies received by the board pursuant to this chapter. Monies in the fund shall be disbursed only upon warrant of the Comptrolle…

(a) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes and provisions of this compact. A rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the rule is inval…

(a) Oversight. (1) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement this compact. (2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be …

(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state. (1) On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the charter member states to determ…

(a) This compact and the commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the compact. Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the adoption of rules shall not be cons…

(a) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this compact. (b) Any laws, statutes, regulations, or other legal requirements in a member state in conflict with this compact are superseded to the extent…

(a) Any person who desires to engage in any of the practices regulated by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from…

(a) The board shall establish a fee schedule including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Original issuance and renewal fees for any personal license issued and regulated by the board. (2) Original issuance and renewal fees for any business license issued by the board…

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of esthetics with the goal of improving public access to, and the safety of, esthetics services and reducing barriers related to esthetician licensure. Through this compact, the member states …

As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions govern the terms herein: (1) ACTIVE DUTY. Any individual in full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve. (2) AD…

(a) To be eligible to join this compact, and to maintain eligibility as a member state, a state must do all of the following: (1) License estheticians and regulate esthetics. (2) Have a mechanism or entity in place to receive and investigate complaints about licensees practicing …

(a) To be eligible to apply to his or her home state’s licensing authority for an initial multistate license under this compact, a licensee must hold an active and unencumbered single-state license to practice esthetics in his or her home state. (b) Upon the receipt of an applica…

October 1, 2026.] (a) A licensee may hold a multistate license, issued by his or her home state, in only one member state at any given time. (b) If a licensee changes his or her home state by moving between two member states: (1) The licensee shall immediately apply for the reiss…

Authorities. [Effective October 1, 2026.] (a) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to enact and enforce laws or other rules related to the practice of esthetics in that s…