Georgia Administrative Code

(1) The Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers is created by act of the Georgia General Assembly with the passage of House Bill 314 to amend Title 43 Chapter 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, combining the former Georgia…

(1) The Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers hereby adopts by reference as its permanent rules Chapters 295-3 through 295-13, and any further amendments thereto, Rules and Regulations of the Office of Joint Secretary, Professional Licensing Boards Division, relating to …

(1) Licenses shall be issued and renewed in accordance with the Joint Secretary Rules. These rules may be found at 295-2. All license/permit fees for renewal and reinstatement shall be established by the Board periodically as set forth on a fee schedule. (2) The fee schedule is a…

(1) Failure to renew license within six (6) months following expiration of the license shall have the same effect as a revocation of license, which shall require the licensee to apply to the Board for reinstatement, pay a reinstatement fee and meet such other conditions as the Bo…

(1) Any person desiring to teach or instruct in a school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of barbering, school of barber II, school of esthetics, or school of nail care in the State of Georgia, is required to make application for a license using the form furnished by…

(1) Any person licensed in another state desiring to apply for a license or instructor license in cosmetology, barber, barber II, hair design, esthetics, or nail care in the State of Georgia is required to make application using the form furnished by the Georgia State Board of Co…

(1) Any person or persons desiring to operate a salon/shop which offers and performs cosmetology or barber services shall submit a complete application with the required application processing fee for a license using the form furnished by the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology an…

Any person desiring a license to operate a school of barbering, cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, or school of nail care in the State of Georgia is required to make application for a license to operate the school, using the form furnished by the Georgia Sta…

(1) Upon acceptance of the application a preliminary inspection of the proposed premises shall be conducted by an inspector for the Board. (2) A final inspection shall occur after the applicant has met all Board requirements for facility, equipment, and consumable supplies. Upon …

(1) A license to operate a school carries with it the approval of the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers and is valid only for the owner or owners specified on the application for the school. Any request for relocation or change in the school's name or school's owners…

Requirements for student records and transcripts shall be as follows: a) Each school shall have a curriculum guide and lesson plan used by each instructor for each course taught. Such curriculum guides and lesson plans that encompasses but not limited to the curriculum establishe…

(1) Board licensed or approved schools and supervising licensees may teach the theoretical portion of the curriculum to their students or apprentices through online or distance learning classes. All practical training must be hands-on and taught on the clinic floor inside the sch…

(1) Each school desiring to teach barbering at the Master Barber or Barber II level must provide the following minimum equipment: (a) secured storage for school and student records (locking filing cabinet, desk, etc.); (b) sufficient instructional displays (dry erase, audio visua…

The curriculum for students in a school of barbering for a complete course of at least nine (9) Months totaling fifteen hundred (1500) hours of training shall be as follows: (a) Each school or licensed instructor shall require each student to obtain 280 total hours of theory trai…

The curriculum for students in a school of barbering for a complete course of at least seven (7) months totaling one thousand one hundred and forty (190 curriculum + 950 practical = 1140) hours of training shall be as follows: (a) Each school or licensed instructor shall require …

(1) Persons receiving instructor training in a barber school must spend all of their training time under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor and shall not be left in charge of students or school at any time without the direct supervision of a licensed instructor. (2) …

(1) Each school desiring to teach cosmetology must provide the following minimum equipment: (a) secured metal filing cabinets for school and student records; (b) sufficient chalkboards; (c) an appropriate disinfection container which is in accordance with Board rule 240-5; (d) a …

The curriculum for students enrolled in a school of cosmetology for a complete course of a minimum of nine (9) months and totaling fifteen hundred (1,500) hours of training (250 theory + 1250 service application hours) shall be as follows: (a) Level 1 instruction shall be provide…

1. For work performed by students, credits will be allowed to students as listed below: (a) one cold or heat wave (including shampoo and set) - 3 clock hours per application; (b) one chemical relaxer - 2 clock hours per application; (c) one chemical relaxer retouch - 1.5 clock ho…

(1) Persons receiving instructor training in a cosmetology school shall spend all of their training time under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor and shall not be left in charge of students or school at any time without the direct supervision of a licensed instructor…

(1) Each esthetician school must provide the following minimum equipment: (a) secured storage for school and student records (locking filing cabinet, desk, etc.); (b) sufficient instructional displays (dry erase, chalkboard, etc); (c) one lavatory bowl for up to fifteen students;…

The curriculum for students enrolled in an esthetician school for a complete course of at least nine (9) months and 1000 (250 Level 1 theory + 750 Level 2 service application) hours of training shall be as follows: (a) Level I Instruction shall be provided by a licensed master co…

1. For work performed by students, credits will be allowed to student as listed below: (a) one facial, manual and machine applications - 1 clock hour per application; (b) one make-up - 1 clock hour per application; (c) one client consultation and skin analysis - 30 minutes per ap…

(1) Persons receiving esthetician instructor training in a cosmetology or esthetician school shall spend all of their training time under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor and shall not be left in charge of students or schools at any time without the direct supervis…

(1) Each school of nail care must provide the following minimum equipment: (a) secured storage for school and student records (locking filing cabinet, desk, etc.); (b) sufficient instructional displays (dry erase, chalkboard, etc); (c) audio visual aids; (d) locker space must be …

The curriculum for students enrolled in a nail care school for a complete course of at least four (4) months and totaling five hundred twenty five (525) hours of training (140 Level 1 theory + 385 Level 2 service application) shall be as follows: (a) Level 1 Instruction shall be …

1. For work performed by students, credits will be allowed to students as listed below: (a) manicure with hand and forearm massage - 1 clock hour per application; (b) pedicure with foot and leg massage - 1 clock hour per application; (c) nail sculpting - 3 clock hours per applica…

(1) Persons receiving nail care instructor training in a cosmetology or nail care school shall spend all of their training time under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor and shall not be left in charge of students or school at any time without the direct supervision o…

(1) Each school desiring to teach hair design must provide the following minimum equipment: (a) secured storage for school and student records (locking filing cabinet, desk, etc.); (b) sufficient instructional displays (dry erase, chalkboard, etc.); (c) an appropriate disinfectio…

The curriculum for students enrolled in a school of hair design for a complete course of a minimum of seven (7) months totaling thirteen hundred fifty (1350) hours of training (250 Level 1 theory + 1100 Level 2 service application) shall be as follows: (a) Level 1 instruction sha…

(1) For work performed by students, credits will be allowed to students as listed below: (a) one cold or heat wave (including shampoo and set) - 3 clock hours per application; (b) one chemical relaxer - 2 clock hours per application; (c) one chemical relaxer retouch - 1.5 clock h…

(1) Persons receiving instructor training in a hair design school shall spend all of their training time under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor and shall not be left in charge of students or school at any time without the direct supervision of a licensed instructor…

Any person or facility licensed by the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers shall be required to adhere to the Board Rules, subject to inspection at any time, and required to pay to the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers a fine for each of the violations lis…

All rules below for Salon/Shop violations, unless otherwise specified, carry a penalty of $25.00 for the first offense of any rule, $75.00 for the second offense of any rule, and $300.00 for any subsequent offense of any rule (For example; if a salon owner fails to have sanitary …

All rules below for Cosmetology Schools violations, unless otherwise specified, carry a penalty of $25.00 for the first offense of any rule, $75.00 for the second offense of any rule, and $300.00 for any subsequent offense of any rule (For example; if a salon owner fails to have …

All rules below for Esthetician Schools violations, unless otherwise specified, carry a penalty of $25.00 for the first offense of any rule, $75.00 for the second offense of any rule, and $300.00 for any subsequent offense of any rule (For example; if a salon owner fails to have …

All rules below for Nail Care Schools violations, unless otherwise specified, carry a penalty of $25.00 for the first offense of any rule, $75.00 for the second offense of any rule, and $300.00 for any subsequent offense of any rule (For example; if a salon owner fails to have sa…

All rules below for Hair Designer Schools violations, unless otherwise specified, carry a penalty of $25.00 for the first offense of any rule, $75.00 for the second offense of any rule, and $300.00 for any subsequent offense of any rule (For example; if a salon owner fails to hav…

All rules below for Barber Schools violations, unless otherwise specified, carry a penalty of $25.00 for the first offense of any rule, $75.00 for the second offense of any rule, and $300.00 for any subsequent offense of any rule (For example; if a salon owner fails to have sanit…

(1) Number of Continuing Education Hours Required for Renewal or Reinstatement of Licenses. (a) In order to renew a license, each licensee shall provide to the Board proof of completion a total of five (5) continuing education (CE) hours in a form acceptable to the Board as follo…

(1) Continuing Education Provider registration. All Continuing Education ("CE") Providers must submit a complete application, including CE courses submitted for approval, and the required registration fee. An incomplete application will not be processed and will be returned to th…

(1) All facilities (salons/shops or schools) wherein cosmetology services are practiced or taught within the State of Georgia must provide suitable quarters equipped to give adequate services. ALL facilities are subject to inspection by any Board member or inspector, who shall ha…

(1) Each facility shall post the license issued to them by the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers, or a current copy of the online verification of licensure within fifteen feet of the facility entrance at all times in an open area of the facility, or at each work stat…

(1) Licensees shall represent professional qualifications truthfully and accurately, including education and professional affiliations, and provide only those services within the scope that the practitioner is qualified by education, experience, and skill to perform within recogn…