effective July 1, 2036.) A. A cosmetologist license shall be issued to any person who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation, and who: (1) is at least seventeen years of age; (2) has completed a course in cosmetology of at least one thousand six hundred hours at a school approved by the board; and (3) has passed an examination approved by the board. B. The name of a licensed cosmetologist may be immediately followed by the initials "R.C.", as a right and privilege of licensure. History: Laws 1993, ch. 171, § 9; 1997, ch. 218, § 6; 2022, ch. 39, § 73.