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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 454 — Barbering and cosmetology

454.06 Licensure.

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454.06 Licensure.
(1)Application. All applications for licenses under this section shall be filed with the examining board. No initial license may be issued under this section unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)The applicant pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03
(a), except as provided in s. 454.13
(1).
(b)Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , the applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony committed while engaged in the practice of barbering or cosmetology.
(c)The applicant has graduated from high school or has attained high school graduation equivalency as determined by the department of public instruction; is participating in a program approved by the examining board; or is at least 18 years old and meets the ability to benefit rule under 20 USC 1091 (d).
(2)Cosmetologist license. The examining board shall issue a cosmetologist license to any person who does all of the following:
(a)Satisfies the conditions in sub.
(1).
(b)Graduates from a course of instruction of at least 1,550 training hours in not less than 10 months in a school of cosmetology licensed under s. 440.62
(ar), exempted under s. 440.61 , or accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the board, or has successfully completed an apprenticeship under s. 454.10 .
(c)Passes an examination conducted by the examining board to determine fitness to practice cosmetology.
(4)Aesthetician license. The examining board shall issue an aesthetician license to any person who does all of the following:
(a)Satisfies the conditions in sub.
(1).
(b)Completes either of the following:
1. A course of instruction in aesthetics of at least 450 training hours in not less than 11 weeks and not more than 30 weeks, in a school of cosmetology or a school of aesthetics licensed under s. 440.62
(ar)or
(b), exempted under s. 440.61 , or accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the board.
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