Section R4-10-203. General School Requirements

A.      Aesthetics, cosmetology, and nail technology schools shall comply with R4-10-112 and have the following minimum facilities, equipment, supplies, and materials:

1.        One area of instruction for every 20 students;

2.        A licensed instructor as manager or director;

3.        A desk, table and chair, or other instructional fixtures and facilities for each student during theory instruction;

4.        Filing cabinets to hold all school and student records;

5.        An instruction board in each room used for instruction;

6.        At least two cubic feet of an individual locked area with a different locking device for each enrolled student and each instructor to store personal objects and training kits;

7.        A sink area for each 50 students in attendance for the preparation, mixing, and dispensing of supplies and chemicals, and for the disinfection of small tools or instruments;

8.        At least one restroom that meets the requirements of R4- 10-112;

9.        Separate receptacles for garbage and soiled linens; and

10.     One container for wet disinfectant for each student per- forming aesthetics and nail technology.

B.       The school shall furnish equipment, tools, instruments, materi- als, and supplies needed to perform assignments and for instructional purposes, except that the school may require each student to furnish small tools or instruments. All equipment, tools, and materials shall be salon quality and maintained in good repair at all times.

C.      The school shall have a library for student use which contains at least the following materials relating to the courses offered by the school:

1.        Standard dictionary;

2.        Medical dictionary;

3.        Anatomy chart on bones, muscles, nerves, hands, arms, nails, veins, arteries, circulatory system, hair, and skin;

4.        Three current periodicals on the art and science of cosme- tology;

5.        Current cosmetology instruction manuals or textbooks;

6.        Current Arizona Cosmetology statutes and rules; and

7.        A cosmetology dictionary.

D.      Each school shall maintain a complete file on all current cur- riculum requirements.

E.       A school shall not pay a salary to an enrolled student other than a student instructor.

F.       A licensed school may offer a postgraduate or advanced con- tinuing education cosmetology course, including theory and lab, to students currently enrolled in the school or currently licensed individuals without a licensed instructor present.

1.        A school shall not report post-graduate credit hours to the Board or apply the hours toward graduation.

2.        Currently enrolled students shall not perform services upon a person without an instructor present.

3.        A student file is not required for licensed individuals.

4.        Each licensee shall have the licensee’s current Board- issued license number onsite.

G.      An individual licensed by the Board may re-enroll in a licensed school for a refresher course as a current student. Credit hours for training received shall be submitted by the school to the Board.

H.      A school shall establish a periodic grading schedule and keep student transcripts current.

I.        A school shall schedule a minimum of four hours of theory classes each week for each full-time student and a minimum of two hours of theory classes each week for each part-time stu- dent.

J.        A school shall teach safety and infection control measures relating to each subject in conjunction with that subject.

K.      A school shall not solicit students for enrollment at other school sites.

L.       While teaching, instructors shall wear a tag indicating the instructor’s name and courses taught.

M.     A school shall ensure compliance with the following:

1.        A student shall not attend school more than 56 hours in any one week.

2.        A  student  shall  only  operate  safe  equipment  in  good repair.

3.	A student of aesthetics, cosmetology, and nail technology		f.      A statement signed by a school administrator and the
	shall perform services within the enrolled course, upon		student that provides a list of the supplies contained
	the public or fellow students, only in the presence of a		in the kit provided to the student. The contract shall
	licensed instructor and, except for shampooing, only after		set forth the contents of the kit including:
	completing the basic training specified in R4-10-303, R4-		i.      The price of items contained in the kit;
	10-304, and R4-10-305.		ii.     When the items shall be distributed;
4.	A school shall not prevent or discourage a student from		iii.   The manufacturer of the products;
	making a complaint to the Board.		iv.   The retail value of the kit; and
5.	A school shall not dismiss a student from a scheduled the-		v.     A statement that if substitutions occur after the
	ory instruction or written or practical examination to per-		contract is signed, the substitutions shall be of
	form clinical services for the public;		comparable value; and
6.	While in school, each student shall wear a tag indicating		g.     A record of completed hours, including proof of cos-
	the student’s name and the course in which the student is		metology, nail technology, aesthetics, or instructor
	enrolled; and		hours  earned  in   another  state  or  country  and
7.	If the school has a distant classroom, the school shall		accepted by the school; and
	ensure that equipment for each classroom is the same as		4.     Complete and accurate academic transcripts and atten-
	that required for each course of instruction in the school;		dance and hour records or time cards.
	and:	D.	The school shall electronically deliver to the Board a complete
	a.      Private postsecondary facilities shall not extend the		and accurate monthly report no later than the 10th day of each
	school facilities beyond .5 miles apart as verified by		month. The monthly report shall include:
	Global Positioning System map readings;		1.     For each student enrolled since the prior monthly report
	b.     Public  educational   facilities  shall  not  extend  the		only:
	school beyond the school designated campus;		a.      Name;
	c.      A duplicate Board-issued school  license shall  be		b.     Student identification number;
	posted in each distant facility;		c.      Enrollment date;
	d.     Duplicate instructor licensees are not required; and		d.     Address;
	e.      Clinic, retail, all public services, and appointments		e.      Telephone number;
	by the public are prohibited.		f.      Type   of   educational   documentation   that   meets   the

Historical Note

Adopted effective April 9, 1996 (Supp. 96-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 807, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1).