Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 09 - Board of Barbers and Hairdressers
Article 5 - Schools and Curriculum
12 AAC 09.125 - Requirements for school license; renewal requirements

(a) Except for a school licensed under 12 AAC 09.127, in order to obtain a school license, a person, an association, a firm, or a corporation proposing to open a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics must apply to the board for a school license on a form provided by the department. The application must include

(b) Except as provided in (j) and (l) of this section, in order to be approved by the board, a school must be a minimum of 1,000 square feet, including at least 15 square feet of instructional areas for each student. Minimum required instructional areas are

(c) For the purpose of determining minimum instructional areas, noninstructional areas of a school are lavatories, closets, hallways, reception areas, offices, stock room and other similar rooms or structures.

(d) School premises are subject to inspection and approval by at least one board member before initial licensure.

(e) A school license is not transferable to another person. In the event of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership of a school, the seller, lessor, or transferor shall notify the board in writing of the transaction within 30 days after the sale, lease, or transfer. The notice must include the name and address of buyer, lessee, or transferee. The buyer, lessee, or transferee must apply for and be issued a new school license under this section before conducting business.

(f) If the operation of a school is moved to a new location, the school owner shall notify the board in writing of the move within 30 days after the move. A school moved to a new location is subject to inspection in accordance with this section.

(g) A school must provide a suitable area, accessible to all students, for posting announcements and public notices from the board or the department.

(h) A branch or extension of a licensed barber or hairdresser school must be in compliance with (b) - (d) of this section and with 12 AAC 09.155 and 12 AAC 09.175. A branch or extension of a licensed manicuring or esthetics school is required to be in compliance with (b) - (d) of this section and with 12 AAC 09.162 and 12 AAC 09.175.

(i) Repealed 6/8/2016.

(j) In order to be approved by the board, a school offering the 250-hour advanced manicurist curriculum described in 12 AAC 09.148 must be a minimum of 600 square feet, including at least 15 square feet of instructional area for each student.

(k) An applicant for renewal of a school license must certify on the renewal application that the applicant still meets the requirements of (a)(6)(A) or (B) of this section.

(l) In order to be approved by the board, a school offering the 12-hour manicuristcurriculum described in 12 AAC 09.143 must be a minimum of 300 square feet, including at least 7 square feet of instructional area for each student.

(m) A school owner shall permit any member of the board or department representative to inspect the school at any time during working hours to ensure compliance with AS 08.13 and this chapter and with the state environmental health and sanitation regulations of 18 AAC 23. The inspection under this subsection for purposes of meeting the requirements of 18 AAC 23 shall be recorded on a form approved by the board.