Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 240 - GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERS
Chapter 240-13 - SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS
Rule 240-13-.03 - Licensed School Operations, Ownership, or Relocation

(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 must be submitted to the Board staff on the appropriate application and comply with statutory and regulatory provisions applicable to new schools. Any request for expansion to an address not contiguous with the current facility address must be filed as a new school application.

(2) Any person, firm, corporation or establishment which accepts, directly or indirectly, compensation for teaching more than one person any branch of cosmetology or barbering shall be classified as a school and shall be required to comply with all the provisions of the laws and rules of the Board.

(3) Any person, firm, corporation or establishment licensed hereunder shall, upon request or inspection, furnish to the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers a copy of the school policies and procedures.

(4) Upon inspection, schools shall be required to provide a roster of the name and license number(s) of all instructors. Instructors shall be required to hold the appropriate licenses to be an instructor at all times. Each school shall notify the Board in writing within ten days of any change in instructors.

(5) Schools are required to comply with all cleansing, disinfection, and sanitation rules adopted by this Board and shall instruct the students in the importance of complying with all cleansing, disinfection, and sanitation rules of this Board.

(6) All schools of cosmetology, hair design schools, barbering, esthetician schools and schools of nail care shall maintain a library which includes at least one each of the following: a current (updated annually) copy of the Board Rules and a current copy of State laws (O.C.G.A. 43-10updated annually), medical dictionary, book on first aid, book on cosmetic chemistry, book on esthetics, book on nail technology, book on barbering, barber II, book of instructor training and teaching methods for cosmetology, esthetician, barbering nail technology, and hair design, at least one book on business management. The above referenced materials may be provided electronically.

(7) All schools must be properly lighted and well ventilated. Facilities should consult with the local county or city government to meet all required building and zoning ordinances

(8) All schools must provide the required supplies and equipment for the number of students enrolled

(9) When, and if, the school's enrollment increases beyond its capacity of properly caring for the original fifteen (15) students as to classroom, lockers, equipment and floor space, the school shall, for the purpose of good student training, public protection and safety, enlarge such school to meet the needs of the number of students enrolled. The recommended ratio of students to instructors is 18:1 but shall not exceed more than 20 students per instructor (O.C.G.A. § 43-10-12(a)(1)(B)).

(10) When closing a cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics or nail care school, the Board shall be notified in writing of the closure and all student records and the school license shall be released to the Board no later than 30 days prior to the closure date.