Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) An applicant for a hair braiding school
license shall submit a completed application to the Division with the following
information and documentation:
1) Name,
address and telephone number of the person, corporation or other entity that
owns the school;
2) If the school
is owned by a legal entity other than an individual, the name, address and
telephone number of the chief executive officer of the corporation or other
legal entity that owns the school;
3) Name, address and telephone number of the
school;
4) Name, address and
telephone number of the chief managing employee;
5) If the school is owned by a legal entity
formed outside of Illinois (foreign), a copy of the required filing from that
jurisdiction and a copy of the certificate of authority to transact business in
Illinois as filed with the Illinois Secretary of State;
6) If the school is owned by a partnership, a
copy of the signed and dated partnership agreement including the name of the
partnership and the name, address and telephone number of each
partner;
7) If the owner will be
conducting business under an assumed name, as described in the Assumed Business
Name Act [ 805 ILCS 405 ], a copy of the application to adopt an assumed name
filed with the government office responsible for approving the assumed
name;
8) A Commitment Statement, as
provided in the licensure application packet, signed and dated by the school's
chief administrative officer;
9) A
listing of all teachers who will be in the school's employ, showing a
sufficient number of qualified teachers who are holders of a current hair
braiding teacher license or cosmetology teacher license issued by the
Division;
10) A detailed 81/2 x 11
inch floor plan that is:
A) drawn to
scale;
B) shows
dimensions;
C) has all areas
labeled;
D) has all fixtures shown;
and
E) demonstrates compliance with
the requirements of Section
1175.305;
11) A copy of:
A) a lease showing at least a 1-year
commitment to the use of the school site, the address of the school site, the
address of the school site, the name of the lessor and the name of the lessee;
or
B) the certification of
ownership of the proposed school site;
12) An offical fire inspection report from
the local fire inspection authority, conducted in the 6 months immediately
preceding application, giving approval for use of the site as a
school;
13) A financial statement
indicating sufficient current finances exist to operate the school for at least
3 months. The Division will not accept a bank statement as sufficient proof to
meet this requirement. The financial statement shall include reporting cash
assets on hand and any liabilities and shall be prepared by either a certified
public accountant or a person knowledgeable about the finances of the school.
Any financial statement submitted by a person who is not a certified public
accountant must contain a signed statement certifying under penalty of perjury
that the information is true and accurate based upon inspection of the
financial records of the school;
14) A copy of the official enrollment
agreement to be used by the school, which shall be consistent with the
requirements of Section
1175.1515;
15) A copy of the curricula to be used by the
school for each program, which shall be consistent with the requirements of
this Part;
16) A copy of the
transcript to be used by the school for each program, which shall be consistent
with the requirements of Section
1175.1525;
17) A copy of the final examination to be
used by the school, which shall be consistent with the requirements of Section
1175.1545;
18) A sample of the school seal to be used by
the school;
19) A photograph of the
school sign to be used by the school; and
20) The required fee set forth in Section
1175.100.
b) When the items listed in subsection (a)
have been received, the Division shall inspect the school premises, prior to
school approval, to determine compliance with this Subpart O. School operations
shall not begin nor shall the school in any way solicit student enrollment
until the school has received notice of approval from the Division. Approval
shall be granted if all the requirements of this Subpart O have been
met.
c) Hair braiding schools shall
only offer instruction in hair braiding and hair braiding teacher
education.