Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
(A) Any
person, firm, or corporation desiring to open any public or private
cosmetology, nail technology, or esthetics school (hereafter referred to as
"school") shall make application to the State Board of Cosmetology at least
sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated opening date. Such application shall
be made on a form prescribed by the board. Each application shall be
accompanied by the required application fee. In addition, said applicant shall
make available to the board at the time of filing the following information:
(1) Name of owner if solely owned, names of
partners if a partnership, names of corporate officers and their respective
office if a corporation; and
(2)
The name of the school, its location, and the complete mailing address;
and
(3) Floor plan drawn to scale
showing placement of all equipment with all areas designated to include a
clinic, dispensary, classroom, office, and restrooms/dressing rooms;
and
(4) Other information which the
board deems important in consideration of application may be
required.
(B)
Cosmetology schools shall have a minimum of two thousand five hundred (2,500)
square feet of floor space to accommodate no more than sixty (60) students at
any given time. For more than sixty (60) students, additional space shall be
designated proportionately. Minimum square footage for the clinic area of the
school must total sixty (60) square feet per workstation.
(1) Each cosmetology school implementing a
nail technology course shall designate at least two hundred forty (240) square
feet of enclosed floor space for every ten students or fraction thereof.
Enclosed space shall mean walls or partitions with a minimum height of six
feet. Enclosed space shall be visually separated from adjoining
areas.
(2) Each cosmetology school
implementing an esthetics course shall designate at least two hundred forty
(240) square feet of enclosed floor space for every ten esthetics students or
fraction thereof. Enclosed space shall mean walls or partitions with a minimum
height of six feet. Enclosed space shall be visually separated from adjoining
areas.
(C) Nail
technology schools shall have a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500)
square feet of floor space to accommodate no more than thirty-five (35)
students at any given time. For more than thirty-five (35) students, additional
space shall be designated proportionately.
(D) Esthetics schools shall have a minimum of
one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of floor space to accommodate no
more than thirty-five (35) students at any given time. For more than
thirty-five (35) students, additional space shall be designated
proportionately.
(E) Combination
nail technology/esthetics schools shall have a minimum of two thousand (2,000)
square feet of floor space to accommodate no more than forty-five (45) students
at any given time. For more than forty-five (45) students, additional space
shall be designated proportionately.
(F) Application Approval/Disapproval. Upon
receipt of the properly completed application, prescribed fee and a detailed
floor plan, the board may require a meeting with the applicant to discuss the
proposed school.
(1) The board shall review
the application at the next scheduled board meeting following receipt of the
completed application and must report the approval or denial of the proposed
school.
(2) If the board denies the
application, the applicant shall be promptly notified in writing of the
specific reasons of denial. Upon approval of the application, the board shall
so notify the applicant and schedule a preliminary inspection for the purpose
of determining the suitability of the proposed school's space and design. The
inspection shall be conducted by the department and reported to the
board.
(G) Final
Inspection/License Issued. Prior to the final inspection, every school shall
furnish:
(1) A list of board approved
equipment and sufficient training supplies, by quantity and type; and
(2) A proposed course of study and schedule,
in compliance with the board's mandatory minimum standard curriculum which said
school shall teach; and
(3) A list
of texts and materials conducive to learning the prescribed curriculum;
and
(4) A schedule of the hours and
days of the week the school will be in operation; and
(5) The name and address and license number
of each registered instructor to be employed. Each school shall employ at least
one instructor for each course offered. If the number of students attending in
any particular course is greater than twenty (20), then one additional
instructor shall be employed for each twenty (20) additional students, or
fraction thereof, attending; two instructors if the number of students in
attendance in the school shall be more than forty (40), then one instructor for
each additional twenty (20) students in attendance shall be employed;
and
(6) A surety bond to the board
issued by a licensed bonding company doing business in this state except in the
case of a public school district. Such bond shall be in the penal sum as set
forth in the statute, per location, and shall be conditioned upon the faithful
performance of the terms and conditions of all contracts entered into between
the school and persons enrolling therein. Suit on the bond may be brought by
any student injured by the breach of any of the conditions of the approved
contract between the student and the owner of the school on pre-paid tuition
only. The bond shall be to the State of South Carolina in favor of every person
who pays or deposits any money with the school as payment for instruction.
Every bond shall continue in force and in effect until notice of termination is
given by registered mail to the board and every bond shall set forth this fact;
and
(7) After the inspection and
approval, a license to operate the school shall be issued.
(H) Change of Location/Ownership/School
Closing.
If, at any time during the year, the physical plant or operation
of a school is moved to a new location or address, or if ownership is
transferred, or if the controlling interest of a partnership or corporation is
altered in such a way as to affect the ownership, or if the name of the school
changes, then the license for such school shall become void and a new
application shall be filed.
(1) Upon
receipt of application and prescribed fee for change of school owner and/or
school name, the application shall be promptly processed and, if approved, a
license issued. Proof of bond transferal must be required.
(2) No school shall be reopened at a new
location, until a new application is received by the board, accompanied by the
prescribed fee. The same application and application procedures as a new school
shall apply.
(3) Any school
terminating its operation shall inform the board at least thirty (30) working
days prior to the anticipated termination date and in addition properly
terminate its students. If the school is being transferred to a new owner the
school must certify and transfer, to the new owner, any and all student
records. If the school is being closed, certified student records must be
provided to the board in a format approved by the board on or before the last
day of operation. The school must provide to each current student a certified
transcript detailing hours obtained, completed, and for which the school has
been compensated.
(4) Prior to
school closure, a record of all students' transcripts, who are currently
enrolled and who have met contractual obligations, must be submitted within ten
working days, via certified mail, to the board office.
(5) If a school desires to relocate
temporarily, it shall notify the board to receive approval.
