Section 14. Cos 3.02 (3) is repealed.
Section 15. Cos 3.04 (2) is amended to read:
Cos 3.04 (2) The board shall require identification of the owner, business address, cosmetology manager, type of business, and a copy of the floor plan showing dimensions and required equipment, in addition to other information which may be needed to approve the issuance of a license.
Section 16. Cos 3.05 (1) is amended to read:
Cos 3.05 Inspections. (1) Inspections by field representatives or agents of the board may be conducted to assure compliance with ch. 454, Stats., and chs. Cos 1 to 6 Cos 1 to 11. Section 17. Cos 4.01 (2) is amended to read:
Cos 4.01 (2) Licensees shall wash their hands thoroughly with soap and running water prior to serving each patron and following removal of gloves. Waterless hand washing agents with alcohol as an active ingredient with a concentration of at least 70% 60% are an acceptable substitute for washing hands that are not visibly soiled with soap and running water.
Section 18. Cos 4.01 (3) is repealed.
Section 19. Cos 4.01 (3), (3g), and (3r) are created to read:
Cos 4.01 (3) All tools, implements and items that come in direct contact with a client shall be cleaned and disinfected or disposed of after use on each client.
(3g) All non-disposable, disinfectable manicure tools and implements shall be cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant as defined in s. Cos 1.01 (6), after use on each client. (3r) All items designed to be disposed of after a single use including orangewood sticks, cotton, gauze, neck strips, nail wipes, tissues, sponges, paper towels, wooden applicators and spatulas, emery boards, buffer blocks, pumice stones, sanding bands or sleeves, and disposable nail bits shall be disposed of after each use.
Section 20. Cos 4.02 (3) and (6) (Note) are amended to read:
Cos 4.02 (3) Disinfection for combs, lifts, brushes, rollers and any other contact equipment shall consist of cleaning with soap and water to remove all organic material, spraying with a tuberculocidal treating with a disinfectant as defined in s. Cos 1.01, and air-drying. (6) (Note) Chlorine bleach and Lysol® (brown bottle) are germicidal compounds.
Section 21. Cos 4.04 (1) is amended to read:
Cos 4.04 (1m) All work stations shall be supplied establishments shall supply each licensee with at least one of the antiseptics listed in s. Cos 4.05 for use by licensees in case of injury. Section 22. Cos 6.04 is amended to read:
Cos 6.04 Practical training for apprentices. (1) (a) The establishment owner with whom an apprentice contracts shall employ a cosmetology manager, whose cosmetology manager’s license is not an inactive license, to train and supervise the apprentice, except as provided in pars. (b) and (c). An apprentice shall only work under the supervision of a cosmetology manager, except as provided in pars. (b) and (c).
(b) A cosmetology manager may delegate their supervisory duty to a practitioner who has completed at least 2,000 hours of licensed practice.
(c) A cosmetology manager may delegate their supervisory duty to a barber licensed under ch. 454, Stats., who has completed at least 2,000 hours of licensed practice, but only if the apprentice is a barbering apprentice as referenced in s. 454.22 (1) (c), Stats., and if the apprentice engages only in barbering. Section 23. Cos 7.03 (2) is amended to read:
Cos 7.03 (2) Cosmetology manager. An applicant for licensure as a cosmetology manager shall complete a written examination.
Section 24. Cos 7.04 is amended to read:
Cos 7.04 Passing scores. The passing score of the examinations for licensure as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, electrologist, or cosmetology manager, shall be based on the board's determination of the level of examination performance required for minimum competence in the profession.
Section 25. Cos 8.01 (2) is amended to read:
Cos 8.01 (2) An applicant for licensure as a cosmetology manager shall satisfy the requirements in s. 454.06 (1) and (3), Stats. Section 26. Cos 8.02 (intro.) is amended to read:
Cos 8.02 Licensing requirement without examination. The board may grant a license to practice cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology, or manicuring, or to practice as a cosmetology manager without examination to a licensee of another state provided that the following conditions are met:
Section 27. Cos 8.03 is created to read:
Cos 8.03 Inactive license. Any person who has been granted an inactive license, under s. 454.06 (8m), Stats., may not receive compensation for directly performing cosmetology services as defined under s. 454.01 (7m), Stats., and may not perform cosmetology services as defined under s. 454.01 (7m), Stats., in a licensed establishment. (Note) Activities permitted by an inactive license holder include purchasing supplies or cutting hair outside of an establishment, without compensation, such as for a resident in a nursing home.
Section 28. Cos 9.02 (title) is amended to read:
Cos 9.02 Late renewal before 5 years.
Section 29. Cos 9.03 is repealed and recreated to read:
Cos 9.03 Late renewal after 5 years and reinstatement. (1) Late renewal after 5 years. If the application for renewal is 5 years or more after the expiration of the applicant’s last license, the board in its discretion may require as a condition of renewal that the applicant successfully pass the examination required in s. Cos 7.03. (2) Reinstatement. An applicant who has a license with unmet disciplinary requirements which has not been renewed within five years of the renewal date or whose license has been surrendered or revoked may apply to have the license reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
(a) Evidence of completion of the requirements in sub. 1, if the credential has not been renewed within the last 5 years.
(b) Evidence of completion of disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
(c) Evidence of rehabilitation or change in circumstances warranting reinstatement of the credential.
(Note) A person may not practice as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, electrologist, manicurist or cosmetology manager prior to being granted reinstatement of their respective license.
Section 30. Cos 11.01 is amended to read:
Cos 11.01 Authority and purpose. The rules in this chapter are adopted under the authority in ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 (2), and 454.12, Stats., and govern biennial continuing education for aesthetics and cosmetology practitioner and cosmetology manager, electrology and manicuring licenses. Section 31. Cos 11.03 (5) (b) and (c) 2., 3. and 5. are amended to read:
Cos 11.03 (5) (b) Teaching a continuing education program. A person who teaches may only receive credit for the initial offering or presentation of a course or program during a biennium. Fifty minutes of actual instruction is equivalent to one continuing education credit hour. A maximum of 3 4 credit hours may be obtained by teaching in any biennial reporting period. Full-time faculty may not claim continuing education credits for teaching done as part of their regular duties.
