SPS 50.320 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.330(1)(1)
Administration. The department may do any of the following:
SPS 50.330(1)(b)
(b) Approve, in whole or in part, an examination prepared, administered, and graded by a test service provider.
SPS 50.330(2)(a)(a) The department shall determine the subject matters for each license and design the examinations to test for minimum competence in the subjects tested.
SPS 50.330(2)(b)
(b) The department shall make available general information describing the competencies upon which the examination is based.
SPS 50.330(3)(a)(a)
Barber. An applicant for licensure as a barber shall complete a written examination and a practical examination.
SPS 50.330(3)(b)
(b)
Manager. An applicant for licensure as a manager shall complete a written examination.
SPS 50.330(4)
(4)
Passing scores. The passing score of the examinations for licensure as a barber or manager shall be based on the department's determination of the level of examination performance needed for minimum competence in the profession.
SPS 50.330(5)
(5)
Unauthorized assistance. The department may deny a license to an applicant who gives or receives unauthorized assistance during the examination, or withhold the applicant's score, and may schedule the applicant for reexamination at a future time at the applicant's expense.
SPS 50.330(6)
(6)
Failure reports. Upon failure of an examination, the department or its agent shall provide the applicant with a report showing the areas where deficiencies resulted in the failure.
SPS 50.330(7)
(7)
Reexamination. An applicant may retake a failed written or practical examination, but only in its entirety.
SPS 50.330 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.340 Note
Note: Sections
454.23 (1) and
(2) of the Statutes read as follows: “(1)
Application. An applicant for licensure under this section shall submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.
SPS 50.340 Note
(2) Barber license. The department shall grant a barber license to any person who submits an application under sub. (1) and satisfies all of the following conditions:
SPS 50.340 Note
(a) The applicant pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s.
440.03 (9) (a), except as provided in s.
454.27 (1).
SPS 50.340 Note(b) Subject to ss.
111.321,
111.322, and
111.335, the applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony committed while engaged in the practice of barbering.
SPS 50.340 Note
(c) The applicant graduates from high school or attains high school graduation equivalency as determined by the department of public instruction; is participating in a program approved by the department; or is at least 18 years old and meets the ability to benefit rule under
20 USC 1091 (d).
SPS 50.340 Note
(d) The applicant graduates from a course of instruction in barbering of at least 1,000 training hours in barbering in a school of barbering licensed under s.
440.62 (3) (ag) or accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the department, a school of cosmetology licensed under s.
440.62 (3) (ar) or accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the cosmetology examining board, or a school that is exempted under s.
440.61 or the applicant successfully completes an apprenticeship under s.
454.26.
SPS 50.340 Note
(e) The applicant passes an examination conducted by the department to determine fitness to practice barbering."
SPS 50.340 Note
Note: The application forms under this subsection are available on the Department's Web site at
www.dsps.wi.gov/Home.
SPS 50.340(2)
(2)
Reciprocity generally. Pursuant to s.
454.27, Stats., the department may grant a license to practice barbering without examination, to a person from another state provided that all of the conditions in either pars.
(a) to
(c) or
(b) to
(d) are met:
SPS 50.340(2)(a)
(a) The department has entered into a written reciprocal agreement with the licensing authority of another state, after determining that the education and services practiced are substantially equivalent to those in Wisconsin.
SPS 50.340(2)(b)
(b) The applicant holds a current license in the other jurisdiction.
SPS 50.340(2)(d)
(d) The applicant has at least 4,000 hours of experience in licensed practice.
SPS 50.340(2m)
(2m)
Reciprocity for service members, former service members, and their spouses.
A reciprocal barbering license shall be granted to an applicant who is a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member as defined in s.
440.09 (1), Stats., if the department determines that the applicant meets all of the requirements under s.
440.09 (2), Stats. Subject to s.
440.09 (2m), Stats., the department may request verification necessary to make a determination under this subsection.
SPS 50.340 History
History: Application forms are available on the department's website at
https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx, or by request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
SPS 50.340(3)(a)(a) Any person who has been granted an inactive license, under s.
454.23 (6), Stats., may not receive compensation for barbering services and may not practice in a licensed barbering establishment.
SPS 50.340(3)(b)
(b) Activities permitted under this subsection include purchasing supplies—or cutting hair outside an establishment, without compensation, such as for a resident in a nursing home.
SPS 50.340 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13; correction in (1) (b) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2018 No. 756;
CR 21-056: am. (2) (title), cr. (2m) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23. SPS 50.400
SPS 50.400 License renewal. To renew a license, a licensee shall, on or before March 31st of every odd-numbered year, file with the department all of the following:
SPS 50.400(1)
(1) An application for renewal on a form prescribed by the department.
SPS 50.400 Note
Note: An electronic link to the renewal form is included in a renewal notice the Department sends to each licensee.
SPS 50.400(3)
(3) Certification on the application for renewal that the licensee has, during the biennial reporting period immediately preceding application, complied with any applicable continuing education requirements in s.
SPS 50.420.
SPS 50.400 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.401
SPS 50.401 Late renewal. If the application for renewal is filed after the deadline in s.
SPS 50.400 but less than 5 years after the expiration of the applicant's last license, the applicant shall comply with the continuing education requirements in s.
SPS 50.420, and pay the late renewal fee in s.
440.08 (3) (a), Stats., in addition to the renewal fee under s.
SPS 50.400 (2).
SPS 50.401 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.402
SPS 50.402 Renewal that includes conversion from cosmetology. Until March 31, 2015, an active cosmetologist, cosmetology manager, or cosmetology establishment licensed under chs.
Cos 1 to
11 may convert to a barbering license upon request to the department and satisfaction of the applicable renewal requirements for barbering.
SPS 50.402 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.410
SPS 50.410 Reinstatement of license. If an application for restoring a license occurs 5 years or more after expiration of the applicant's most recent license, the applicant shall pass the examination specified in s.
SPS 50.330 (3) prior to reinstatement of the license, no continuing education requirements apply to that reinstatement, and the fees listed in s.
SPS 50.401 shall be submitted to the department. However, renewal of the reinstated license is subject to the continuing education requirements of this chapter.
SPS 50.410 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.420
SPS 50.420 Continuing education requirements for license renewal. SPS 50.420(1)(1)
Beginning with the biennial reporting period that starts on April 1, 2013, every licensee shall complete a minimum of 4 continuing education credit hours during each biennial reporting period, except as provided in sub.
(2).
SPS 50.420(2)(a)(a) A licensee is not required to complete continuing education credit hours between initial licensure and the first license renewal period.
SPS 50.420(2)(b)
(b) A licensee who has completed 8 years of practice as a licensed barber, or as a licensed cosmetologist under chs.
Cos 1 to
11—or as initially one of these and then the other—is not required to satisfy any continuing education requirements for barbering.
SPS 50.420(2)(c)
(c) A licensee may complete an education examination conducted by the department, in lieu of the educational programs specified in sub.
(6), provided a score of at least 70 is achieved on the examination.
SPS 50.420(3)
(3) A cosmetologist who has been licensed for less than 8 years under chs.
Cos 1 to
11 and who elects at the time of renewal in 2013 to be issued a barber license shall complete the continuing education hours for the 2015 renewal.
SPS 50.420(4)
(4) A cosmetologist who has been licensed for less than 8 years under chs.
Cos 1 to
11 and who elects at the time of renewal in 2015 to be issued a barber license shall complete the continuing education hours for the 2017 renewal.
SPS 50.420(5)(a)(a) If a licensee fails to satisfy the continuing education requirements within a biennial reporting period, continuing education credit hours acquired on or after April 1st of any odd-numbered year will be first applied to the preceding biennium until the requirement is fulfilled. Continuing education credit hours may not apply to more than one biennium.
SPS 50.420(5)(b)
(b) A licensee who fails to meet the continuing education requirements by March 31st of any odd-numbered year may not engage in the practice of a barbering until the license is renewed, except as provided in s.
SPS 50.424.
SPS 50.420(6)
(6) Continuing education credit hours shall be obtained through any of the following means:
SPS 50.420(6)(a)
(a) Attending seminars, corporate in-house courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences, that meet the requirements of s.
SPS 50.421. Attendance may be in person or via remote classroom where a qualified provider is available to the participant to comment and answer questions.
SPS 50.420(6)(b)
(b) Teaching a continuing education program that meets the requirements of s.
SPS 50.421. 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.
SPS 50.420(6)(c)
(c) Participating in distance education that meets the requirements of s.
SPS 50.421, including completion of interactive short courses or tutorials, delivery of educational programs and courses on CD-ROM or the Internet, or correspondence courses.
SPS 50.420 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.421
SPS 50.421 Standards for continuing education programs. SPS 50.421(1)(1)
A continuing education training program shall meet all of the following:
SPS 50.421(1)(a)
(a) Include instruction in an organized method of learning contributing directly to the professional competency of the licensee and pertaining to subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of the profession. The instruction shall include amplification, evaluation, examples, and explanation of the course subject matter to the licensee.
SPS 50.421(1)(b)
(b) Be conducted by individuals or entities which have specialized education, training or experience, and which are qualified in the subject matter of the program.
SPS 50.421(1)(c)1.
1. Business management that may be utilized in the barber profession, which may include such courses as financial business planning, customer service, or computer courses.
SPS 50.421(1)(d)
(d) Provide attendance or completion verification records in the form of completion certificates or other documents evidencing attendance at, or completion of, the continuing education training program. The certificate or other document shall include all of the following:
SPS 50.421(2)
(2) Continuing education programs offered by any of the following providers qualify for continuing education credit hours with no further approval needed from the department:
SPS 50.421(2)(a)
(a) Universities, technical colleges, and schools licensed by the appropriate authority for the state in which the program is offered.
SPS 50.421(2)(b)
(b) State-licensed or state-certified instructors who have not had any disciplinary actions taken against them in the 3-year period preceding their planned instruction.
SPS 50.421(2)(c)
(c) Product distribution companies, state-level or national-level professional organizations, national salon chains, or other providers, that offer programs with significant professional educational benefits for licensees.
SPS 50.421 History
History: EmR1302: emerg. cr., eff. 2-14-13;
CR 13-026: cr.
Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.
SPS 50.422
SPS 50.422 Certificate of completion, proof of attendance.
