Iowa § 157.3 License requirements

Iowa Statutes

§ 157.3 — License requirements

Iowa § 157.3

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 157BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY

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Iowa Code § 157.3 (2026).

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1.An applicant who has graduated from high school or its equivalent shall be issued a license to practice any of the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences by the department when the applicant satisfies all of the following:

a.Presents to the department a diploma, or similar evidence, issued by a licensed school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences indicating that the applicant has completed the course of study for the appropriate practice of the cosmetology arts and sciences prescribed by the board. An applicant may satisfy this requirement upon presenting a diploma or similar evidence issued by a school in another state, recognized by the board, which provides instruction regarding the practice for which licensure is sought, provided that the course of study is equivale

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1. An applicant who has graduated from high school or its equivalent shall be issued a

license to practice any of the barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences by the department
when the applicant satisfies all of the following:
a. Presents to the department a diploma, or similar evidence, issued by a licensed school
of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences indicating that the applicant has completed
the course of study for the appropriate practice of the cosmetology arts and sciences
prescribed by the board. An applicant may satisfy this requirement upon presenting a
diploma or similar evidence issued by a school in another state, recognized by the board,
which provides instruction regarding the practice for which licensure is sought, provided
that the course of study is equivalent to or greater in length and scope than that required for
a school in this state, and is approved by the board.
b. Completes the application form prescribed by the board.
c. Passes an examination prescribed by the board. The examination may include both
practical demonstrations and written or oral tests and shall not be confined to any specific
system or method. However, a member of the board who is a licensed instructor of barbering
and cosmetology arts and sciences shall not be involved in the selection or administration of
the exam.
2. Notwithstandingsubsection1, apersonwhocompletestheapplicationformprescribed
by the board and who submits satisfactory proof of having been licensed in a practice of the
barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences in another state for at least twelve months in
the twenty-four month period preceding the submission of the application shall be allowed
to take the examination for a license to practice the appropriate practice of the barbering
and cosmetology arts and sciences. However, the examination requirement shall be waived
for those persons who submit evidence of licensure in another state which has a reciprocal
agreement with the state of Iowa under sections 147.44, 147.48, and 147.49.
3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person who submits satisfactory proof, signed by
the supervising licensees, of having completed two thousand hours of supervised practice
under an establishment training program pursuant to section 157.12D shall be allowed to
take the examination for a license to practice the appropriate practice of the barbering and
cosmetology arts and sciences.