§ 45:5B-25 — Eligibility to obtain student permit.

25. a. To be eligible to obtain a student permit, an applicant shall submit to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant: (1) is a registered student in a course of instruction in cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding, or skin care, as appropriate; and (2) does not have a communicable, contagious, or infectious disease which could reasonably be expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering cosmetology and hairstyling, beauty culture, barbering, manicuring, hair braiding, or skin care specialty services. b. A junior student in a course of instruction in cosmetology and hairstyling shall be eligible to obtain a shampoo permit for the purpose of shampooing and rinsing hair if the student submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the student: (1) completed at least 60 hours of relevant course instruction; and (2) does not have a communicable, contagious, or infectious disease which could reasonably be expected to be transmitted during the course of rendering shampoo and hair rinsing services. c. All permits shall remain valid only during the period that the student is registered at a licensed school of cosmetology and hairstyling or enrolled in an approved vocational program and shall expire upon a student's graduation, withdrawal, or leave of absence from the school or program for more than 90 consecutive days. L.1984, c.205, s.25; amended 1995, c.82, s.10; 2009, c.162, s.22; 2018, c.126, s.16; 2025, c.18, s.4.