§ 36-15-42 — Apprentice license required for apprenticeship--Requirements and term of license.

A person may receive apprenticeship education in cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology. However, no person may receive apprenticeship education unless that person is licensed as an apprentice. Any person may apply to the commission to be licensed as an apprentice if the applicant: (1) Submits evidence satisfactory to the commission that the applicant possesses those qualifications, except for age, required pursuant to § 36-15-15 ; (2) Is at least seventeen years of age or older; and (3) The cosmetology, esthetics, or nail salon in which the apprentice will receive education is currently licensed as an apprentice salon and is adequately equipped to teach the profession of cosmetology, esthetics, or nail technology, as applicable. Any apprentice license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid for the full period of the apprenticeship as defined in § 36-15-45 and is not renewable. The application shall be accompanied by the fee required in this chapter.

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 27.1507 (1), (5) as enacted by SL 1957, ch 118, § 1; SL 1965, ch 127, § 1; SL 1967, ch 105, § 2; SDCL, §§ 36-15-42, 36-15-43; SL 1972, ch 206, § 34; SL 1997, ch 218, § 16; SL 2003, ch 202, § 48; SL 2021, ch 176, § 2.