5.1 (c) Applicants claiming training and experience in a foreign country shall supply official
5.2 English-language translations of all required documents from a board-approved source.
5.3 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.271, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.4 Subdivision 1. Continuing education requirements. (a) To qualify for license renewal
5.5 under this chapter as an individual cosmetologist, nail technician, hair technician, esthetician,
5.6 advanced practice esthetician, eyelash technician, or salon manager, the applicant must
5.7 complete four hours of continuing education credits from a board-approved continuing
5.8 education provider during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal date. One credit
5.9 hour of the requirement must include instruction pertaining to state laws and rules governing
5.10 the practice of cosmetology. Three credit hours must include instruction pertaining to health,
5.11 safety, and infection control matters consistent with the United States Department of Labor's
5.12 Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards applicable to the practice of
5.13 cosmetology, or other applicable federal health, infection control, and safety standards, and
5.14 must be regularly updated so as to incorporate newly developed standards and accepted
5.15 professional best practices. Credit hours earned are valid for three years and may be applied
5.16 simultaneously to all individual licenses held by a licensee under this chapter.
5.17 (b) Effective August 1, 2017, in addition to the hours of continuing education credits
5.18 required under paragraph (a), to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual
5.19 cosmetologist, nail technician, hair technician, esthetician, advanced practice esthetician,
5.20 or salon manager, the applicant must also complete a four credit hour continuing education
5.21 course from a board-approved continuing education provider based on any of the following
5.22 within the licensee's scope of practice:
5.23 (1) product chemistry and chemical interaction;
5.24 (2) proper use and maintenance of machines and instruments;
5.25 (3) business management, professional ethics, and human relations; or
5.26 (4) techniques relevant to the type of license held.
5.27 Credits are valid for three years and must be completed with a board-approved provider of
5.28 continuing education during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal date and may
5.29 be applied simultaneously to other individual licenses held as applicable, except that credits
5.30 completed under this paragraph must not duplicate credits completed under paragraph (a).
5.31 (c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to an instructor license, a school manager license,
5.32 or an inactive license.
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REVISOR BD/RC 22-0542901/18/22