Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Barber Schools and Postsecondary Barber Schools
§ 17-20-406. Teacher manager instructor certification

(a)
(1) Application for examination for a teacher manager instructor certificate shall be filed with the State Board of Barber Examiners on blank forms prepared and furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in § 17-20-409.
(2) A teacher manager instructor shall be:
(A) Twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(B) A currently licensed barber who has:
(i) One (1) year of experience as a barber;
(ii) A high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma; and
(iii) Completed a postgraduate course of six hundred (600) hours in barber teacher theory in an approved school.


(3) An applicant for a teacher manager instructor certificate shall take a written test and demonstrate to the board his or her competency on a subject assigned by the board from the textbook on one (1) of the following subjects:
(A) Haircutting;
(B) Permanent waving;
(C) Hair coloring;
(D) Hair styling;
(E) Chemical processing; or
(F) Shaving.


(b) A person who has been continuously licensed or registered in another state to practice barbering and who also meets the requirements under this chapter may be issued a certificate of registration as a registered teacher manager instructor upon making application as required by law and upon payment of the reciprocity fee to obtain registration in this state as a registered barber, plus the teacher manager instructor reciprocity fee.
(c) A teacher manager instructor shall have received not less than eight (8) hours of additional training in an instructor's training seminar or continuing education course certified by the board on a yearly basis before renewal of his or her teacher manager instructor license.