Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Cosmetological Schools and Establishments
§ 17-26-417. Student work

(a) In each licensed school of cosmetology:
(1) A student for a license as a cosmetologist, after one hundred fifty (150) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with any branch or any combination of the branches of cosmetology taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials;
(2) A student for a license as a manicurist, after sixty (60) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with manicuring taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials;
(3) A student for a license as an aesthetician, after sixty (60) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with aesthetics taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials; and
(4) A student for a license as an electrologist, after sixty (60) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with electrology taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials.

(b) A student may not engage in any work upon a client who is paying for service or materials until he or she has had the required number of hours of instruction.
(c) A school shall not advertise student work to the public through any medium unless the work is designated as student work.
(d)
(1) A school may allow a student to volunteer in charity or special events held outside the school if the following conditions are met:
(A) The student agrees to participate;
(B) The student is accompanied by and acts under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor; and
(C) The school maintains the required student-to-teacher ratios.

(2) Documentation shall be maintained in the student's school file outlining the date, name, and location of the event and the number of hours volunteered.

(e)
(1) A student providing services under this section shall apply for a student permit from the Department of Health.
(2) The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules concerning the issuance of student permits.
(3) A student permit shall contain a photograph of the student.
(4) The student permit shall be:
(A) Maintained by the owner of the school attended by the student during the student's enrollment; and
(B) Returned to the department along with a copy of the student's Certificate of Training upon the conclusion of the student's enrollment in the school.