Illinois Compiled Statutes
225 ILCS 410/ - Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985.
Article IIIC - Nail Technicians

(225 ILCS 410/Art. IIIC heading)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-1) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-1. Definitions. "Nail technician" means any person who for
compensation manicures, pedicures, or decorates nails, applies artificial applications

by hand or with mechanical or electrical
apparatus or appliances, or in any way beautifies the nails or the skin of the
hands or feet including massaging the hands, arms, elbows, feet, lower legs,
and
knees of another
person for other than the treatment of medical disorders.
However, nail technicians are prohibited from using techniques, products, and practices intended to affect the living layers of the skin. The
term nail technician includes rendering advice on what is cosmetically
appealing, but no person licensed under this Act shall render advice on what is
appropriate medical treatment for diseases of the nails or skin.
"Nail technician teacher" means an individual licensed by
the Department to provide instruction in the theory and practice of nail
technology to students in an approved nail technology school.

(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-2. License; qualifications. A
person is
qualified to receive a license as a nail
technician if that person applies in writing on forms provided by the
Department, pays the required fee, and:
Time spent in the study of nail technology under the laws of another
state or territory of the United States, or of a foreign country or
province, shall be credited toward the period of study required by the
provisions of subsection (c).

(Source: P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-3) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-3)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-3. Licensure as a nail technology teacher; qualifications.
(a) A person
is qualified to receive a license as a nail technology teacher if that person
has filed an application on forms provided by the Department, paid the required
fee, and:
(b) An applicant who receives a license as a nail technology teacher
shall not be required to maintain a
license as a nail technician.

(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-4)
Sec. 3C-4. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 90-602, eff. 1-1-99. Repealed by P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-5)
Sec. 3C-5. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99. Repealed by P.A. 94-451, eff. 12-31-05.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-6) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-6)
Sec. 3C-6.
(Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 87-786. Repealed by P.A. 89-387, eff. 1-1-96.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-7) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-7. Examinations; failure or refusal to take examination. The
Department shall authorize examinations of applicants for licenses as nail
technicians and teachers of nail
technology at the times and places as it may determine. An applicant for licensure as a nail technician who has completed 280 hours in the study of nail technology may take the examination.
The Department shall authorize not less than 4 examinations for
licenses as nail
technicians, and nail technology teachers in a calendar
year.
If an applicant neglects, fails without an approved excuse, or refuses to
take the next available examination offered for licensure
under this Act,
the fee paid by the applicant shall be forfeited to the Department and the
application denied. If an applicant fails to pass an examination for
licensure under this Act within 3 years after filing an
application,
the application shall be denied. Nevertheless, the applicant may thereafter
make a new application for examination, accompanied by the required fee,
if he or she meets the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
If an applicant for licensure as a nail
technician or nail technology teacher is
unsuccessful at 3 examinations conducted by the Department, the
applicant
shall, before taking a subsequent examination, furnish evidence of
successfully completing (i) for a nail technician, not less than 60 hours
of additional study of nail
technology in a licensed school of cosmetology approved
to
teach nail technology or nail
technology and (ii) for a nail technology teacher, not less than 80 hours of
additional study in teaching methodology and educational psychology in an
approved school of cosmetology or nail technology since
the applicant last took the examination.
An applicant who fails the fourth examination shall not
again be admitted to an examination unless: (i) in the case of an
applicant for a license as a nail technician, the applicant again takes
and completes a total of 350 hours in the study of nail technology in an
approved school of cosmetology or nail technology extending over a
period that commences after the applicant fails to pass the fourth examination
and that is not less than 8 weeks nor more than 2 consecutive years in
duration; or (ii) in the case of an applicant for licensure as a nail
technology teacher, the applicant again takes and completes a program of 625
hours of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology, or nail
technology, except that if the applicant had 2 years of practical experience as
a licensed nail technician within 5 years preceding the initial examination
taken by the applicant, the applicant must again take and complete a program
of 500
hours of teacher training in a licensed school of cosmetology approved to teach
nail technology, or a licensed school of nail technology.
Each applicant for licensure as a nail technician shall
be given a written examination
testing both theoretical and practical knowledge, which shall include, but
not be limited to, questions that determine the applicant's knowledge of
product chemistry, sanitary rules, sanitary procedures,
hazardous chemicals and exposure minimization, this
Act, and labor and compensation laws.
The examination for licensure as a nail technology teacher may
include knowledge of the subject matter, teaching methodology, classroom
management, record keeping, and any other subjects that the Department in its
discretion may deem necessary to insure competent performance.
This Act does not prohibit the practice of nail technology by a person
who has applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a nail
technician, or the teaching of nail technology by one who has applied in
writing to the Department, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Department, for a license as a nail technology teacher, if the person has
complied with all the provisions of this Act in order
to qualify for a license, except the passing of an
examination to be eligible to receive a license, until: (a)
the expiration of 6 months after the filing of the written application, or (b)
the decision of the Department that the applicant has failed to pass an
examination within 6 months or failed without an approved excuse to take an
examination conducted within 6 months by the Department, or (c) the
withdrawal of the application.

(Source: P.A. 100-642, eff. 1-1-19; 100-934, eff. 1-1-19.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-8) (from Ch. 111, par. 1703C-8)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-8. License renewal; expiration; continuing education;
persons in military service. The holder of a license
issued under this Article may renew that license during the
month preceding the expiration date of the license by
paying the required fee and giving evidence, as the Department may prescribe,
of completing not
less than 10 hours of continuing education for a nail technician
and 20 hours of continuing education for a nail technology teacher, within
the 2 years prior
to renewal. The continuing education shall be in subjects approved by the
Department upon recommendation of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and
Nail Technology Board relating to the practice of nail technology,
including, but not limited to, review of sanitary procedures, review of
chemical service procedures, review of this Act, and review of the Workers'
Compensation Act. However, at least 10 of the hours of continuing education
required for a nail technology teacher
shall be in subjects relating to
teaching methodology, educational psychology, and classroom management or in
other subjects related to teaching.
For the initial renewal of a nail technician's license which requires continuing education, as prescribed by rule, one hour of the continuing education shall include domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education as prescribed by rule of the Department. For every subsequent renewal of a nail technician's license, one hour of the continuing education may include domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education as prescribed by rule of the Department. The one-hour domestic violence and sexual assault awareness continuing education course shall be provided by a continuing education provider approved by the Department, except that completion from March 12, 2016 to March 15, 2016 of a one-hour domestic violence and sexual assault awareness course from a domestic violence and sexual assault awareness organization shall satisfy this requirement.
The Department may prescribe rules regarding the requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault awareness continuing education courses and teachers.
The Department, in its discretion, may waive enforcement of the continuing
education requirement in this Section, including the domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education requirement, and shall adopt rules defining the
standards and criteria for such waiver, under the following circumstances:
(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15; 99-427, eff. 8-21-15; 99-766, eff. 1-1-17.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-9)
Sec. 3C-9. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 98-911, eff. 1-1-15. Repealed by P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)

(225 ILCS 410/3C-10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 3C-10. Inactive status. Any nail technician or nail technology teacher who notifies the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the Department may elect to place his or her license on inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the Department in writing of his or her desire to resume active status.
Any nail technician or nail technology teacher requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and to qualify for the restoration of his or her license, subject to rules of the Department. A license shall not be restored from inactive status unless the nail technician or nail technology teacher requesting the restoration completes the number of hours of continuing education required for renewal of a license under Section 3C-8.
Any nail technician or nail technology teacher whose license is in inactive status shall not practice in the State of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 99-427, eff. 8-21-15.)