Rule 61G3-16.0010. Examination for Barber Licensure

(1) The examination for licensure to practice barbering shall consist of a written examination. Applicants for a license to practice barbering must achieve a passing grade on the examination to be eligible for a license to practice barbering. An applicant who has completed all requirements for examination and paid the fee specified in Rule 61G3-20.002, F.A.C., will be admitted to the examination for licensure.

(2) The following subjects will be tested on the written examination and will be weighted approximately as designated: |Category |Weight | |(a) Florida Laws and Rules |25% | |(b) Safety, Sanitation and Sterilization |30% | |(c) Hair Structure and Chemistry |10% | |(d) Hair Cutting and Hair Styling |15% | |(e) Shampooing |5% | |(f) Chemical Procedures |10% | |(Permanent Waving, Coloring and Bleaching, Hair Relaxing and Curling) | | |(g) Shaving, Beard and Mustache Trimming |5% |

(3) The score necessary to achieve a passing grade shall be no less than seventy (70) percent out of one hundred (100) percent on the written examination. In rounding percentages, any percentage which is point five (.5) or above shall be rounded up to the next whole number. Percentages less than point five (.5) shall be rounded down to the next whole number. Rulemaking Authority 455.217(1)(b), (c), 476.064(4), 476.114(2), 476.134 FS. Law Implemented 455.217(1)(b), (c), 476.114(2), 476.134 FS. History–New 11-12-00, Amended 11-27-02, 4-26-04, 2-11-10, 10-7-10, 6-3-20.