Section 17-3707. EXAMINATION

 

3707.1Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an applicant shall pass an examination approved by the Board.

 

3707.2Upon appearance for the examination, and before being allowed to sit for any examination required for licensure under this chapter, applicants must present a valid proof of identity.

 

3707.3Valid proof of identity shall be defined as; a non-expired District, State or Federal government issued photo-identification card, such as a driver's license, passport (issued within the past ten years), or non-driver's photo identification card.

 

3707.4The Board or its appointee shall compare the photo present on the photo identification card to that which was provided by the applicant along with the applicant's application.

 

3707.5Applicants that are not United States citizens are required to present a non-expired visa, passport from the country of citizenship, or United States of America Federal Government issued green card or other permanent residency document. Any document presented by the applicant originating from a foreign government must have been issued within the past eight years. Unless the Board allows otherwise, any document presented by a foreign applicant for the purposes of this section must include a photograph embedded within the document.

 

3707.6International Driver's Licenses, employment identification cards (including those issued by government agencies), or other types of photo identification not specifically allowed by the Board are not considered valid proof of identity.

 

3707.7The Board shall have the authority to deny entry into the examination to any applicant if there is a reasonable suspicion that the identification is invalid or that the person represented in the application photo and photo identification card referred to in §3707.3 are not the same. Failure to provide a valid proof of identity shall be grounds for disqualification from the examination.

 

3707.8If the Board, at any time, determines that an applicant engaged the services of another person to take any part of an examination required under this chapter, the applicant shall be considered unfit to practice and shall not receive a license or, if the license has already been issued, shall have the license summarily suspended immediately. The Board shall proceed with further action consistent with the enforcement provisions of this chapter.

 

3707.9Applicants or licensees found to have violated the provisions of this subsection are barred from reapplying for a license under this chapter for one year from the date of the Board's revocation or denial unless otherwise provided in the order. A permanent record shall be kept of the Board's decision and copies of the disciplinary action may be forwarded to all licensing authorities that offer reciprocity or endorsement to those professionals licensed in the District under this chapter. The Board shall conduct its hearing under this subsection independently from any criminal prosecution that may occur and the result of this hearing shall not be dependent upon the result of any criminal prosecution.

 

3707.10It shall be the policy of this Board to refer all potential identity fraud incidents described in this section to the Metropolitan Police Department and Federal authorities for criminal investigation and prosecution.

 

3707.11All student applicants shall take the exam within two years of graduation from, or completion of, an approved program at an approved school. Apprentices shall take the exam within six months of completing the apprenticeship program.

 

3707.12All applicants whose first language is not English shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board of the applicant's competency in the English language.

 

3707.13Examinations shall be held in the District at least four (4) times per year.

 

3707.14The examination may consist of a written, practical, oral, or computerized examination, as the Board considers appropriate.

 

3707.15A passing score on the written and practical examination is required.

 

(a)To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall obtain a passing score of:

 

(1)Seventy percent (70%) for a cosmetology operator, specialty cosmetology operator, or barber; and

 

(2)Seventy-five percent (75%) for all manager or instructor licenses.

 

3707.16An applicant, who fails any part of the practical exam, in order to be eligible for a license, shall be re-examined in the part(s) failed within one year after notice of the failed examination results. The applicant shall, for each of the next five (5) consecutive regular examinations offered by the Board, retain credit for those parts of the examination passed and for any additional subject or subjects passed at the five (5) consecutive regular examinations.

 

3707.17If an applicant who has passed part of the practical examination does not apply to the Board for re-examination and is not re-examined in the part(s) failed at each of the five (5) consecutive regular examinations offered by the Board, the applicant shall forfeit all credits for those part(s) that the applicant passed and shall subsequently be re-examined as though the applicant were an applicant applying for the first time.

 

3707.18An applicant who receives a failing grade on an examination, or on one or more parts of a multi-part examination, or fails to appear for a scheduled examination shall file a new application and pay a new fee. Examination fees are nonrefundable.

 

3707.19The Director shall not reinstate the license, certification, or registration of a person who fails to apply for reinstatement within five (5) years after the license, certification, or registration expires. Such person may become licensed, certified, or registered only by meeting the requirements for obtaining an initial license, certification, or registration under this chapter.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 7699 (September 12, 2003).