(1) Applicants for instructor's licenses shall submit the following documentation:
(a) Applicants having completed the applicable minimum hours of teacher training required under 37-31-305 , MCA, shall submit:
(i) hour records showing the number of hours completed;
(ii) a diploma issued for a teacher course;
(iii) a copy of a birth certificate or other verifiable evidence of applicant's birth date;
(iv) proof of current Montana licensure in barbering, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics or manicuring, in good standing; and
(v) proof of passage of the board approved examination.
(b) Pursuant to 37-31-305 , MCA, if the applicable hours of teacher training have not been obtained, the applicant may provide documented proof, such as employer/contractor affidavits and proof of income, i.e., W-2 or 1099 forms, verifying the applicant's three years of continuous full-time practice immediately prior to the application submission.
(2) Applicants having graduated from a teacher-training course administered by a licensed school with an approved teacher's training program shall apply for a license within five years of the applicant's graduation date.
(3) Pursuant to 37-31-305 , MCA, "immediately" means the last day of employment as a barber, cosmetologist, electrologist, esthetician or manicurist being not more than 90 days prior to taking the teacher's examination and "continuous years" means full-time employment of not less than 32 hours per week.
(4) The board shall accept hours of instruction from out-of-state schools towards fulfillment of the hour requirements for licensure.
(5) Out-of-state student applicants shall meet the same requirements as in-state instructor students.