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WV State Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
MISSION:
The Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists is responsible for the health and welfare
of all West Virginia citizens who seek professional services in
barbering, cosmetology, manicuring and aesthetics.
OPERATIONS:
Services are provided in three
areas: Board Members, Central Office Staff, and Inspectors.
Board Members:
- Conduct licensing examinations for
graduates of all schools of barbering and cosmetology in the State.
- Establish and regulate the curriculum in all schools of barbering and cosmetology
by legislative rule.
- Conduct formal disciplinary hearings
when warranted.
- Establish and regulate licensing standards for individuals, shops and schools
by legislative rule.
Central Office Staff:
- Prepares and supervises the annual
budget for the Board.
- Maintains a computerized database of
all active licensees and students in the barbering, cosmetology,
manicuring and aesthetics professions.
- Maintains a computerized database for
all licensed shops in the barber, cosmetology and manicuring
professions, and a database for all registered booth renters in
these professions.
- Provides for the collection and
accounting of all licensing and examination fees.
- Provides support services for the five
inspectors assigned to the Board.
- Provides support services for the five
Board members.
- Maintains communications with the
licensing boards of other 49 states, the general public and members
of the professional community.
Inspectors:
- Conduct frequent inspections of all
licensed barber, beauty and manicuring shops, and all schools of
barbering and cosmetology.
- Conduct investigations of complaints
related to the barber and cosmetology professions.
- Enforces state laws and legislative
rules relative to the barbering and cosmetology professions.
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