(a) Any person who desires a cosmetologist's license shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:

(1) A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;

(2) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years; and

(3) Satisfactory proof that the applicant either:

(A) Has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours in practice and theory at a school of cosmetology; or

(B) Holds a valid Tennessee master barber registration and has completed three hundred (300) hours in a licensed school of cosmetology learning the fundamentals of cosmetology technique and pedicuring.

(b) Any person who desires a license to practice manicuring only shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:

(1) A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and

(2) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than six hundred (600) hours in the practice and theory of manicuring at a school of cosmetology.

(c) Any person who desires a license to instruct in a school shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:

(1) A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and

(2) Satisfactory proof that the applicant:

(A) Is a high school graduate, evidenced by a certificate or diploma or possesses a general equivalency diploma (GED®);

(B) Holds a valid cosmetologist's, manicurist's, aesthetician's or natural hair stylist's license issued by the board;

(C) Has completed and passed a board-approved course in instructor training of at least three hundred (300) hours within a period of six (6) months as an instructor trainee or has served as a junior instructor for a minimum of one (1) year;

(D) Has been licensed as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, or natural hair stylist pursuant to this chapter for at least three (3) continuous years; and

(E) Seeks to instruct only in the area in which the applicant is currently licensed.

(d) Any person who desires a license to practice aesthetics only shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:

(1) A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and

(2) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than seven hundred fifty (750) hours in the practice and theory of aesthetics at a school of cosmetology.

(e) Any person who desires a natural hair styling license shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:

(1) A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and

(2) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than three hundred (300) hours in the practice and theory of natural hair styling at a school of cosmetology.