Examination — Fee.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-26-709
in effect(a)(1)(A) Each student seeking licensure as an artist under the rules of the Department of Health shall take a written and practical examination prepared or approved by the department after completion of education requirements.
(B) Upon completion of the hours required under § 17-26-707, a practical examination shall be conducted by the department in each field of training for which the student is seeking licensure.
(2) Until a student receives a passing grade on the written and practical examination, a student shall not:
(A) Be licensed as an artist;
(B) Hold himself or herself out as a licensed artist; or
(C) Independently perform a permanent cosmetics or semi- permanent cosmetics procedure without the supervision of a sponsor educator.
(b) The department shall levy and collect a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) from each student who applies to take the written and practical examinations required under this section for licensure as an artist.
(c) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury, credited to the Public Health Fund, and used exclusively for permanent cosmetics and semipermanent cosmetics.
Source: Arkansas General Assembly, Acts of 2021-2026 (arkleg.state.ar.us)URL: https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2021R%2FPublic%2F&file=900.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2021%2F2021RFetched: 11/8/2026