Section 553.2 - Licensed cosmetologists; hours of credit for barber license(a) If a licensed cosmetologist wishes to become a licensed barber, he or she shall have successfully completed the one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250)-hour cosmetology training course or shall possess a current license as a cosmetologist. Upon application to the board he or she shall be given five hundred fifty-five (555) hours of credit for subjects previously covered in the cosmetology training course, which subjects shall be enumerated by joint regulation of the State Board of Cosmetology and the board. Before such person is permitted to take the barber practical and theory State Board examination, he or she shall have successfully passed both the theory and practical portions of the State Board of Cosmetology examination.(b) An individual currently holding both a cosmetology license and a barber's license may obtain a barber-teacher license if the individual completes the training and examination required for licensure as either a barber-teacher or a cosmetology teacher.Amended by P.L. (number not assigned at time of publication) 2024 No. 66,§ 1, eff. 9/16/2024.1931, June 19, P.L. 589, § 3.2, added 1982, Nov. 17, P.L. 675, No. 191, §1, effective in 30 days. Amended 1984 , June 30, P.L. 494, No. 101, §7, effective 7/1/1984.