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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. The Board:
(a) Shall provide examinations for licensure or registration as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider or nail technologist in English and, upon the request of an applicant for licensure or registration as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider or nail technologist, in Spanish; and
(b) May provide examinations for licensure or registration as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider or nail technologist, in any other language upon the request of an applicant, if the Board determines that providing the examination in that language is in the best interests of the public.
2. A request for an examination for licensure or registration as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider or nail technologist to be translated into a language other than English or Spanish must be filed with the Board by the applicant making the request at least 90 days before the scheduled examination. The Board shall keep all such requests on file.
3. The Board shall impose a fee upon the applicants who file requests for an examination for licensure or registration as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider or nail technologist to be translated into a language other than English or Spanish. The fee must be sufficient to ensure that the applicants bear the full cost for the development, preparation, administration, grading and evaluation of the translated examination. The fee is in addition to all other fees that must be paid by applicants for the examination for licensure or registration as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider or nail technologist.
4. In determining whether it is in the best interests of the public to translate an examination for licensure or registration as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, hair designer, shampoo technologist, hair braider or nail technologist into a language other than English or Spanish, the Board shall consider the percentage of the population within this State whose native language is the language for which the translated examination is sought.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 644A.480. Examinations: Provision in English language; provision in Spanish language upon request; request for and determination regarding translated examination; fee - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-54-professions-occupations-and-businesses/nv-rev-st-644a-480/
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