- Inside LLR
Welcome to LLR's Website
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) mission is to promote the health, safety and economic well-being of the public through regulation, licensing, enforcement, training and education.
Interim Director Emily FarrQuick Links
- Professional Licensing Boards
Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing (POL)
Accountancy
Architectural Examiners
Athletic Commission
Auctioneers' Commission
Barber Examiners
Boiler Safety Program
Building Codes Council
Chiropractic Examiners
Cemetery Board
Contractor's Licensing Board
Cosmetology
Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists
Dentistry
Dietetics
Engineers/Surveyors
Environmental Certification
Foresters
Funeral Service
Registration for Geologists
Landscape Architectural ExaminersLearn More About POL
Welcome to the Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards (POL). POL has two offices that handle specific responsibilities for the Boards:
Office of Board Services (OBS), which oversees the needs of all POL boards.
Office of Investigations and Enforcement, which is responsible for investigating complaints involving alleged misconduct by licensees. - Labor Programs/OSHA
South Carolina Labor Programs
South Carolina and federal laws are the source of various rights employers and employees have in their employer/employee relationships. LLR is one of several state and federal agencies, which administers the laws assuring these rights. Occupational safety, payment of wages, child labor, migrant labor and mediation of disputes between unions and businesses all fall under LLR. Elevators and amusement rides also are regulated to assure the public's safety. Learn more about Labor Programs
- Fire and Life Safety
Fire and Life
The Division of Fire and Life Safety, which includes the Office of State Fire Marshal and the S.C. Fire Academy. - Online Services
LLR's Online Services
LLR is proud to bring E-Government services to the licensees of South Carolina. Our goal is to make your experience easier and more convenient while preserving the privacy of personal information.- Media/FOIA/Governmental Affairs
Media/FOIA Center
Here you'll find key information about our agency, news events, FOIA, and Communications staff to assist you with your daily gathering of news. Visit LLR's Media Center
- Media/FOIA/Governmental Affairs
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Telephone: (803) 896-4588 Theresa Richardson Mary League
Email: BoardInfo@llr.sc.gov
Administrator
Advice Counsel to the Board
providing legal advice to all Boards, Commissions
and Panels, as well as their administrative staff.
These attorneys do not provide legal advice to
parties outside LLR.
South Carolina Board of Cosmetology
License Renewal
How Do You Renew a License?
All cosmetology, esthetician, nail technician and instructor licenses expire on March 10 of each odd year. All salon, booth renters, and school licenses expire on June 30th of each even year. Also required is proof of the required continuing education hours and payment of the renewal fee prescribed by the Board. The policy of the Board for a registered cosmetologist, nail technician and esthetician is that a total of 12 hours of continuing education are completed; 6 of those hours can be completed through a Board approved online continuing education provider and the other 6 hours must be completed in a Board approved classroom setting.
Reinstatement
An individual whose license has been expired for almost three years may reinstate their license by filing the application, paying of the required reinstatement fee and presenting satisfactory proof of his or her qualifications to resume practicing. An individual whose license has been expired for three years or more must pay the required fee and retake both the written and practical exams to have their license reinstated.