Board Office Closed Until Further Notice (12/27/22)
Testing Update (1/25/23)
The board has met and decided to resume testing. Testing until the office is back open is going to be in various locations.
The February 6, 2023 testing location is going to be held at the American College of Barbering located at 11320 North Preston Highway Louisville, KY 40229.
Deadline for the exam is still January 30, 2023 at 12 noon EST. If you intend on signing up for the exam all paperwork and fees need to be received before noon on January 30th. Please know that due to the board not holding the January exam, the schedule is quite full. We will try to accommodate as many people as possible. Letters will go out on Monday letting those on the schedule know there time to test. If you haven't received exam notification paperwork by Thursday afternoon (February 2), then please email using boardofbarbering@ky.gov make sure to provide us with your name and address.
Update (1/5/23)
The board office is still closed and staff is still working remotely. Power is still out in the building, email is still the only way to get a hold of the staff. When sending an email make sure to provide us with your name and/or license number and as much information as possible pertaining to your question or issue.
All documents (renewals, new shops, exam application, etc.) will need to be mailed. If mailing using USPS they will be sent to the normal board office address:
Kentucky Board of Barbering
312 Whittington Parkway Suite 110
Louisville, KY 40222
If you decide to use UPS or Fed Ex you will use the following address:
Kentucky Board of Barbering
c/o Jefferson Development
2650 Technology Drive
Louisville, KY 40299
This address is just for UPS or Fed Ex packages ONLY. This is not an office that you can personally drop anything off.
12/27/22
I hope this finds you all well, safe and warm recovering from the holidays.
On Christmas Eve the Board Office suffered serious flood after a sprinkler pipe burst two floors above us. As a result of serious damage sustained to our offices due to water damage and the lack power for 5 days now, the office is closed.
We are trying to sort through the extent of the damage and what we will be doing while the office is closed. Please know we are making every effort to handle this as quickly and as possible.
As a result there will be no January Board meeting or testing on January 9, 2023. We will likely have a board meeting later in the month once we have a better idea of what's happening. We will make every effort to get back on track in February (but even that isn't a foregone conclusion.)
As soon as we know what's happening, we will update you. In the meantime, email is probably the best way to communicate for now (boardofbarbering@ky.gov).
We hope to get through this quickly and efficiently and apologize in advance for any kinks in the system until the dust settles.
Just know we are doing our best to get things back to normal as soon as we can.
Thanks,
Kentucky Board of Barbering