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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation of an eyelash extension application training program and |
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to the practice of cosmetology by an eyelash specialist license |
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holder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E-3, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 1603.23071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.23071. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION IN EYELASH |
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EXTENSION APPLICATION. (a) This section applies to the curriculum |
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content for an eyelash extension application training program for a |
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license under Section 1603.2103(a)(8) and approved by the |
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department under Section 1603.2307. |
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(b) A school offering an eyelash extension application |
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training program shall determine: |
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(1) the number of hours to be designated as the theory |
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portion, which may be provided through distance education; and |
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(2) the number of hours to be designated as the |
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practical portion, which must be provided through in-person |
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instruction. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1603.0011(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to the services described by Subsection (a), |
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the practice of cosmetology includes: |
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(1) performing or offering to perform for compensation |
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the service of applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions |
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composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes; and |
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(2) altering the shape or color of a person's eyelashes |
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using a cosmetic preparation or appliance. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1603.2103(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person holding: |
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(1) a Class A barber license may perform any barbering |
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service; |
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(2) a cosmetology operator license may perform any |
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cosmetology service; |
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(3) a manicurist license may perform any service |
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described by Section 1603.0011(a)(7) or (8); |
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(4) an esthetician license may perform any service |
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described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) or (c); |
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(5) a manicurist/esthetician license may perform any |
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service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), |
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or (8) or (c); |
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(6) a hair weaving specialist license may perform any |
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service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(9); |
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(7) a hair weaving specialist/esthetician license may |
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perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), |
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(6), or (9) or (c); and |
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(8) an eyelash [extension] specialist license may |
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perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(c). |
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SECTION 4. Section 1603.2203(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An establishment licensed as: |
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(1) an establishment may provide any barbering or |
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cosmetology service; |
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(2) a manicurist specialty establishment may provide |
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any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(7) or (8); |
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(3) an esthetician specialty establishment may |
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provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), |
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or (6) or (c); |
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(4) a manicurist/esthetician specialty establishment |
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may provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), |
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(5), (6), (7), or (8) or (c); |
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(5) a hair weaving specialty establishment may provide |
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any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(9); |
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(6) an eyelash [extension] specialty establishment |
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may provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(c); |
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(7) a mini-establishment may provide any barbering or |
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cosmetology service; and |
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(8) a mobile establishment may provide any barbering |
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or cosmetology service. |
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SECTION 5. Not later than December 31, 2023, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules to |
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implement Section 1603.23071, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 6. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the curriculum content requirements for a student who registers for |
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an eyelash extension application training program on or after |
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January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |