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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 85(R)

House Bill 2739

House Author:  Hernandez

Effective:  9-1-17

Senate Sponsor:  Zaffirini


            House Bill 2739 amends the Occupations Code to limit the applicability of facilities and equipment requirements for an applicant for a barber school permit to a barber school that offers instruction to persons seeking a Class A barber certificate and to set out the criteria for approval of a permit application for a barber school that offers instruction to persons seeking a barber-related certificate, license, or permit, other than a Class A barber certificate. The bill removes the authorization for a private beauty culture school license holder to maintain an establishment in which any practice of cosmetology is taught, limits the applicability of requirements for an application for a private beauty culture school license to an application for such a license to instruct persons seeking an operator license, and sets out the criteria for approval of an application for a private beauty culture school license to instruct persons seeking a cosmetology-related license or certificate, other than an operator license.

            House Bill 2739 repeals provisions relating to risk-based inspections of certain persons and places of business regulated under statutory provisions governing barbers and cosmetologists.