Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 653 amends the Occupations Code to create a shampoo apprentice permit, which authorizes its holder to only shampoo and condition hair. An applicant must be at least 16 years old and submit a certificate of health to receive the permit. The bill prohibits the Texas Cosmetology Commission (TCC) from requiring the applicant to pay a fee for the permit or to complete any hours of instruction at a cosmetology training program as a prerequisite for obtaining the permit. The bill authorizes a facility licensed by the TCC to employ a person who holds a shampoo apprentice permit to shampoo and condition hair and requires the facility to pay at least the federal minimum wage for those services. The bill provides that a shampoo apprentice permit expires on the first anniversary of the date it is issued and is not renewable.