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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain sanitation requirements applicable to |
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barbering and cosmetology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1602.256(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person holding a manicurist license may perform only |
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the practice of cosmetology defined in Section 1602.002(a)(10) or |
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(11) [1602.002(9) or (10)]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1603.352, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.352. SANITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN |
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SERVICES. (a) A person who holds a license, certificate, or |
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permit issued under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602 and |
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who performs a barbering service described by Section |
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1601.002(1)(E) or (F) or a cosmetology service described by Section |
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1602.002(a)(10) or (11) [1602.002(10) or (11)]: |
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(1) shall, before performing the service, disinfect |
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and sterilize with an autoclave or a dry heat, ultraviolet, or other |
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department-approved sterilizer each nondisposable instrument used |
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to perform the service; and |
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(2) may use a disposable supply or instrument only if |
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that supply or instrument is purchased at the location where the |
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service is performed or provided by the person on whom the service |
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is performed. |
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(b) The owner or manager of a barber shop, barber school, |
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beauty shop, specialty shop, or beauty culture school is |
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responsible for providing an autoclave or a dry heat, ultraviolet, |
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or other department-approved sterilizer for use in the shop or |
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school as required by Subsection (a). An autoclave or a dry heat, |
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ultraviolet, or other department-approved sterilizer used as |
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required by Subsection (a) must be: |
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(1) registered and listed with the federal Food and |
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Drug Administration; and |
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(2) used in accordance with the manufacturer's |
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instructions. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 1601.506 and 1602.408, Occupations |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |