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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required hair care products for operation of a |
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barbership or related specialty shop. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 1601, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1601.508 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1601.508. REQUIRED HAIR CARE PRODUCT. The following |
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persons are responsible for providing on-site at the person's shop |
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or school, as appropriate, a product that combines water, Luvimer, |
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Si-Tec DMC, and Cellosize PCG-10 to reverse damage to hair caused by |
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chemical processing: |
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(1) a person who holds a license, certificate, or |
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permit issued under this chapter and performs a barbering service |
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described by Section 1601.002(1)(A), (B), (C), (H), or (I); and |
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(2) the owner or manager of a barbershop, specialty |
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shop, or barber school. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 1601.353, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may not approve an application for a |
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permit for a barber school that provides training leading to |
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issuance of a Class A barber certificate unless the school has: |
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(1) an adequate school site housed in a substantial |
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building of permanent construction containing at least 2,800 square |
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feet of floor space, divided into: |
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(A) a senior department; |
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(B) a junior department; |
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(C) a class theory room; |
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(D) a supply room; |
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(E) an office space; |
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(F) a dressing and cloak room; and |
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(G) two sanitary, modern, separate restrooms, |
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each equipped with one commode and one of which is also equipped |
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with a urinal; |
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(2) a hard-surface floor-covering of tile or other |
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suitable material; |
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(3) at least 20 modern barber chairs, including a |
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cabinet and mirror for each chair; |
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(4) a lavatory behind every two barber chairs; |
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(5) a liquid sterilizer for each barber chair; |
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(6) an adequate number of latherers, vibrators, and |
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hair dryers for student use; |
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(7) adequate lighting for each room; |
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(8) at least 20 classroom chairs, a blackboard, |
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anatomical charts of the head, neck, and face, and one barber chair |
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in the class theory room; |
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(9) a library with library facilities available to |
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students containing at least one medical dictionary and a standard |
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work on human anatomy; |
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(10) adequate drinking fountain facilities, with at |
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least one for each floor; |
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(11) adequate toilet facilities for the students; |
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[and] |
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(12) adequate fire-fighting equipment; and |
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(13) available on-site a product that combines water, |
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Luvimer, Si-Tec DMC, and Cellosize PCG-10 to reverse damage to hair |
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caused by chemical processing. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Subsection |
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(a), Section 1601.353, Occupations Code, applies only to an |
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application for the issuance or renewal of a barber school permit |
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that is made on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application made before the effective date of this Act is covered by |
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the law in effect when the application was made, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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. |