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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the education requirements to obtain certain manicurist |
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and manicurist specialty licenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1601.257(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An applicant for a manicurist license must: |
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(1) be at least 17 years of age; |
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(2) have completed the seventh grade or the equivalent |
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of the seventh grade; |
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(3) have completed a commission-approved training |
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program consisting of 300 [600] hours of instruction in manicuring; |
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and |
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(4) submit the required fee with the application. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1601.262, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) An applicant who qualifies under Subsection (b)(3)(B) |
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must: |
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(1) be at least 17 years of age and have completed the |
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seventh grade or its equivalent; and |
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(2) have completed: |
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(A) 600 [900] hours of instruction in a barber |
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technician/manicurist curriculum in a commission-approved training |
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program; or |
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(B) 300 [600] hours of instruction in a manicure |
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curriculum and 300 hours of instruction in a barber technician |
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curriculum in a commission-approved training program. |
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(d) Of the 600 hours of instruction required by Subsection |
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(c)(2)(A), not more than 300 hours may be in the manicurist portion |
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of the curriculum. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1602.256(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible for a manicurist specialty license, an |
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applicant must: |
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(1) be at least 17 years of age; |
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(2) have obtained a high school diploma or the |
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equivalent of a high school diploma or have passed a valid |
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examination administered by a certified testing agency that |
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measures the person's ability to benefit from training; and |
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(3) have completed 300 [600] hours of instruction in |
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manicuring through a commission-approved training program. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1602.261, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) An applicant who qualifies under Subsection (b)(3)(B) |
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must: |
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(1) either: |
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(A) have obtained a high school diploma or a high |
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school equivalency certificate; or |
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(B) have passed a valid examination administered |
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by a certified testing agency that measures the person's ability to |
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benefit from training; and |
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(2) have completed: |
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(A) 900 [1,200] hours of instruction in a |
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manicure/esthetics specialty curriculum in a commission-approved |
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training program; or |
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(B) 300 [600] hours of instruction in a manicure |
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curriculum and 750 hours of instruction in an esthetics curriculum |
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in commission-approved training programs. |
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(d) Of the 900 hours of instruction required by Subsection |
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(c)(2)(A), not more than 300 hours may be from the manicurist |
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portion of the curriculum. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 1601.257, 1601.262, 1602.256, and |
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1602.261, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an |
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application for a license filed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An application for a license filed before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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application was filed, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |