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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of certain practices in barbering and |
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cosmetology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1601.251, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] person may |
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not perform or offer or attempt to perform any act of barbering |
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unless the person holds an appropriate certificate, license, or |
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permit. |
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(a-1) A person is not required to hold a license, |
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certificate, or permit if the person's only act of barbering |
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consists of shampooing or conditioning a person's hair. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1602.251, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] person may |
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not perform or attempt to perform a practice of cosmetology unless |
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the person holds a license or certificate to perform that practice. |
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(a-1) A person is not required to hold a license, |
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certificate, or permit if the person's only act of cosmetology |
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consists of shampooing or conditioning a person's hair. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1602.258(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person holding a specialty certificate may perform |
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only the practice of cosmetology defined in Section [Sections] |
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1602.002(a)(2) or [through] (4). |
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SECTION 4. The following sections of the Occupations Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 1601.261; and |
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(2) Section 1602.267. |
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SECTION 5. (a) A permit issued under Section 1601.261 or |
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1602.267, Occupations Code, in effect on the effective date of this |
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Act expires on that date. |
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(b) A proceeding under Title 9, Occupations Code, including |
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a complaint investigation, disciplinary action, and administrative |
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penalty proceeding, relating to the holder of a permit under |
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Section 1601.261 or 1602.267, Occupations Code, pending on the |
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effective date of this Act is terminated on that date. |
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(c) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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return to a person who holds a valid permit under Section 1601.261 |
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or 1602.267, Occupations Code, as those sections existed |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, a prorated |
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portion of the fee paid to the department for the issuance or |
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renewal of the permit. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |