Amend CSHB 3325 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 1601.254(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  To be eligible for a barber instructor license, an applicant must:

(1)  be at least 18 years of age;

(2)  have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate;

(3)  hold a current Class A barber certificate;

(4)  have completed:

(A)  a course consisting of 750 hours of instruction in barber courses and methods of teaching in a barber school; [or]

(B)  at least two years of work experience as a licensed Class A barber immediately preceding the date of the application; or

(C)  at least one year of work experience as a licensed Class A barber and:

(i)  have completed 500 hours of instruction in barber courses and methods of teaching in a commission-approved training program;

(ii)  have completed 15 semester hours in education courses from an accredited college or university within the 10 years preceding the date of the application; or

(iii)  have obtained a degree in education from an accredited college or university; and

(5)  pass the required examination.

SECTION ____.  The change in law made by this Act to Section 1601.254(b), Occupations Code, applies only to an application for a barber instructor license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a barber instructor license that is submitted before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.