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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hours of instruction required to be eligible for a |
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cosmetology operator license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1602.254(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible for an operator license, an applicant |
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must meet the requirements of Subsection (c) or: |
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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: |
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(A) 1,165 [1,500] hours of instruction in a |
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licensed beauty culture school; or |
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(B) 765 [1,000] hours of instruction in beauty |
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culture courses and 400 [500] hours of related high school courses |
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prescribed by the commission in a vocational cosmetology program in |
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a public school. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1602.254(b), Occupations Code, applies only to application for a |
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license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application for a license submitted before that date is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |