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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility for an esthetician specialty license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1602.257(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible for an esthetician specialty license, an |
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applicant must: |
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(1) be at least 17 years of age; and |
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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 350 [750] hours of instruction in |
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esthetics specialty through a commission-approved training |
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program. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1602.257(b), Occupations Code, applies only to an application for |
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an esthetician specialty license submitted on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application for an esthetician |
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specialty license submitted before that date is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |