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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of cosmetology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1602.254, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The hours of instruction required under Subsection |
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(b)(3) may be fulfilled wholly or partly through credit hours. The |
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commission by rule shall establish a method for fairly equating |
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credit hours with clock hours of instruction. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1603.102, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.102. SANITATION RULES. (a) The commission shall |
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establish sanitation rules to prevent the spread of an infectious |
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or contagious disease. |
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(b) The rules adopted under this section applicable to an |
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individual or facility regulated under Chapter 1602 must be |
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consistent with the standards and terminology related to safety and |
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sanitation that are commonly used in the cosmetology industry. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1603.256(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The following persons may administer a practical |
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examination required under this subchapter: |
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(1) the department; [or] |
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(2) a person with whom the department contracts under |
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Section 1603.252; or |
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(3) a private beauty culture school or a vocational |
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cosmetology program in a public school licensed under Chapter 1602. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to implement Section 1602.254(b-1), Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act, and Section 1603.256(c), Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1603.256(c), Occupations Code, applies only to a practical |
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examination administered on or after September 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |