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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to cosmetology licensing and sanitation requirements. |
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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) A requirement under Subsection (b)(3) may be |
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fulfilled, in whole or in part, by academic credit hours. The |
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attribution of academic credit hours must be made in accordance |
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with a formula, adopted by commission rule, that the commission |
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determines fairly equates academic credit hours with clock hours of |
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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) Rules adopted under this section applicable to an |
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individual or facility regulated under Chapter 1602 shall 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 this chapter |
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or Chapter 1602. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1603.256(c), Occupations Code, applies to an examination |
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administered on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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examination administered before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the examination was |
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administered, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |