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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for issuing and renewing certain |
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certificates and licenses to practice barbering. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1601.265(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Section 1603.2545, the [The] department |
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shall issue a license or certificate to an applicant for a license |
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or certificate issued under Section 1601.253, 1601.256, or 1601.258 |
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if the applicant: |
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(1) submits an application on a form prescribed by the |
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department; |
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(2) pays the application fee; and |
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(3) provides proof that the applicant holds a current |
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license to engage in the same or a similar activity issued by |
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another jurisdiction that has license requirements substantially |
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equivalent to those of this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1601.402, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a Class A barber or |
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barber technician may not renew a certificate or license issued |
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under Section 1601.253 or 1601.256 unless the person has passed an |
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examination administered under Section 1603.2545. This subsection |
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expires June 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1603.2545 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.2545. EXAMINATION FOR CERTAIN CLASS A BARBER |
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CERTIFICATE OR BARBER TECHNICIAN LICENSE APPLICANTS. An applicant |
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under Section 1601.265 for a Class A barber certificate or barber |
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technician license must pass an examination prescribed by the |
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department. The content of the examination must focus on customer |
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safety, including sanitary and hygiene requirements. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules necessary |
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to implement the changes in law made by this Act. |
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(b) The changes in law made by this Act with respect to the |
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issuance of a certificate or license apply only to an application |
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for the issuance of a Class A barber certificate or barber |
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technician license submitted on or after January 1, 2020. An |
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application for the issuance of a Class A barber certificate or |
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barber technician license submitted before that date is governed by |
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the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(c) Section 1601.402(d), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a Class A barber certificate or barber |
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technician license that expires on or after January 1, 2020. A |
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certificate or license that expires before that date is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the certificate or license expired, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |