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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 obtain an operator |
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license to practice 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(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) 1,000 [1,500] hours of instruction in a |
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licensed beauty culture school; or |
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(B) 1,000 hours of instruction in beauty culture |
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courses and 500 hours of related high school courses prescribed by |
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the commission in a vocational cosmetology program in a public |
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school. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1602.451(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The holder of a private beauty culture school license |
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shall: |
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(1) maintain a sanitary establishment; |
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(2) maintain on duty one licensed instructor for each |
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25 students in attendance; |
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(3) maintain a daily record of students' attendance; |
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(4) establish regular class and instruction hours and |
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grades; |
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(5) require a school term of not less than six [nine] |
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months and not less than 1,000 [1,500] hours instruction for a |
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complete course in cosmetology; |
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(6) require a school term of not less than 600 hours |
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instruction for a complete course in manicuring; |
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(7) hold examinations before issuing diplomas; |
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(8) maintain a copy of the school's curriculum in a |
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conspicuous place and verify that the curriculum is being followed; |
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(9) publish in the school's catalogue and enrollment |
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contract a description of the refund policy required under Section |
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1602.458; and |
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(10) provide the department with information on: |
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(A) the current course completion rates of |
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students who attend a course of instruction offered by the school; |
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and |
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(B) job placement rates and employment rates of |
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students who complete the course of instruction. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1603.255, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.255. EARLY EXAMINATION. The department may allow |
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for the early written examination of a student who has completed the |
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following number of hours of instruction in a department-approved |
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training program: |
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(1) 1,000 hours for a student seeking a Class A barber |
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certificate [or operator license] in a private barber [or
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cosmetology] school; [or] |
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(2) 900 hours for a student seeking an operator |
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license in a private cosmetology school; or |
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(3) 900 hours for a student seeking a Class A barber |
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certificate or operator license in a publicly funded barber or |
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cosmetology school. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt rules implementing Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1602.254(b), Occupations Code, applies only to an application for |
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an operator license submitted on or after September 1, 2020. An |
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application for an operator license submitted before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |