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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing and regulation of barber instructors and |
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cosmetology instructors by the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation and to the composition of the Barbering and Cosmetology |
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Advisory Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1603.051, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.051. ADVISORY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP. The Barbering |
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and Cosmetology Advisory Board consists of nine members appointed |
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by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's |
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approval, as follows: |
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(1) four members who each hold an individual |
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practitioner license under Subchapter E-1, including: |
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(A) at least one holder of a Class A barber |
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license; [and] |
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(B) at least one holder of a cosmetology operator |
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license; |
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(C) at least one holder of a barber instructor |
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license; and |
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(D) at least one holder of a cosmetology |
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instructor license; |
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(2) two members who each hold an establishment |
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license; |
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(3) two members who each hold a school license; and |
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(4) one member who represents the public. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1603.2103(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person holding: |
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(1) a Class A barber license may perform any barbering |
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service; |
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(2) a cosmetology operator license may perform any |
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cosmetology service; |
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(3) a manicurist license may perform any service |
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described by Section 1603.0011(a)(7) or (8); |
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(4) an esthetician license may perform any service |
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described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) or (c); |
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(5) a manicurist/esthetician license may perform any |
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service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), |
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or (8) or (c); |
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(6) a hair weaving specialist license may perform any |
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service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(9); |
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(7) a hair weaving specialist/esthetician license may |
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perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), |
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(6), or (9) or (c); [and] |
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(8) an eyelash extension specialist license may |
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perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(c); |
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(9) a barber instructor license may: |
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(A) perform any barbering service; and |
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(B) instruct a person in the performance of any |
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barbering service; and |
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(10) a cosmetology instructor license may: |
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(A) perform any cosmetology service; and |
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(B) instruct a person in the performance of any |
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cosmetology service. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E-1, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 1603.21035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1603.21035. ELIGIBILITY FOR BARBER INSTRUCTOR OR |
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COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR LICENSE. (a) To be eligible for a barber |
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instructor or cosmetology instructor license, an applicant must: |
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(1) be at least 18 years of age; |
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(2) have a high school diploma or a high school |
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equivalency certificate; |
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(3) hold a current Class A barber license or |
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cosmetology operator license, as applicable; |
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(4) have completed a course consisting of 500 hours of |
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instruction in barber or cosmetology courses and methods of |
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teaching in a barber or cosmetology school or commission-approved |
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training program; and |
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(5) pass a written and practical examination |
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prescribed by the commission. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt rules for the licensing of |
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specialty instructors to teach specialty courses in any service |
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described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or |
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(9) or (c). |
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SECTION 4. Not later than December 31, 2025, the Texas |
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Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules to |
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implement Section 1603.21035, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1603.051, Occupations Code, does not affect the entitlement of a |
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member serving on the advisory committee established under that |
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section immediately before the effective date of this Act to |
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continue to serve for the remainder of the member's term. As the |
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terms of members expire after the effective date of this Act, the |
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presiding officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing and |
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Regulation, with the commission's approval, shall appoint or |
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reappoint members who have the qualifications required by that |
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section. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |