| 1 | 1 | | By: Watson S.B. No. 362 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Gutierrez) |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the practice of cosmetology. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 1602.002, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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| 11 | 11 | | follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (a) In this chapter, "cosmetology" means the practice of |
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| 13 | 13 | | performing or offering to perform for compensation any of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | following services: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) treating a person's hair by: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (A) providing any method of treatment as a |
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| 17 | 17 | | primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching, |
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| 18 | 18 | | cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing, |
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| 19 | 19 | | shampooing, shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or |
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| 20 | 20 | | waving; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (B) providing a necessary service that is |
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| 22 | 22 | | preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A), |
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| 23 | 23 | | including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair |
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| 24 | 24 | | or shaving a person's neck with a safety razor; or |
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| 25 | 25 | | (C) cutting the person's hair as a separate and |
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| 26 | 26 | | independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly |
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| 27 | 27 | | made separately from charges for any other service; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) weaving or braiding a person's hair; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (3) shampooing and conditioning a person's hair; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (4) servicing a person's wig or artificial hairpiece |
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| 31 | 31 | | on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale and |
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| 32 | 32 | | servicing in any manner listed in Subdivision (1); |
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| 33 | 33 | | (5) treating a person's mustache or beard by |
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| 34 | 34 | | arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, [or] |
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| 35 | 35 | | trimming, or shaving with a safety razor; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (6) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's |
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| 37 | 37 | | scalp, face, neck, or arms: |
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| 38 | 38 | | (A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or |
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| 39 | 39 | | appliance; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | (B) with or without the use of any cosmetic |
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| 41 | 41 | | preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream; |
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| 42 | 42 | | (7) beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a |
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| 43 | 43 | | cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder, oil, |
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| 44 | 44 | | clay, cream, or appliance; |
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| 45 | 45 | | (8) administering facial treatments; |
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| 46 | 46 | | (9) removing superfluous hair from a person's body |
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| 47 | 47 | | using depilatories, preparations, or tweezing techniques; |
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| 48 | 48 | | (10) treating a person's nails by: |
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| 49 | 49 | | (A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting, |
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| 50 | 50 | | coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or |
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| 51 | 51 | | (B) attaching false nails; |
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| 52 | 52 | | (11) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a |
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| 53 | 53 | | person's hands or feet; or |
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| 54 | 54 | | (12) applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions |
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| 55 | 55 | | composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes. |
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| 56 | 56 | | (a-1) In this section, "safety razor" means a razor that is |
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| 57 | 57 | | fitted with a guard close to the cutting edge of the razor that is |
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| 58 | 58 | | intended to: |
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| 59 | 59 | | (1) prevent the razor from cutting too deeply; and |
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| 60 | 60 | | (2) reduce the risk and incidence of accidental cuts. |
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| 61 | 61 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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