By: Rinaldi H.B. No. 4081 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to eligibility for a barber instructor license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Section 1601.254(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) To be eligible for a barber instructor license, an applicant must: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate; (3) hold a current Class A barber certificate; (4) have [completed]: (A) completed a course consisting of 750 hours of instruction in barber courses and methods of teaching in a barber school; [or] (B) worked as a Class A barber for at least two years immediately preceding an application; or (C) completed at least one year of work experience as a licensed Class A barber and: (i) have completed 500 hours of instruction in barber courses and methods of teaching in a commission-approved training program; (ii) have completed 15 semester hours in education courses from an accredited college or university within the 10 years preceding the date of the application; or (iii) have obtained a degree in education from an accredited college or university; and (5) pass the required examination. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section 1601.254(b), Occupations Code, apply only to an application for a license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a license submitted before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.