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.