86R11012 TSR-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2444
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours of instruction required to obtain an operator
license to practice cosmetology.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1602.254(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) To be eligible for an operator license, an applicant
must meet the requirements of Subsection (c) or:
(1) be at least 17 years of age;
(2) have obtained a high school diploma or the
equivalent of a high school diploma or have passed a valid
examination administered by a certified testing agency that
measures the person's ability to benefit from training; and
(3) have completed:
(A) 1,000 [1,500] hours of instruction in a
licensed beauty culture school; or
(B) 1,000 hours of instruction in beauty culture
courses and 500 hours of related high school courses prescribed by
the commission in a vocational cosmetology program in a public
school.
SECTION 2. Section 1602.451(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The holder of a private beauty culture school license
shall:
(1) maintain a sanitary establishment;
(2) maintain on duty one licensed instructor for each
25 students in attendance;
(3) maintain a daily record of students' attendance;
(4) establish regular class and instruction hours and
grades;
(5) require a school term of not less than six [nine]
months and not less than 1,000 [1,500] hours instruction for a
complete course in cosmetology;
(6) require a school term of not less than 600 hours
instruction for a complete course in manicuring;
(7) hold examinations before issuing diplomas;
(8) maintain a copy of the school's curriculum in a
conspicuous place and verify that the curriculum is being followed;
(9) publish in the school's catalogue and enrollment
contract a description of the refund policy required under Section
1602.458; and
(10) provide the department with information on:
(A) the current course completion rates of
students who attend a course of instruction offered by the school;
and
(B) job placement rates and employment rates of
students who complete the course of instruction.
SECTION 3. Section 1603.255, Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1603.255. EARLY EXAMINATION. The department may allow
for the early written examination of a student who has completed the
following number of hours of instruction in a department-approved
training program:
(1) 1,000 hours for a student seeking a Class A barber
certificate [or operator license] in a private barber [or
cosmetology] school; [or]
(2) 900 hours for a student seeking an operator
license in a private cosmetology school; or
(3) 900 hours for a student seeking a Class A barber
certificate or operator license in a publicly funded barber or
cosmetology school.
SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall
adopt rules implementing Chapter 1602, Occupations Code, as amended
by this Act.
SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act to Section
1602.254(b), Occupations Code, applies only to an application for
an operator license submitted on or after September 1, 2020. An
application for an operator license submitted before that date is
governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date
of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.