88R19478 SHH-F By: Johnson of Dallas H.B. No. 3581 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3581: By: King of Hemphill C.S.H.B. No. 3581 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation of an eyelash extension application training program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E-3, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1603.23071 to read as follows: Sec. 1603.23071. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION IN EYELASH EXTENSION APPLICATION. (a) This section applies to the curriculum content for an eyelash extension application training program for a license under Section 1603.2103(a)(8) and approved by the department under Section 1603.2307. (b) A school offering an eyelash extension application training program shall determine: (1) the number of hours to be designated as the theory portion, which may be provided through distance education; and (2) the number of hours to be designated as the practical portion, which must be provided through in-person instruction. SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2023, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules to implement Section 1603.23071, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to the curriculum content requirements for a student who registers for an eyelash extension application training program on or after January 1, 2024. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.