| (a) To be eligible for an operator license an applicant
must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(2) pay the fee required under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) 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;
(5) have completed the following hours of cosmetology
instruction at a licensed beauty culture school either:
(A) 1,000 hours of instruction in a 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 department
in a vocational or career and technical cosmetology program in a public
school; or
(C) 300 hours of instruction in cosmetology through
a commission-approved training program in a beauty culture school
and hold an active Class A barber certificate; and
(6) pass a written and practical examination required
under §83.21.
(b) To be eligible for an esthetician, manicurist,
or esthetician/manicurist specialty license an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(2) pay the required fee under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) 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;
(5) have completed the following hours of cosmetology
instruction at a licensed beauty culture school:
(A) for an esthetician specialty license, 750 hours
of instruction;
(B) for a manicurist specialty license, 600 hours of
instruction;
(C) for an esthetician/manicurist specialty license;
either:
(i) 1,200 hours of esthetician/manicure specialty instruction;
or
(ii) 750 hours of esthetician instruction; and
(iii) 600 hours of manicure instruction; and
(6) pass a written and practical examination required
under §83.21.
(c) A person who holds both an active esthetician license
and an active manicurist license is eligible for an esthetician/manicurist
specialty license by submitting a completed application on a department-approved
form and paying the required fee under §83.80.
(d) To be eligible for an eyelash extension specialty
license an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(2) pay the fee required under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) 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
(A) have satisfactorily completed 320 hours of instruction
in a department-approved eyelash extension application training program;
and
(B) pass a written and practical examination required
under §83.21.
(e) To be eligible for a hair weaving specialty certificate
or wig specialty certificate an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(2) pay the fee required under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) have completed the following hours of cosmetology
instruction at a beauty culture school:
(A) for a hair weaving specialty certificate, 300 hours
of instruction completed in not less than eight weeks from date of
enrollment;
(B) for a wig specialty certificate, 300 hours of instruction
completed in not less than eight weeks from date of enrollment; and
(5) pass a written and practical examination required
under §83.21.
(f) To be eligible for an instructor or specialty instructor
license an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(2) pay the fee required under §83.80;
(3) be at least 18 years of age;
(4) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency
certificate;
(5) either hold an active operator license under this
chapter for an instructor license or hold an active esthetician, manicure,
esthetician/manicure or eyelash extension license for an instructor
specialty license; and
(A) have completed a course consisting of 750 hours
of instruction in methods of teaching in a licensed private beauty
culture school or a vocational training program of a publicly financed
postsecondary institution; or
(B) either have at least one year of verifiable work
experience as a licensed operator for an instructor license or have
at least one year of verifiable licensed experience in the specialty
in which the applicant is seeking licensure for a specialty instructor
license; and
(i) have completed 500 hours of instruction in cosmetology
in a commission-approved training program; or
(ii) have completed 15 semester hours in education
courses through an accredited college or university within the 10
years before the date of application; or
(iii) have obtained a degree in education from an accredited
college or university; and
(6) pass a written and practical examination required
under §83.21.
(g) To be eligible for a student permit an applicant
must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved
form; and
(2) pay the fee required under §83.80.
(h) A license application is valid for one year from
the date it is filed with the department.
(i) To operate a remote service business an individual
must be licensed to practice cosmetology and must:
(1) in a manner prescribed by the department, notify
the department of the intent to operate a remote service business;
(2) provide a permanent mailing address; and
(3) verify that the remote service business complies
with the requirements of the Act and this chapter.
(j) The 86th Texas Legislature enacted changes to Chapter
1602, Occupations Code, reducing the number of hours required for
a Cosmetology Operator License from 1,500 to 1,000 hours. See House
Bill 2847, 86th Legislature, Regulation Session (2019), Article 14.
The purpose of this transition rule is to provide guidance on how
to implement the transition from 1,500 to 1,000 hours.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2020, the department may allow
students enrolled on or after January 1, 2020 in a 1,500-hour program
to transfer hours towards a 1,000-hour program if the hours meet the
required technical standards. A student enrolling in cosmetology school
on or after January 1, 2020 may request to transfer completed hours
of a 1,500-hour program towards an approved 1,000-hour program or
to transfer to another school.
(2) Upon request of a student enrolled on or after
January 1, 2020, the school must apply hours earned towards a 1,000-hour
program if the school has an approved 1,000-hour program or allow
the student to transfer to another school. This rule expires on December
1, 2020.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §83.20 adopted to be effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8082; amended to be effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1280; amended to be effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5952; amended to be effective October 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7050; amended to be effective January 1, 2008, 32 TexReg 9970; amended to be effective February 17, 2012, 37 TexReg 681; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9520; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8759; amended to be effective March 15, 2020, 45 TexReg 1693 |
