H.B. No. 2106
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1601.002, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1601.002.  DEFINITION OF BARBERING.  In this chapter,
  "barbering," "practicing barbering," or the "practice of
  barbering" means:
               (1)  performing or offering or attempting to perform
  for compensation or the promise of compensation any of the
  following services:
                     (A)  treating a person's mustache or beard by
  arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, shaving, styling, or
  trimming;
                     (B)  treating a person's hair by:
                           (i)  arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
  cleansing, coloring, curling, dressing, dyeing, processing,
  shampooing, shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting, or
  waving;
                           (ii)  providing a necessary service that is
  preparatory or ancillary to a service under Subparagraph (i),
  including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming; or
                           (iii)  cutting the person's hair as a
  separate and independent service for which a charge is directly or
  indirectly made separately from a charge for any other service;
                     (C)  cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a
  person's scalp, face, neck, arms, or shoulders:
                           (i)  by hand or by using a device, apparatus,
  or appliance; and
                           (ii)  with or without the use of any cosmetic
  preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
                     (D)  beautifying a person's face, neck, arms, or
  shoulders using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion,
  powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance;
                     (E)  treating a person's nails by:
                           (i)  cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
  coloring, cleansing, manicuring, or pedicuring; or
                           (ii)  attaching false nails;
                     (F)  massaging, cleansing, treating, or
  beautifying a person's hands;
                     (G)  administering facial treatments;
                     (H)  weaving a person's hair by using any method
  to attach commercial hair to a person's hair or scalp;
                     (I)  shampooing or conditioning a person's hair;
  [or]
                     (J)  servicing in any manner listed in Paragraph
  (B) a person's wig, toupee, or artificial hairpiece on a person's
  head or on a block after the initial retail sale; or
                     (K)  braiding a person's hair, trimming hair
  extensions only as applicable to the braiding process, and
  attaching commercial hair only by braiding and without the use of
  chemicals or adhesives;
               (2)  advertising or representing to the public in any
  manner that a person is a barber or is authorized to practice
  barbering; or
               (3)  advertising or representing to the public in any
  manner that a location or place of business is a barbershop,
  specialty shop, or barber school.
         SECTION 2.  Section 1601.253(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall issue a Class A barber certificate
  to an applicant who:
               (1)  complies with the application requirements of this
  chapter;
               (2)  passes the applicable examination [with an average
  grade of at least 75 percent];
               (3)  pays the required fee; and
               (4)  possesses the other qualifications required by
  this chapter.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1601, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Sections 1601.258 and 1601.259 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 1601.258.  ELIGIBILITY FOR HAIR WEAVING SPECIALTY
  CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. (a) A person holding a hair weaving
  specialty certificate of registration may perform only barbering as
  defined by Section 1601.002(1)(H).
         (b)  An applicant for a hair weaving specialty certificate of
  registration must:
               (1)  be at least 17 years of age; and
               (2)  satisfy the requirements specified by the
  department, including training through a commission-approved
  training program.
         (c)  The department shall issue a hair weaving specialty
  certificate of registration to an applicant who:
               (1)  possesses the qualifications described by
  Subsection (b);
               (2)  pays the required registration fee; and
               (3)  has not committed an act that constitutes a ground
  for denial of the certificate.
         Sec. 1601.259.  ELIGIBILITY FOR HAIR BRAIDING SPECIALTY
  CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. (a) A person holding a hair braiding
  specialty certificate of registration may perform only barbering as
  defined by Section 1601.002(1)(K).
         (b)  An applicant for a hair braiding specialty certificate
  must:
               (1)  be at least 17 years of age; and
               (2)  satisfy the requirements specified by the
  department, including training through a commission-approved
  training program.
         (c)  The department shall issue a hair braiding specialty
  certificate of registration to an applicant who:
               (1)  possesses the qualifications described by
  Subsection (b);
               (2)  pays the required registration fee; and
               (3)  has not committed an act that constitutes a ground
  for denial of the certificate.
         SECTION 4.  Section 1601.303, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1601.303.  ISSUANCE OF BARBERSHOP PERMIT.  The
  department shall issue a barbershop permit to an applicant if:
               (1)  the applicant owns the barbershop; [and]
               (2)  the applicant verifies the application; and
               (3)  the shop meets the minimum health standards for
  barbershops set by the commission and complies with all other
  commission rules.
         SECTION 5.  Sections 1601.304 and 1601.305, Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1601.304.  [MANICURIST] SPECIALTY SHOP PERMIT.  (a) A
  person who holds a [manicurist] specialty shop permit may maintain
  an establishment in which only barbering as defined by Section
  [Sections] 1601.002(1)(E), [and] (F), (H), or (K) is performed. [A
  manicurist specialty shop may be operated only under the direction
  of a person who holds a manicurist license.]
         (b)  An applicant for a [manicurist] specialty shop permit
  must submit:
               (1)  an application on a department-approved form [that
  includes:
                     [(A)  the shop's address;
                     [(B)     the legal description of the premises for
  which the permit is sought; and
                     [(C)     any other information required by the
  department]; and
               (2)  the required inspection fee.
         [(c)     As soon as practicable after receipt of the application
  and fee, the department shall issue a temporary manicurist
  specialty shop permit to the applicant. The applicant may operate
  the applicant's shop under the temporary permit until a permanent
  permit is issued.]
         Sec. 1601.305.  ISSUANCE OF [MANICURIST] SPECIALTY SHOP
  PERMIT.  The department shall issue a [permanent manicurist]
  specialty shop permit to an applicant if:
               (1)  the applicant submits proof that the applicant
  satisfies the requirements established by the commission for a
  specialty shop [holds a manicurist license]; [and]
               (2)  the applicant pays the required inspection fee and
  permit fee;
               (3)  the applicant verifies the application and the
  application complies with commission rules; and
               (4)  the applicant has not committed an act that
  constitutes a ground for denial of a permit, certificate, or
  license under this chapter [the shop meets the minimum health
  standards for manicurist specialty shops set by the commission, as
  determined by a department inspection under Section 1603.103, and
  any other requirements imposed by commission rule].
         SECTION 6.  Section 1601.353(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department may not approve an application for a
  permit for a barber school that provides training leading to
  issuance of a Class A barber certificate unless the school has:
               (1)  a [an adequate school site housed in a
  substantial] building of permanent construction containing at
  least 2,800 square feet of floor space, divided into at least:
                     (A)  a senior department;
                     (B)  a junior department;
                     (C)  a class theory room;
                     (D)  a supply room;
                     (E)  an office space; and
                     (F)  [a dressing and cloak room; and
                     [(G)  two sanitary, modern,] separate restrooms
  for male and female students[, each equipped with one commode and
  one of which is also equipped with a urinal];
               (2)  a hard-surface floor-covering of tile or other
  suitable material;
               (3)  at least 20 modern barber chairs, including a
  cabinet and mirror for each chair;
               (4)  a sink [lavatory] behind every two barber chairs;
               (5)  a liquid sterilizer for each barber chair;
               (6)  an adequate number of latherers, vibrators, and
  hair dryers for student use;
               (7)  adequate lighting for each room;
               (8)  at least 20 classroom chairs, a blackboard,
  anatomical charts of the head, neck, and face, and one barber chair
  in the class theory room;
               (9)  [a library with library facilities available to
  students containing] at least one medical dictionary and a standard
  work on human anatomy;
               (10)  adequate drinking fountain facilities, with at
  least one for each floor; and
               (11)  at least one fire extinguisher   [adequate
  toilet facilities for the students; and
               [(12)  adequate fire-fighting equipment].
         SECTION 7.  Section 1601.453, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1601.453.  LOCATION OF PRACTICE.  A person licensed by
  the department may practice barbering only at a location for which
  the department has issued a barbershop permit, specialty shop
  permit, or barber school permit under this chapter or a permit
  issued under Chapter 1603.
         SECTION 8.  Section 1602.256, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1602.256.  ELIGIBILITY FOR A MANICURIST SPECIALTY
  LICENSE.  (a) A person holding a manicurist specialty license may
  perform only the practice of cosmetology defined in Section
  1602.002(a)(10) or (11) [1602.002(9) or (10)].
         (b)  To be eligible for a manicurist specialty license, an
  applicant must:
               (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 600 hours of instruction in
  manicuring through a commission-approved training program.
         SECTION 9.  Section 1602.257(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a facialist specialty license may
  perform only the practice of cosmetology defined in Sections
  1602.002(a)(6) through (9) [Section 1602.002(7)].
         SECTION 10.  Section 1602.258, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1602.258.  ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIALTY
  CERTIFICATE.  (a) A person holding a specialty certificate may
  perform only the practice of cosmetology defined in Sections
  1602.002(a)(2) through (4) [Section 1602.002(2), (3), (4), or (7)].
         (b)  To be eligible for a specialty certificate, an applicant
  must:
               (1)  be at least 17 years of age; and
               (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 the necessary requisites as determined by
  the department in the particular specialty for which certification
  is sought, including training through a commission-approved
  training program.
         SECTION 11.  Section 1602.262(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An applicant for an operator license, instructor
  license, manicurist specialty license, or facialist specialty
  license is entitled to the license if the applicant:
               (1)  meets the applicable eligibility requirements;
               (2)  passes the applicable examination;
               (3)  pays the required fee; and
               (4)  has not committed an act that constitutes a ground
  for denial of the license.
         SECTION 12.  Section 1602.303(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An application for a private beauty culture school
  license must be accompanied by the required license fee and
  inspection fee and:
               (1)  be on a form prescribed by the department;
               (2)  be verified by the applicant; and
               (3)  [contain a detailed floor plan of the school
  building divided into two separate areas, one area for instruction
  in theory and one area for clinic work; and
               [(4)]  contain a statement that the building:
                     (A)  [is fireproof;
                     [(B)]  is of permanent construction and is divided
  into at least two separate areas:
                           (i)  one area for instruction in theory; and
                           (ii)  one area for clinic work;
                     (B) [(C)]  contains a minimum of 3,500 square feet
  of floor space;
                     (C) [(D)]  has separate restrooms for male and
  female students; and
                     (D) [(E)]  contains, or will contain before
  classes begin, the equipment established by commission rule as
  sufficient to properly instruct a minimum of 50 students.
         SECTION 13.  Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1602.354.  CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a)  The commission
  will by rule recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education
  programs for the practice of cosmetology. Participation in the
  programs is mandatory for all license renewals.
         (b)  The commission may only require a license holder to
  complete continuing education of not more than four hours in health
  and safety courses if the license holder:
               (1)  is at least 65 years of age; and
               (2)  has held a cosmetology license for at least 15
  years.
         SECTION 14.  Section 1602.403(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A private beauty culture school may not employ:
               (1)  a person holding an operator license, manicurist
  specialty license, or specialty certificate solely to perform the
  practices of cosmetology for which the person is licensed or
  certified; or
               (2)  a person holding an instructor license to perform
  any act or practice of cosmetology.
         SECTION 15.  Section 1603.103, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.103.  INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS[, SHOPS, AND
  FACILITIES] BEFORE OPERATION.  (a)  Until the department
  determines, by inspection, that the person has established the
  school[, shop, or facility] in compliance with this chapter,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602, a person may not operate a school[,
  shop, or other facility] licensed or permitted under this chapter,
  Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602.
         (b)  A school[, shop, or other facility] that is not approved
  by the department on initial inspection may be reinspected.
         (c)  The department may charge the school[, shop, or other
  facility shall pay] a fee for each inspection. The commission shall
  by rule set the amount of the fee.
         SECTION 16.  Sections 1603.104(b) and (e), Occupations Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  At least once every two years, the department shall
  inspect each [school,] shop[,] or other facility that holds a
  license, certificate, or permit in which the practice of barbering
  or cosmetology is performed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or
  Chapter 1602, and at least twice per year, the department shall
  inspect each school in which barbering or cosmetology is taught
  under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602.
         (e)  The department may charge the school, shop, or other
  facility [shall pay] a fee for each inspection performed under
  Subsection (c). The commission shall by rule set the amount of the
  fee.
         SECTION 17.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1603.1045 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.1045.  CONTRACT TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS. The
  department may contract with a person to perform for the department
  inspections of a school, shop, or other facility under this
  chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602.
         SECTION 18.  Subchapter E, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 1603.205 and 1603.206 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 1603.205.  DUAL BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP LICENSE. (a) A
  person holding a dual barber and beauty shop license may own,
  operate, or manage a shop in which any practice of barbering defined
  by Section 1601.002(1) or cosmetology defined by Section
  1602.002(a) is performed.
         (b)  An applicant for a dual barber and beauty shop license
  must submit:
               (1)  an application on a department-approved form that
  is verified by the applicant;
               (2)  proof that the applicant meets the applicable
  requirements under Chapters 1601 and 1602 for obtaining a
  barbershop permit and a beauty shop license; and
               (3)  the required license fee.
         (c)  The department shall issue a dual barber and beauty shop
  license to an applicant that:
               (1)  meets the requirements under this chapter and
  Chapters 1601 and 1602;
               (2)  complies with commission rules; and
               (3)  pays the required fees.
         (d)  The holder of a dual barber and beauty shop license must
  comply with this chapter, Chapters 1601 and 1602, and commission
  rules related to barbering and cosmetology.
         Sec. 1603.206.  MOBILE SHOPS. (a)  In this section, "mobile
  shop" means a facility that is readily movable and where barbering,
  cosmetology, or both are practiced other than at a fixed location.
         (b)  A barbershop, beauty shop, or specialty shop licensed or
  permitted under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602 may be a
  mobile shop.
         (c)  The commission may adopt rules to administer this
  section, including rules providing for:
               (1)  the licensing or permitting of a mobile shop;
               (2)  the fees for a mobile shop;
               (3)  the operation of a mobile shop;
               (4)  reporting requirements for a mobile shop; and
               (5)  the inspection of a mobile shop.
         SECTION 19.  Section 1603.352, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1603.352.  STERILIZATION [SANITATION] REQUIREMENTS FOR
  CERTAIN SERVICES.  (a)  A person who holds a license, certificate,
  or permit issued under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602
  and who performs a barbering service described by Section
  1601.002(1)(E) or (F) or a cosmetology service described by Section
  1602.002(a)(10) or (11) [1602.002(10) or (11):
               [(1)]  shall, before performing the service, clean,
  disinfect, and sterilize with an autoclave or a dry heat,
  ultraviolet, or other department-approved sterilizer, in
  accordance with the sterilizer manufacturer's instructions, each
  metal [nondisposable] instrument, including metal nail clippers,
  cuticle pushers, cuticle nippers, and other metal instruments, used
  to perform the service[; and
               [(2)     may use a disposable supply or instrument only if
  that supply or instrument is purchased at the location where the
  service is performed or provided by the person on whom the service
  is performed].
         (b)  The owner or manager of a barber shop, barber school,
  beauty shop, specialty shop, [or] beauty culture school, or other
  facility licensed under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter
  1602, is responsible for providing an autoclave or a dry heat,
  ultraviolet, or other department-approved sterilizer for use in the
  shop or school as required by Subsection (a). An autoclave or a dry
  heat, ultraviolet, or other department-approved sterilizer used as
  required by Subsection (a) must be[:
               [(1)  registered and] listed with the United States
  [federal] Food and Drug Administration[; and
               [(2)     used in accordance with the manufacturer's
  instructions].
         (c)  Each sterilized instrument must be stored in accordance
  with the manufacturer's instructions.
         (d)  This section does not apply to:
               (1)  single-use instruments; or
               (2)  nonmetal nail files, buffer blocks, pumice stones,
  nail brushes, or other similar instruments.
         (e)  The commission may adopt rules to administer this
  section.
         SECTION 20.  Subchapter J, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 1603.455 and 1603.456 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 1603.455.  EMERGENCY ORDERS. (a) The executive
  director may issue an emergency order to suspend or revoke a license
  or permit issued, or to cease the operation of an unsafe facility
  regulated, by the department under this title if the executive
  director determines that an emergency exists requiring immediate
  action to protect the public health and safety.
         (b)  The executive director may issue the emergency order
  with or without notice and hearing as the executive director
  considers practicable under the circumstances.
         (c)  If an emergency order is issued under this section
  without a hearing, the executive director, not later than the 10th
  day after the date the emergency order was issued, shall set the
  time and place for a hearing conducted by the State Office of
  Administrative Hearings to affirm, modify, or set aside the
  emergency order. The executive director shall set the hearing for a
  date not later than the 30th day after the date the time and place
  for the hearing are set.  The hearing examiner shall affirm the
  order to the extent that reasonable cause existed to issue the
  order.
         (d)  The commission by rule may prescribe procedures for the
  issuance and appeal of an emergency order under this section,
  including a rule to allow the commission to affirm, modify, or set
  aside a decision by the State Office of Administrative Hearings
  under Subsection (c).
         (e)  A proceeding under this section is a contested case
  under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
         Sec. 1603.456.  CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS. The executive
  director may issue a cease and desist order, after notice and
  opportunity for hearing, if the executive director determines that
  the order is necessary to prevent a violation of:
               (1)  this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602; or
               (2)  a rule adopted by the commission.
         SECTION 21.  Sections 1601.506, 1602.266(c), and 1602.408,
  Occupations Code, are repealed.
         SECTION 22.  (a) The Texas Department of Licensing and
  Regulation shall issue a hair braiding specialty certificate of
  registration under Section 1601.259, Occupations Code, as added by
  this Act, to an applicant qualified under this section who:
               (1)  applies for a certificate of registration under
  this section not later than October 1, 2007;
               (2)  has the experience required by this section; and
               (3)  pays the application fee.
         (b)  An applicant for a hair braiding specialty certificate
  of registration under this section is required to have practiced
  hair braiding in this state for at least 10 years before the
  regulation of hair braiding by Chapter 267, Acts of the 75th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
         (c)  This section expires on October 31, 2007.
         SECTION 23.  Not later than January 1, 2008, the Texas
  Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules necessary
  to implement the changes in law made by this Act, including rules to
  administer:
               (1)  Sections 1601.258 and 1601.259, Occupations Code,
  as added by this Act, related to eligibility for hair weaving and
  hair braiding specialty certificates;
               (2)  Section 1602.354, Occupations Code, as amended by
  this Act, related to continuing education and renewal requirements;
               (3)  Section 1603.205, Occupations Code, as added by
  this Act, related to dual barber and beauty shop licenses.
         SECTION 24.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only
  to an application for the issuance or renewal of a license, permit,
  or certificate that is filed with the Texas Department of Licensing
  and Regulation on or after the effective date of this Act. An
  application for the issuance or renewal of a license, permit, or
  certificate that is filed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 25.  Notwithstanding Section 1603.205, Occupations
  Code, as added by this Act, the Texas Department of Licensing and
  Regulation may not issue a license under that section before May 1,
  2008.
         SECTION 26.  This Act takes effect immediately if it
  receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
  house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
  effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2106 was passed by the House on May 4,
  2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 2106 on May 25, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 0,
  1 present, not voting.
 
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  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2106 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
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  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
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                Governor