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REGULATION OF COSMETOLOGY
Occupations Code
Title 9. Regulation of Barbers, Cosmetologists, and Related Occupations
Chapter 1602
Administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
(eective September 1, 2015, except as noted)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1602.001. GENERAL DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1602.002. DEFINITION OF COSMETOLOGY
SECTION 1602.003. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER
SUBCHAPTER B. ADVISORY BOARD ON COSMETOLOGY
SECTION 1602.051. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1602.055. TERMS; VACANCY
SECTION 1602.058. PRESIDING OFFICER
SECTION 1602.060. BOARD DUTIES
SUBCHAPTER D. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO COSMETOLOGY
SECTION 1602.153. SUBPOENA
SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
SECTION 1602.251. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED
SECTION 1602.254. ELIGIBILITY FOR AN OPERATOR LICENSE
SECTION 1602.255. ELIGIBILITY FOR AN INSTRUCTOR LICENSE
SECTION 1602.256. ELIGIBILITY FOR A MANICURIST SPECIALTY LICENSE
SECTION 1602.257. ELIGIBILITY FOR ESTHETICIAN SPECIALTY LICENSE
SECTION 1602.2571. ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIALTY LICENSE IN EYELASH EXTENSION APPLICATION
SECTION 1602.2572. EYELASH EXTENSION APPLICATION TRAINING PROGRAM
SECTION 1602.259. ELIGIBILITY FOR HAIR WEAVING SPECIALTY CERTIFICATE
SECTION 1602.260. ELIGIBILITY FOR A WIG SPECIALTY CERTIFICATE
SECTION 1602.261. ELIGIBILITY FOR MANICURIST/ESTHETICIAN SPECIALTY LICENSE
SECTION 1602.262. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE
SECTION 1602.266. STUDENT PERMIT
SECTION 1602.267. SHAMPOO APPRENTICE PERMIT
SECTION 1602.268. WAIVER OF CERTAIN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSING OF FACILITIES
SECTION 1602.301. FACILITY LICENSE REQUIRED
SECTION 1602.302. BEAUTY SHOP LICENSE
SECTION 1602.303. PRIVATE BEAUTY CULTURE SCHOOL LICENSE
SECTION 1602.304. PUBLIC SECONDARY OR POSTSECONDARY BEAUTY CULTURE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
SECTION 1602.305. SPECIALTY SHOP LICENSE
SECTION 1602.306. BOOTH RENTAL LICENSE
SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE RENEWAL
SECTION 1602.351. RENEWAL OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED
SECTION 1602.352. REQUIREMENT FOR FIRST RENEWAL OF LICENSE
SECTION 1602.353. INACTIVE STATUS
SECTION 1602.354. CONTINUING EDUCATION
students, or schools:
For statute and rule compliance
questions not included in the
above categories:
For traditional mailing, please
address mail to
TDLR Cosmetology Program
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, Texas 78711
SECTION 1602.354. CONTINUING EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER I. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER
SECTION 1602.401. DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE
SECTION 1602.402. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE NOT TRANSFERABLE
SECTION 1602.403. EMPLOYMENT OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE HOLDER
SECTION 1602.404. OPERATING CERTAIN SHOPS OR SCHOOLS ON SINGLE PREMISES
SECTION 1602.405. PRACTICE AT FACILITY LICENSED OR PERMITTED AS BARBER AND COSMETOLOGIST
FACILITY
SECTION 1602.406. INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
SECTION 1602.407. SERVICE AT UNLICENSED LOCATION
SUBCHAPTER J. OPERATION OF A BEAUTY CULTURE SCHOOL
SECTION 1602.451. DUTIES OF A LICENSE HOLDER
SECTION 1602.452. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENT
SECTION 1602.453. COURSE LENGTH AND CURRICULUM CONTENT
SECTION 1602.454. STUDENT RECORD
SECTION 1602.455. TRANSFER OF HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
SECTION 1602.456. IDENTIFICATION OF AND WORK PERFORMED BY STUDENTS
SECTION 1602.457. CANCELLATION AND SETTLEMENT POLICY
SECTION 1602.458. REFUND POLICY
SECTION 1602.459. WITHDRAWAL OR TERMINATION OF STUDENT
SECTION 1602.460. INTEREST ON REFUND
SECTION 1602.461. REENTRY OF STUDENT AFTER WITHDRAWAL OR TERMINATION
SECTION 1602.462. EFFECT OF STUDENT WITHDRAWAL
SECTION 1602.463. EFFECT OF SCHOOL CLOSURE
SECTION 1602.464. PRIVATE BEAUTY CULTURE SCHOOL TUITION PROTECTION ACCOUNT
SECTION 1602.465. PEER REVIEW
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1602.001. General Definitions.
In this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Advisory Board on Cosmetology.
(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
(3) “Department” means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(3-a) "Dual shop" means a shop owned, operated, or managed by a person holding a dual barber and beauty
shop license issued under Chapter 1603.
(4) “Executive director” means the executive director of the department.
(5) "Public school" includes a public high school, a public junior college, or any other nonprot tax-exempt
institution that conducts a cosmetology program.
Section 1602.002. Definition of Cosmetology.
(a) In this chapter, "cosmetology" means the practice of performing or oering to perform for compensation
any of the following services:
(1) treating a person's hair by:
(A) providing any method of treatment as a primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing, shampooing, shaping, singeing, straightening,
styling, tinting, or waving;
(B) providing a necessary service that is preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A),
including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair or shaving a person's neck with a
safety razor; or
(C) cutting the person's hair as a separate and independent service for which a charge is directly or
indirectly made separately from charges for any other service;
(2) shampooing and conditioning a person's hair;
(3) servicing a person's wig or articial hairpiece on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale
and servicing in any manner listed in Subdivision (1);
(4) treating a person's mustache or beard by arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,
or shaving with a safety razor;
(5) cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a person's scalp, face, neck, or arms:
(A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or appliance; and
(A) by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or appliance; and
(B) with or without the use of any cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
(6) beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion,
powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance;
(7) administering facial treatments;
(8) removing superuous hair from a person's body using depilatories, preparations, or tweezing
techniques;
(9) treating a person's nails by:
(A) cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting, coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or
(B) attaching false nails;
(10) massaging, cleansing, treating, or beautifying a person's hands or feet;
(11) applying semipermanent, thread-like extensions composed of single bers to a person's eyelashes; or
(12) weaving a person's hair.
(a-1) In this section, "safety razor" means a razor that is tted with a guard close to the cutting edge of the
razor that is intended to:
(1) prevent the razor from cutting too deeply; and
(2) reduce the risk and incidence of accidental cuts.
(b) The commission by rule may amend the denition of cosmetology to eliminate a service included in that
denition under Subsection (a).
Section 1602.003. Application of Chapter.
(a) In this section, "fashion photography studio" means a permanent establishment that charges a fee
exclusively for a photographic sitting.
(b) This chapter does not apply to a person who:
(1) provides a service in an emergency;
(2) is licensed in this state to practice medicine, dentistry, podiatry, chiropractic, or nursing and is operating
within the scope of the person's license;
(3) is in the business of or receives compensation for makeup applications only;
(4) acts as a barber under Chapter 1601, if the person does not hold the person out as a cosmetologist;
(5) provides a cosmetic service as a volunteer or an employee performing regular duties at a licensed
nursing or convalescent custodial or personal care home to a patient residing in the home;
(6) owns, operates, or manages a licensed nursing or convalescent custodial or personal care home that
allows a person with an operator license to perform cosmetic services for patients residing in the home on
an occasional but not daily basis;
(7) provides an incidental cosmetic service, or owns, operates, or manages the location where that service
is provided, if the primary purpose of the service is to enable or assist the recipient of the service to
participate as the subject of:
(A) a photographic sitting at a fashion photography studio;
(B) a television appearance; or
(C) the lming of a motion picture; or
(8) performs only natural hair braiding, including braiding a person’s hair, trimming hair extensions only as
applicable to the braiding process, and attaching commercial hair by braiding and without the use of
chemicals or adhesives.
SUBCHAPTER B. ADVISORY BOARD ON
COSMETOLOGY
Section 1602.051. Board; Membership.
(a) The Advisory Board on Cosmetology consists of nine members appointed by the presiding ocer of the
commission, with the commission’s approval, as follows:
(1) one member who holds a license for a beauty shop that is part of a chain of beauty shops;
(2) one member who holds a license for a beauty shop that is not part of a chain of beauty shops;
(3) one member who holds a private beauty culture school license;
(4) two members who each hold an operator license;
(5) one member who represents a licensed public secondary or postsecondary beauty culture school;
(6) one member who represents a licensed public secondary beauty culture school; and
(7) two public members.
(b) The associate commissioner of the Texas Education Agency responsible for career and technical education
or the associate commissioner's authorized representative shall serve as an ex ocio member of the
commission without voting privileges.
Section 1602.055. Terms; Vacancy.
(a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on
the same date each odd-numbered year.
(c) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the presiding ocer of the commission, with the commission’s
approval, shall appoint a replacement to ll the unexpired term.
Section 1602.058. Presiding Officer
The presiding ocer of the commission, with the commission’s approval, shall designate one member of the
commission as presiding ocer to serve in that capacity for a two-year term.
Section 1602.060. Board Duties.
(a) The board shall advise the commission and the department on:
(1) education and curricula for applicants;
(2) the content of examinations;
(3) proposed rules and standards on technical issues related to cosmetology; and
(4) other issues aecting cosmetology.
(b) The board shall respond to questions from the department and the commission regarding cosmetology.
SUBCHAPTER D. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND
DUTIES RELATED TO COSMETOLOGY
Section 1602.153. Subpoena.
(a) The department may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena:
(1) the attendance of a witness for examination under oath; and
(2) the production for inspection and copying of records and other evidence relevant to the investigation of
an alleged violation of this chapter.
(b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, the department, acting through the
attorney general, may le suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in Travis County or in the county in
which a hearing conducted by the department may be held.
(c) The court shall order a person to comply with the subpoena if the court determines that good cause exists
for issuing the subpoena.
SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE
REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
Section 1602.251. License or Certificate Required.
(a) A person may not perform or attempt to perform a practice of cosmetology unless the person holds a
license or certicate to perform that practice.
(b) A person may not teach cosmetology unless the person:
(1) holds an instructor license issued in this state; and
(2) performs the instruction in a private beauty culture school or a vocational cosmetology program in a
public school.
(c) A person licensed by the department may practice cosmetology only at a facility operated by a person
holding a beauty shop license, specialty shop license, private beauty culture school license, or other license
issued by the department.
Section 1602.254. Eligibility for an Operator
License.
(a) A person holding an operator license may perform any practice of cosmetology.
(a) A person holding an operator license may perform any practice of cosmetology.
(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 certied testing agency that measures the person's ability to benet from
training; and
(3) have completed:
(A) 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.
(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the issuance of an operator license under this section to a person who
holds a Class A barber certicate. The department shall issue the license to an applicant who:
(1) holds an active Class A barber certicate;
(2) completes 300 hours of instruction in cosmetology through a commission-approved training program
in a cosmetology school;
(3) passes the examination required under Section 1602.262; and
(4) submits to the department:
(A) an application on a form prescribed by the department; and
(B) the required fee.
Section 1602.255. Eligibility for an Instructor
License.
(a) A person holding an instructor license may perform any practice of cosmetology and may instruct a person
in any practice of cosmetology.
(b) To be eligible for an instructor license, an applicant must:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certicate;
(3) hold an operator license under this chapter;
(4) have:
(A) completed 750 hours of instruction in methods of teaching in:
(i) a licensed private beauty culture school; or
(ii) a vocational training program of a publicly nanced postsecondary institution;
(B) completed at least:
(i) one year of veriable experience as a licensed cosmetology operator; and
(ii) 500 hours of instruction in cosmetology in a commission-approved training program;
(C) completed 15 semester hours in education courses through an accredited college or university
within the 10 years before the date of application; or
(D) obtained a degree in education from an accredited college or university; and
(5) pass the examination required under Section 1602.262.
(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the licensing of specialty instructors to teach specialty courses in the
practice of cosmetology dened in Sections 1602.002(a)(6), (8), (9), and (11).
Section 1602.256. Eligibility for a Manicurist
Specialty License.
(a) A person holding a manicurist specialty license may perform only the practice of cosmetology dened in
Section 1602.002(a)(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 certied testing agency that measures the person's ability to benet from
training; and
(3) have completed 600 hours of instruction in manicuring through a commission-approved training
program.
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Section 1602.257. Eligibility for Esthetician
Specialty License.
(a) A person holding an esthetician specialty license may perform only the practice of cosmetology dened in
Sections 1602.002(a)(5), (6), (7), (8), and (11).
(b) To be eligible for an esthetician 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 certied testing agency that measures the person's ability to benet from
training; and
(3) have completed 750 hours of instruction in esthetics specialty through a commission-approved training
program.
Section 1602.2571. Eligibility for a Specialty
License in Eyelash Extension Application.
(a) A person holding a specialty license in eyelash extension application may perform only the practice of
cosmetology dened in Section 1602.002(a)(11).
(b) To be eligible for a specialty license in eyelash extension application, 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 certied testing agency that measures the person's ability to benet from
training; and
(3) have completed a training program described by Section 1602.2572 that has been approved by the
commission.
Section 1602.2572. Eyelash Extension Application
Training Program.
(a) An eyelash extension application training program must include at least 320 hours of classroom instruction
and practical experience, including at least eight hours of theoretical instruction, and include instruction in the
following areas:
(1) recognizing infectious or contagious diseases of the eye and allergic reactions to materials;
(2) proper sanitation practices;
(3) occupational health and safety practices;
(4) eyelash extension application procedures; and
(5) eyelash extension isolation and separation procedures.
(b) An instructor at an eyelash extension application training program must comply with Section 1602.251(b).
(c) The commission shall adopt rules regarding eyelash extension application training programs and may
establish or designate approved training programs.
Section 1602.259. Eligibility for Hair Weaving
Specialty Certificate.
(a) A person holding a hair weaving specialty certicate may perform only the practice of cosmetology dened
in Sections 1602.002(a)(2) and (12).
(b) To be eligible for a hair weaving specialty certicate, an applicant must:
(1) be at least 17 years of age; and
(2) have the necessary requisites as determined by the department in the particular specialty for which
certication is sought, including training through a commission-approved training program.
Section 1602.260. Eligibility for a Wig Specialty
Certificate.
(a) A person holding a wig specialty certicate may perform only the practice of cosmetology dened in Section
1602.002(a)(3).
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1602.002(a)(3).
(b) To be eligible for a wig specialty certicate, an applicant must:
(1) be at least 17 years of age; and
(2) have the necessary requisites as determined by the department in the particular specialty for which
certication is sought, including training through a commission-approved training program.
Section 1602.261. Eligibility for
Manicurist/Esthetician Specialty License.
(a) A person holding a manicurist/esthetician specialty license may perform only the practice of cosmetology
dened in Sections 1602.002(a)(5) through (10).
(b) To be eligible for a manicurist/esthetician specialty license, an applicant must:
(1) submit an application on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) pay the required fee; and
(3) either:
(A) hold both an active manicurist specialty license and an active esthetician specialty license; or
(B) meet the educational requirements of Subsection (c).
(c) An applicant who qualies under Subsection (b)(3)(B) must:
(1) either:
(A) have obtained a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certicate; or
(B) have passed a valid examination administered by a certied testing agency that measures the
person's ability to benet from training; and
(2) have completed:
(A) 1,200 hours of instruction in a manicure/esthetics specialty curriculum in a commission-approved
training program; or
(B) 600 hours of instruction in a manicure curriculum and 750 hours of instruction in an esthetics
curriculum in commission-approved training programs.
Section 1602.262. Issuance of License or
Certificate.
(a) An applicant for a license under this chapter is entitled to the license if the applicant:
(1) meets the applicable eligibility requirements;
(2) passes the applicable examination;
(3) pays the required fee;
(4) has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of the license; and
(5) submits an application on a form prescribed by the department.
(b) An applicant for a specialty certicate is entitled to the certicate if the applicant:
(1) meets the eligibility requirements;
(2) pays the required fee;
(3) has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of the certicate; and
(4) submits an application on a form prescribed by the department.
Section 1602.266. Student Permit.
(a) The department shall require a student enrolled in a school of cosmetology in this state to hold a permit
stating the student's name and the name of the school. The permit shall be displayed in a reasonable manner
at the school.
(b) The department shall issue a student permit to an applicant who submits an application to the department
for a student permit accompanied by the required fee.
(c) A person holding a student permit may shampoo or condition a person's hair in a facility licensed under
this chapter or Chapter 1603.
Section 1602.267. Shampoo Apprentice Permit.
(a) A person holding a shampoo apprentice permit may perform only the practice of cosmetology dened by
Section 1602.002(a)(2).
(c) A shampoo apprentice permit expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance and may not be
renewed.
(d) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section. The commission may not require
an applicant to:
(1) complete any hours of instruction at a cosmetology training program as a prerequisite for the issuance
of a shampoo apprentice permit; or
(2) pay a fee for a shampoo apprentice permit.
(f) This section applies only to a person who holds a permit under this section issued to the person before
September 1, 2013.
Section 1602.268. Waiver of Certain License
Requirements.
(a) The department shall issue a license to an applicant for a license issued under Section 1602.254 if the
applicant:
(1) submits an application on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) pays the application fee; and
(3) provides proof that the applicant holds a current license to engage in the same or similar activity issued
by another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
(b) The department may waive any requirement for a license or certicate issued under this chapter, other
than a license listed in Subsection (a), for an applicant holding a license from another state that has license
requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
(c) A license issued under Subsection (a) must be renewed as provided by Subchapter H.
SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSING OF FACILITIES
Section 1602.301. Facility License Required.
(a) A person may not operate a beauty shop, beauty culture school, specialty shop, or other place of business
in which cosmetology is taught or practiced unless the person holds a license to operate that place of
business.
(b) A person may not operate a vocational cosmetology program in a public school or lease space on the
premises of a beauty shop, specialty shop, or dual shop to engage in the practice of cosmetology as an
independent contractor unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.
(c) A person who owns, operates, or manages a beauty shop, specialty shop, or dual shop may employ a
person holding a student permit under Section 1602.266 to shampoo or condition a person's hair.
Section 1602.302. Beauty Shop License.
(a) A person holding a beauty shop license may maintain an establishment in which any practice of
cosmetology is performed.
(b) An application for a beauty shop license must be accompanied by the required inspection fee and:
(1) be on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) contain proof of the particular requisites for a beauty shop established by the commission; and
(3) be veried by the applicant.
(c) The applicant is entitled to a beauty shop license if:
(1) the application complies with commission rules;
(2) the applicant pays the required license fee; and
(3) the applicant has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of a license.
Section 1602.303. Private Beauty Culture School
License.
(a) A person holding a private beauty culture school license may maintain an establishment in which any
practice of cosmetology is taught, including providing an eyelash extension application training program
practice of cosmetology is taught, including providing an eyelash extension application training program
described by Section 1602.2572.
(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 veried by the applicant; and
(3) contain a statement that the building:
(A) 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) contains a minimum of:
(i) 2,800 square feet of oor space if the building is located in a county with a population of more
than 100,000; or
(ii) 1,800 square feet of oor space if the building is located in a county with a population of
100,000 or less;
(C) has access to permanent restrooms and adequate drinking fountain facilities; and
(D) contains, or will contain before classes begin, the equipment established by commission rule as
sucient to properly instruct a minimum of 10 students.
(c) The applicant is entitled to a private beauty culture school license if:
(1) the department determines that the applicant is nancially sound and capable of fullling the school's
commitments for training;
(2) the applicant's facilities pass an inspection conducted by the department under Section 1603.103; and
(3) the applicant has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of a license.
Section 1602.304. Public Secondary or
Postsecondary Beauty Culture School Certificate.
(a) Each application for a license as a public secondary or public post secondary beauty culture school must be
accompanied by the required license fee.
Section 1602.305. Specialty Shop License.
(a) A person holding a specialty shop license may maintain an establishment in which only the practice of
cosmetology as dened in Section 1602.002(a) (3), (6), (8), (9), or (11) is performed.
(b) An application for a specialty shop license must be accompanied by the required inspection fee and:
(1) be on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) contain proof of the particular requisites for a specialty shop as established by the commission; and
(3) be veried by the applicant.
(c) The applicant is entitled to a specialty shop license if:
(1) the application complies with commission rules;
(2) the applicant pays the required license fee; and
(3) the applicant has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of a license.
Section 1602.306. Booth Rental License.
(a) A person licensed or certied under this chapter may not lease space on the premises of a beauty shop to
engage in the practice of cosmetology as an independent contractor unless the person also holds a booth
rental license issued under this section.
(b) An application for a booth rental license must:
(1) be on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) contain information as required by commission rule; and
(3) be veried by the applicant.
(c) The applicant is entitled to a booth rental license if the applicant:
(1) pays the application fee set by the commission in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the
costs of administering the booth rental licensing program;
costs of administering the booth rental licensing program;
(2) complies with commission rules; and
(3) has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of a license or certicate.
(d) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the information submitted for a booth rental license, including
information regarding the applicant's compliance with state and federal tax laws.
SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE RENEWAL
Section 1602.351. Renewal of License or Certificate
Required.
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a license or certicate issued under this chapter expires on
the second anniversary of the date the license or certicate is issued.
(b) A temporary license expires on the 60th day after the date the license is issued. A temporary license may
not be renewed.
(c) A private beauty culture school license or a public secondary or postsecondary beauty culture school
license expires on the anniversary of the date the license is issued.
Section 1602.352. Requirement for First Renewal
of License.
(a) A person applying to renew a license for the rst time must:
(1) hold a high school diploma;
(2) hold the equivalent of a high school diploma; or
(3) have passed an examination that measures the person's ability to benet from training.
Section 1602.353. Inactive Status.
(a) Not later than the 10th day before the expiration date of a certicate or license issued under this chapter,
the certicate or license holder may place the certicate or license on inactive status by:
(1) submitting an application for inactive status to the department on a form prescribed by the
department; and
(2) paying the required fee.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person whose certicate or license is on inactive status is not
required to complete continuing education required under this chapter.
(c) A person whose certicate or license is on inactive status may reapply for inactive status before the
expiration date of the certicate or license. The person must pay the required fee.
(d) A license holder may not employ a person on inactive status.
(e) A person on inactive status may return the certicate or license to active status by:
(1) applying to the department for active status on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) paying the required fee, and
(3) providing evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has completed the number of hours
of continuing education that would otherwise have been required for a renewal of an active license for the
preceding two-year license period.
(f) The commission may set fees and adopt rules to implement this section.
Section 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 other than
renewal of a shampoo specialty certicate.
(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.
SUBCHAPTER I. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER
Section 1602.401. Display of Certificate or License.
A person holding a license or certicate issued under this chapter shall display the license or certicate in the
person's place of business or employment.
Section 1602.402. License or Certificate Not
Transferable.
A license or certicate issued under this chapter is not transferable.
Section 1602.403. Employment of License or
Certificate Holder.
(a) A private beauty culture school may not employ:
(1) a person holding an operator license, manicurist specialty license, or specialty certicate solely to
perform the practices of cosmetology for which the person is licensed or certied; or
(2) a person holding an instructor license to perform any act or practice of cosmetology.
(c) A person holding a beauty shop license or specialty shop license may not employ:
(1) a person as an operator or specialist or lease to a person who acts as an operator or specialist unless
the person holds a license or certicate under this chapter or under Chapter 1601; or
(2) a person to shampoo or condition a person's hair unless the person holds a shampoo apprentice
permit or student permit.
Section 1602.404. Operating Certain Shops or
Schools on Single Premises.
A person may not operate a beauty shop, specialty shop, or private beauty culture school on the same
premises as another one of those facilities unless the facilities are separated by walls of permanent
construction without an opening between the facilities.
Section 1602.405. Practice at Facility Licensed or
Permitted as Barber and Cosmetologist Facility.
(a) The commission may not adopt rules to restrict or prohibit practice by a cosmetologist in a facility solely
because the facility is licensed or permitted by the department under both this chapter and Chapter 1601.
(b) If a facility has a license or permit under both this chapter and Chapter 1601, the commission may not
adopt rules requiring separate treatment of the barbers and cosmetologists practicing in the facility or of their
customers, including separate:
(1) work areas for barbers and cosmetologists;
(2) waiting areas for customers of the barbers and cosmetologists; or
(3) restrooms for the barbers and cosmetologists practicing in the facility or for their customers.
Section 1602.406. Infectious and Contagious
Diseases.
(a) A person holding an operator license, instructor license, or specialty certicate may not perform any
practice of cosmetology if the person knows the person is suering from an infectious or contagious disease
for which the person is not entitled to protection under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).
(b) A person holding a beauty shop license, specialty shop license, private beauty culture school license, or
license to operate a vocational cosmetology program in a public school may not employ a person to perform
any practice of cosmetology if the license holder knows that the person is suering from an infectious or
contagious disease for which the person is not entitled to protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990.
Section 1602.407. Service at Unlicensed Location.
(a) In this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a place of business that holds a license, certicate,
or permit under this chapter or Chapter 1603.
(b) A person holding a license, certicate, or permit under this chapter may perform a service within the scope
of the license, certicate, or permit at a location other than a licensed facility for a client:
(1) who, because of illness or physical or mental incapacitation, is unable to receive the services at a
licensed facility; or
(2) in preparation for and at the location of a special event, including a wedding.
(c) An appointment for a service performed under this section must be made through a licensed facility.
SUBCHAPTER J. OPERATION OF A BEAUTY
CULTURE SCHOOL
Section 1602.451. Duties of a License Holder.
(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 nine months and not less than 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 oered by the
school; and
(B) job placement rates and employment rates of students who complete the course of instruction.
(b) The holder of a private beauty culture school license may not require a student to work, be instructed, or
earn credit for more than 48 hours in a calendar week.
Section 1602.452. Information Provided to
Prospective Student.
The holder of a private beauty culture school license shall furnish each prospective student with:
(1) a course outline;
(2) a schedule of the tuition and other fees assessed;
(3) the refund policy required under Section 1602.458;
(4) the school grading policy and rules relating to incomplete grades;
(5) the school rules of operation and conduct, including rules relating to absences;
(6) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the department for the purpose of directing
complaints to the department; and
(7) the current rates of job placement and employment of students who complete a course of training.
Section 1602.453. Course Length and Curriculum
Content.
(a) A private beauty culture school shall design course length and curriculum content to reasonably ensure
that a student develops the job skills and knowledge necessary for employment.
(b) A school must submit to the commission for approval the course length and curriculum content for each
course oered by the school. The school may implement a course length and curriculum content only after
approval by the commission.
(c) Before issuing or renewing a license under this chapter, the department shall require a school to account
for each course length and curriculum content.
(d) If a school manipulates a course length below or above industry standards, the commission shall place the
school on probation until:
(1) justication for the deviation is proven; or
(2) the course length is adjusted to meet industry standards.
Section 1602.454. Student Record.
A private beauty culture school shall notify the department when a student graduates from a course of
training oered by the school and is eligible to take the appropriate examination.
Section 1602.455. Transfer of Hours of Instruction.
(a) A student of a private beauty culture school or a vocational cosmetology program in a public school may
transfer completed hours of instruction to a private beauty culture school or a vocational cosmetology
program in a public school in this state.
(b) In order for the hours of instruction to be transferred, a transcript showing the completed courses and
number of hours certied by the school in which the instruction was given must be submitted to the executive
director.
(c) In evaluating a student's transcript, the executive director shall determine whether the agreed tuition has
been paid. If the tuition has not been paid, the executive director shall notify the student that the student's
transcript cannot be certied to the school to which the student seeks a transfer until proof is provided that
the tuition has been paid.
(d) On evaluation and approval, the executive director shall certify in writing to the student and to the school
to which the student seeks a transfer that:
(1) the stated courses and hours have been successfully completed; and
(2) the student is not required to repeat the hours of instruction.
(e) If a private beauty culture school license has been expired for more than 30 days, a student of that school
may not transfer hours of instruction the student completed at that school.
Section 1602.456. Identification of and Work
Performed by Students.
(a) Each private beauty culture school or vocational cosmetology program in a public school shall maintain in a
conspicuous place a list of the names and identifying pictures of the students who are enrolled in cosmetology
courses.
(b) A private beauty culture school or public school may not receive compensation for work done by a student
unless the student has completed 10 percent of the required number of hours for a license under this chapter.
(b-1) A private beauty culture school or public school in which a student permit holder is enrolled may not
receive compensation for services performed under Section 1602.266(c).
(c) If a private beauty culture school or public school violates this section, the license of the private beauty
culture school or the certicate of the public school may be revoked or suspended.
Section 1602.457. Cancellation and Settlement
Policy.
The holder of a private beauty culture school license shall maintain a cancellation and settlement policy that
provides a full refund of money paid by a student if the student:
(1) cancels the enrollment agreement or contract not later than midnight of the third day after the date the
agreement or contract is signed by the student, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; or
(2) entered into the enrollment agreement or contract because of a misrepresentation made:
(A) in the advertising or promotional materials of the school; or
(B) by an owner or representative of the school.
Section 1602.458. Refund Policy.
(a) The holder of a private beauty culture school license shall maintain a refund policy to provide for the
refund of any unused part of tuition, fees, and other charges paid by a student who, at the expiration of the
cancellation period established under Section 1602.457:
(1) fails to enter the course of training;
(2) withdraws from the course of training; or
(3) is terminated from the course of training before completion of the course.
(3) is terminated from the course of training before completion of the course.
(b) The refund policy must provide that:
(1) the refund is based on the period of the student's enrollment, computed on the basis of course time
expressed in scheduled hours, as specied by an enrollment agreement, contract, or other document
acceptable to the department;
(2) the eective date of the termination for refund purposes is the earliest of:
(A) the last date of attendance, if the student is terminated by the school;
(B) the date the license holder receives the student's written notice of withdrawal; or
(C) 10 school days after the last date of attendance; and
(3) the school may retain not more than $100 if:
(A) tuition is collected before the course of training begins; and
(B) the student fails to withdraw from the course of training before the cancellation period expires.
Section 1602.459. Withdrawal or Termination of
Student.
(a) If a student begins a course of training at a private beauty culture school that is scheduled to run not more
than 12 months and, during the last 50 percent of the course, withdraws from the course or is terminated by
the school, the school:
(1) may retain 100 percent of the tuition and fees paid by the student; and
(2) is not obligated to refund any additional outstanding tuition.
(b) If a student begins a course of training at a private beauty culture school that is scheduled to run not more
than 12 months and, before the last 50 percent of the course, withdraws from the course or is terminated by
the school, the school shall refund:
(1) 90 percent of any outstanding tuition for a withdrawal or termination that occurs during the rst week
or rst one-tenth of the course, whichever period is shorter;
(2) 80 percent of any outstanding tuition for a withdrawal or termination that occurs after the rst week or
rst one-tenth of the course, whichever period is shorter, but within the rst three weeks of the course;
(3) 75 percent of any outstanding tuition for a withdrawal or termination that occurs after the rst three
weeks of the course but not later than the completion of the rst 25 percent of the course; and
(4) 50 percent of any outstanding tuition for a withdrawal or termination that occurs not later than the
completion of the rst 50 percent of the course.
(c) A refund owed under this section must be paid not later than the 30th day after the date the student
becomes eligible for the refund.
Section 1602.460. Interest on Refund.
(a) If tuition is not refunded within the period required by Section 1602.459, the school shall pay interest on
the amount of the refund for the period beginning the rst day after the date the refund period expires and
ending the day preceding the date the refund is made.
(b) If tuition is refunded to a lending institution, the interest shall be paid to that institution and applied against
the student's loan.
(c) The commissioner of education shall annually set the interest rate at a rate sucient to deter a school from
retaining money paid by a student.
(d) The department may exempt a school from the payment of interest if the school makes a good faith eort
to refund the tuition but is unable to locate the student. The school shall provide to the department on
request documentation of the eort to locate the student.
Section 1602.461. Reentry of Student After
Withdrawal or Termination.
If a student voluntarily withdraws or is terminated after completing 50 percent of the course at a private
beauty culture school, the school shall allow the student to reenter at any time during the 48-month period
following the date of withdrawal or termination.
Section 1602.462. Effect of Student Withdrawal.
(a) A private beauty culture school shall record a grade of incomplete for a student who withdraws but is not
entitled to a refund under Section 1602.459(a) if the student:
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entitled to a refund under Section 1602.459(a) if the student:
(1) requests the grade at the time the student withdraws; and
(2) withdraws for an appropriate reason unrelated to the student's academic status.
(b) A student who receives a grade of incomplete may reenroll in the program during the 48-month period
following the date the student withdraws and complete the subjects without payment of additional tuition.
Section 1602.463. Effect of School Closure
(a) If a private beauty culture school closes, the department shall attempt to arrange for students enrolled in
the closed school to attend another private beauty culture school.
(b) If a student from a closed school is placed in a private beauty culture school, the expense incurred by the
school in providing training directly related to educating the student, including the applicable tuition for the
period for which the student paid tuition, shall be paid from the private beauty culture school tuition
protection account.
(c) If a student from a closed school cannot be placed in another school, the student's tuition and fees shall be
refunded as provided by Section 1602.458. If a student from a closed school does not accept a place that is
available and reasonable in another school, the student's tuition and fees shall be refunded under the refund
policy maintained by the closed school under Section 1602.459. A refund under this subsection shall be paid
from the private beauty culture school tuition protection account. The amount of the refund may not exceed
$35,000.
(d) If another school assumes responsibility for the closed school's students and there are no signicant
changes in the quality of the training, the student from the closed school is not entitled to a refund under
Subsection (c).
Section 1602.464. Private Beauty Culture School
Tuition Protection Account
(a) If on January 1 of any year the amount in the private beauty culture school tuition protection account is less
than $200,000, the department shall collect a fee from each private beauty culture school during that year by
applying a percentage to the school's renewal fee at a rate that will bring the balance of the account to
$200,000.
(b) The comptroller shall invest the account in the same manner as other state funds. Sucient money from
the account shall be appropriated to the department for the purpose described by Section 1602.463. The
department shall administer claims made against the account.
(c) Attorney's fees, court costs, or damages may not be paid from the account.
Section 1602.465. Peer Review
(a) If the department has reasonable cause to believe that a private beauty culture school has violated this
chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department may:
(1) order a peer review of the school; or
(2) suspend the admission of students to the school.
(b) The peer review shall be conducted by a peer review team consisting of knowledgeable persons selected by
the department. The department shall attempt to provide a balance on each team between members
assigned to the team who are from this state and those who are from other states.
(c) The team shall provide the department with an objective assessment of the content of the school's
curriculum and its application.
(d) The school under review shall pay the costs of the peer review.
