89R11684 JTZ-D     By: Bryant H.B. No. 4680       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the licensing and regulation of barber instructors and   cosmetology instructors by the Texas Department of Licensing and   Regulation and to the composition of the Barbering and Cosmetology   Advisory Board.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1603.051, Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 1603.051.  ADVISORY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP.  The Barbering   and Cosmetology Advisory Board consists of nine members appointed   by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's   approval, as follows:                (1)  four members who each hold an individual   practitioner license under Subchapter E-1, including:                      (A)  at least one holder of a Class A barber   license; [and]                      (B)  at least one holder of a cosmetology operator   license;                      (C)  at least one holder of a barber instructor   license; and                      (D)  at least one holder of a cosmetology   instructor license;                (2)  two members who each hold an establishment   license;                (3)  two members who each hold a school license; and                (4)  one member who represents the public.          SECTION 2.  Section 1603.2103(a), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A person holding:                (1)  a Class A barber license may perform any barbering   service;                (2)  a cosmetology operator license may perform any   cosmetology service;                (3)  a manicurist license may perform any service   described by Section 1603.0011(a)(7) or (8);                (4)  an esthetician license may perform any service   described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) or (c);                (5)  a manicurist/esthetician license may perform any   service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7),   or (8) or (c);                (6)  a hair weaving specialist license may perform any   service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(9);                (7)  a hair weaving specialist/esthetician license may   perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5),   (6), or (9) or (c); [and]                (8)  an eyelash extension specialist license may   perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(c);                (9)  a barber instructor license may:                      (A)  perform any barbering service; and                      (B)  instruct a person in the performance of any   barbering service; and                (10)  a cosmetology instructor license may:                      (A)  perform any cosmetology service; and                      (B)  instruct a person in the performance of any   cosmetology service.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter E-1, Chapter 1603, Occupations Code,   is amended by adding Section 1603.21035 to read as follows:          Sec. 1603.21035.  ELIGIBILITY FOR BARBER INSTRUCTOR OR   COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR LICENSE. (a) To be eligible for a barber   instructor or cosmetology instructor license, an applicant must:                (1)  be at least 18 years of age;                (2)  have a high school diploma or a high school   equivalency certificate;                (3)  hold a current Class A barber license or   cosmetology operator license, as applicable;                (4)  have completed a course consisting of 500 hours of   instruction in barber or cosmetology courses and methods of   teaching in a barber or cosmetology school or commission-approved   training program; and                (5)  pass a written and practical examination   prescribed by the commission.          (b)  The commission shall adopt rules for the licensing of   specialty instructors to teach specialty courses in any service   described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or   (9) or (c).          SECTION 4.  Not later than December 31, 2025, the Texas   Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules to   implement Section 1603.21035, Occupations Code, as added by this   Act.          SECTION 5.  The change in law made by this Act to Section   1603.051, Occupations Code, does not affect the entitlement of a   member serving on the advisory committee established under that   section immediately before the effective date of this Act to   continue to serve for the remainder of the member's term.  As the   terms of members expire after the effective date of this Act, the   presiding officer of the Texas Commission of Licensing and   Regulation, with the commission's approval, shall appoint or   reappoint members who have the qualifications required by that   section.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.