89R12833 AND-F     By: Allen, Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 3860       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational   licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the   Texas Department of Criminal Justice.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 51.4042 to read as follows:          Sec. 51.4042.  ELIGIBILITY OF INMATES FOR CERTAIN LICENSES.   Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may adopt rules   authorizing the issuance of a license under Chapter 1302, 1305, or   1603 to an applicant who is an inmate of the Texas Department of   Criminal Justice.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 1302, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1302.062 to read as follows:          Sec. 1302.062.  INMATES. This chapter does not apply to a   person who performs air conditioning and refrigeration-related   work as an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if the   work is performed as part of a reentry program or under supervision   acceptable to the department.          SECTION 3.  Section 1305.003, Occupations Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:          (a-1)  This chapter does not apply to a person who performs   electrical work as an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal   Justice if the work is performed as part of a reentry program or   under supervision acceptable to the department.          SECTION 4.  Section 1603.0013, Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 1603.0013.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter   does not apply to a person who:                (1)  does not represent or advertise to the public   directly or indirectly that the person is authorized by the   department to practice barbering or cosmetology and the person is:                      (A)  licensed in this state to practice medicine,   dentistry, podiatry, chiropractic, or nursing and operating within   the scope of the person's license;                      (B)  a commissioned or authorized medical or   surgical officer of the United States armed forces; or                      (C)  an inmate in the institutional division of   the Texas Department of Criminal Justice who performs barbering or   cosmetology during the person's incarceration;                (2)  provides a service in an emergency;                (3)  is in the business of or receives compensation for   makeup applications only;                (4)  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;                (5)  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;                (6)  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 permanent   establishment that charges a fee exclusively for a photographic   sitting;                      (B)  a television appearance; or                      (C)  the filming of a motion picture; or                (7)  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.          (b)  This chapter does not apply to a person who performs   barbering or cosmetology as an inmate in the Texas Department of   Criminal Justice if the work is performed as part of a reentry   program or under supervision acceptable to the department.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.