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Texas Occupations Code - Section 1601.354. Prerequisites For Graduation

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§ 1601.354. PREREQUISITES FOR GRADUATION.  (a) The 
department may not approve an application for a barber school 
permit unless the school requires as a prerequisite for graduation 
the following hours of instruction:
		(1)  for a barber technician, 300 hours of instruction 
completed in a course of not less than eight weeks;
		(2)  for a Class A barber, 1,500 hours of instruction 
completed in a course of not less than nine months, at least 800 
hours of which is in the actual practice of cutting hair as a 
primary service;
		(3)  for a manicurist, 600 hours of instruction 
completed in a course of not less than 16 weeks;  and
		(4)  for a teacher, 1,000 hours of instruction 
completed in a course of not less than six months.
	(b)  If a barber school offers a refresher course, the course 
must require at least 300 hours of instruction.  The commission by 
rule shall set the curriculum for a refresher course.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 246, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 
2005, 79th Leg., ch. 798, § 2.21, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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