SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1601.001 - General Definitions
(a) In this chapter: (1) "Barber" means a person who: (A) performs or offers or attempts to perform any act of barbering; (B) claims to...
- Texas Section 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...
SUBCHAPTER B ADVISORY BOARD ON BARBERING
- Texas Section 1601.003 - Application Of Chapter
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...
- Texas Section 1601.051 - Board; Membership
The Advisory Board on Barbering consists of five members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, as follows: (1) two...
- Texas Section 1601.055 - 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....
- Texas Section 1601.058 - Presiding Officer
The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall designate a board member as presiding officer to serve in that capacity for a...
SUBCHAPTER F GENERAL CERTIFICATE, LICENSE, AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
- Texas Section 1601.059 - 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...
- Texas Section 1601.251 - Certificate, License, Or Permit Required
(a) A person may not perform or offer or attempt to perform any act of barbering unless the person holds an appropriate certificate, license, or...
- Texas Section 1601.253 - Eligibility For Class A Barber Certificate
(a) An applicant for a Class A barber certificate must: (1) be at least 16 years of age; and (2) pass a written and practical...
- Texas Section 1601.254 - Eligibility For Barber Instructor License
(a) A person holding a barber instructor license may perform any act of barbering and may instruct a person in any act of barbering. (b)...
- Texas Section 1601.256 - Eligibility For Barber Technician License
(a) A person holding a barber technician license may: (1) perform only barbering as defined by Sections 1601.002(1)(C), (D), (F), (G), and (I); and (2)...
- Texas Section 1601.257 - Eligibility For Manicurist License
(a) A person holding a manicurist license may perform only barbering as defined by Sections 1601.002(1)(E) and (F). (b) An applicant for a manicurist license...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 1601.260 - Eligibility For Student Permit
(a) An applicant for a permit to be a student in a barber school must: (1) submit an enrollment application to the department in the...
- Texas Section 1601.261 - Eligibility For Shampoo Apprentice Permit
(a) A person holding a shampoo apprentice permit may perform only barbering as defined by Section 1601.002(1)(I). (b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1601.262 - Eligibility For Barber Technician/manicurist Specialty License
(a) A person holding a barber technician/manicurist specialty license may perform only barbering as defined by Sections 1601.002(1)(C) through (G). (b) To be eligible for...
- Texas Section 1601.263 - Eligibility For Barber Technician/hair Weaving Specialty License
(a) A person holding a barber technician/hair weaving specialty license may perform only barbering as defined by Sections 1601.002(1)(C), (D), (G), and (H). (b) To...
SUBCHAPTER G PERMITTING OF BARBERSHOPS AND SPECIALTY SHOPS
- Texas Section 1601.265 - Waiver Of Certain License And Certificate Requirements; Personal Interview
(a) The department shall issue a license or certificate to an applicant for a license or certificate issued under Section 1601.253, 1601.256, or 1601.258 if...
- Texas Section 1601.301 - Permit Required
(a) A person may not own, operate, or manage a barbershop, dual shop, or specialty shop unless the person holds the appropriate permit. (b) Not...
- Texas Section 1601.303 - Issuance Of Barbershop Permit
The department shall issue a barbershop permit to an applicant if: (1) the applicant owns the barbershop; (2) the applicant verifies the application; and (3)...
- Texas Section 1601.304 - Specialty Shop Permit
(a) A person who holds a specialty shop permit may maintain an establishment in which only barbering as defined by Section 1601.002(1)(E), (F), or (H)...
- Texas Section 1601.305 - Issuance Of Specialty Shop Permit
The department shall issue a specialty shop permit to an applicant if: (1) the applicant submits proof that the applicant satisfies the requirements established by...
- Texas Section 1601.308 - Transfer Of Barbershop Or Specialty Shop Permit
(a) A permit issued under this subchapter is not transferable. (b) If the ownership of a barbershop or specialty shop is transferred, the new owner...
SUBCHAPTER H PERMITTING OF BARBER SCHOOLS
- Texas Section 1601.309 - Practice By Cosmetologist At Specialty Shop Prohibited
A person who holds a license, permit, or certificate issued by the department under Chapter 1602 may not practice under that authority at a specialty...
- Texas Section 1601.351 - Permit Required
A person may not operate a barber school unless the person holds a barber school permit. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 1601.352 - Application For Barber School Permit
An applicant for a barber school permit must: (1) provide to the department adequate proof of financial responsibility; (2) submit an application on a form...
- Texas Section 1601.353 - Required Facilities And Equipment
The department may approve an application for a permit for a barber school if the school: (1) is located in: (A) a municipality with a...
SUBCHAPTER I CERTIFICATE, LICENSE, AND PERMIT RENEWAL
- Texas Section 1601.3571 - Barber School Tuition Protection Account
(a) If on January 1 of any year the amount in the barber school tuition protection account is less than $25,000, the department shall collect...
- Texas Section 1601.402 - Renewal Of Certificate Or License
(a) A certificate or license expires two years from the date of issuance. (b) A Class A barber, barber technician, instructor, manicurist, or other licensed...
- Texas Section 1601.404 - Reinstatement Of Expired Certificate Or License By Retiree
(a) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798, Sec. 5.01(3), eff. September 1, 2005. (b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798, Sec....
- Texas Section 1601.405 - Renewal While In Armed Forces
(a) The department may not require a Class A barber, barber technician, instructor, or manicurist who is serving on active duty in the United States...
- Texas Section 1601.406 - Renewal Of Barbershop Or Specialty Shop Permit
(a) A barbershop permit or specialty shop permit expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance. (b) A barbershop permit holder may renew...
SUBCHAPTER J PRACTICE BY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE HOLDER
- Texas Section 1601.407 - Renewal Of Barber School Permit
(a) A barber school permit expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance. (b) A barber school may renew its permit by paying...
- Texas Section 1601.451 - Display Of Certificate Or License
A certificate or license holder shall display the original certificate or license and an attached photograph of the certificate or license holder in a conspicuous...
- Texas Section 1601.452 - Display Of Sanitation Rules
Each barbershop or specialty shop shall post in the shop a copy of the commission's sanitation rules. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 1601.454 - 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 Class A barber or manicurist in a facility solely because the...
SUBCHAPTER K OPERATION OF BARBERSHOP AND SPECIALTY SHOP
- Texas Section 1601.455 - Service At Unlicensed Location
(a) In this section, "licensed facility" means the premises of a place of business that holds a license, certificate, or permit under this chapter or...
- Texas Section 1601.501 - Display Of Shop Permit
A barbershop or specialty shop permit holder must display the permit in a conspicuous place in the shop for which the permit is issued. Acts...
- Texas Section 1601.504 - Necessary Equipment
The owner, operator, or manager of a barbershop or specialty shop shall equip the shop with the facilities, supplies, and appliances, furnishings, or materials necessary...
- Texas Section 1601.505 - Employee With Disease
(a) An owner, operator, or manager of a barbershop or specialty shop may not knowingly permit a person with a communicable skin disease or a...
SUBCHAPTER L OPERATION OF BARBER SCHOOL
- Texas Section 1601.507 - Use Of Shop As Sleeping Quarters
(a) An owner or manager of a barbershop or specialty shop may not permit a person to sleep in a room used as part of...
- Texas Section 1601.551 - Display Of Permit
A barber school shall prominently display the barber school's permit at all times. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 1601.552 - Display Of Sanitation Rules
Each barber school shall post in the school a copy of the commission's sanitation rules. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
- Texas Section 1601.553 - Sign Required
(a) A barber school shall place a sign on the front outside portion of its building in a prominent place that reads in at least...
- Texas Section 1601.554 - Change Of Barber School Ownership Or Location
(a) If a barber school changes ownership, the department must be notified of the change not later than the 10th day before the date the...
- Texas Section 1601.555 - Compliance With Certain Requirements
A barber school is subject to the requirements of Sections 1601.504-1601.507. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
- Texas Section 1601.556 - Information Provided To Prospective Student
The holder of a barber school permit shall furnish each prospective student with: (1) a course outline; (2) a schedule of the tuition and other...
- Texas Section 1601.557 - Course Length And Curriculum Content
(a) A barber school shall submit to the department for approval the course length and curriculum content for a course offered by the school. The...
- Texas Section 1601.558 - Required Courses
(a) A barber school shall instruct students in the theory and practice of subjects necessary and beneficial to the practice of barbering, including: (1) the...
- Texas Section 1601.559 - Daily Attendance Reports
(a) A barber school shall maintain an attendance book showing a record of the students' daily attendance. (b) The department may inspect a school's attendance...
- Texas Section 1601.560 - Instructor-to-student Ratio
(a) A barber school must have at least one instructor for every 25 students on the school's premises. (b) A barber school must have at...
- Texas Section 1601.561 - Reports To Department
(a) A barber school shall maintain a monthly progress report regarding each student attending the school. The report must certify the daily attendance record of...
- Texas Section 1601.562 - Cancellation And Settlement Policy
A barber school permit holder shall maintain a cancellation and settlement policy that provides a full refund of all money paid by a student if...
- Texas Section 1601.563 - Refund Policy
(a) A barber school permit holder shall maintain a refund policy to provide for the refund of the unused part of tuition, fees, and other...
- Texas Section 1601.564 - Withdrawal Or Termination Of Student
(a) If a student who begins a course of training scheduled to last not more than 12 months withdraws from the course or is terminated...
- Texas Section 1601.565 - Effect Of Student Withdrawal
(a) A barber school shall record a grade of incomplete for a student who withdraws from a course of training but who is not entitled...
SUBCHAPTER M DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
- Texas Section 1601.566 - Payment Of Refund
(a) A barber school shall pay a refund owed under this subchapter not later than the 30th day after the date the student becomes eligible...
- Texas Section 1601.602 - Revocation Of Student Instructor's Barber Certificate
A violation of Section 1601.560(b) by a student instructor is a ground for the revocation of the student instructor's barber certificate. Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 1601.603 - Denial Of Permit; Suit
(a) If the department denies an application for a barber school permit, the school may request in writing the reasons for the refusal. (b) If...
- Texas Section 1601.604 - Suspension Or Revocation Of Barber School Permit
(a) The commission shall suspend or revoke the permit of a barber school that directly or indirectly violates this chapter. (b) A proceeding under this...
- Texas Section 1601.605 - Probation For Altering Course Length
The commission shall place on probation a barber school that alters a course length below or above industry standards until the school: (1) provides justification...
- Texas Section 1601.606 - Peer Review
(a) If the department has reasonable cause to believe that a barber school has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the...
- Texas Section 1601.607 - Administrative Procedure
A hearing or an appeal from a hearing under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec....