HB 4680

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
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 1603.051, Occupations Code, is amended
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
(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
(B)  at least one holder of a cosmetology operator
(C)  at least one holder of a barber instructor
(D)  at least one holder of a cosmetology
(2)  two members who each hold an establishment
(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
(1)  a Class A barber license may perform any barbering
(2)  a cosmetology operator license may perform any
(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),
(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),
(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
(10)  a cosmetology instructor license may:
(A)  perform any cosmetology service; and
(B)  instruct a person in the performance of any
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
(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
(5)  pass a written and practical examination
(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
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
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 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.