TITLE: Relating to the regulation of cosmetology.

SUMMARY: Relating to the regulation of cosmetology.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the regulation of cosmetology. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1602.254, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) The hours of instruction required under Subsection (b)(3) may be fulfilled wholly or partly through credit hours. The commission by rule shall establish a method for fairly equating credit hours with clock hours of instruction. SECTION 2. Section 1603.102, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1603.102. SANITATION RULES. (a) The commission shall establish sanitation rules to prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious disease. (b) The rules adopted under this section applicable to an individual or facility regulated under Chapter 1602 must be consistent with the standards and terminology related to safety and sanitation that are commonly used in the cosmetology industry. SECTION 3. Section 1603.256(c), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The following persons may administer a practical examination required under this subchapter: (1) the department; [or] (2) a person with whom the department contracts under Section 1603.252;or (3) a private beauty culture school or a vocational cosmetology program in a public school licensed under Chapter 1602.SECTION 4. Not later than March 1, 2018, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules as necessary to implement Section 1602.254(b-1), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, and Section 1603.256(c), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act to Section 1603.256(c), Occupations Code, applies only to a practical examination administered on or after September 1, 2018. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.