OFFICE OF THiZATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

This vlll acknovledg April 23, 19.940,

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ion 118, 0r the ho shall be regishaving bud at

r graduatedfrom a vould be oonaidered

tee on their ori@nal appllthis Office that he or she haa hool eduoatlon,would this be vithout further aubstantirtton?

on hafi held un operrrtor's 110ense ior t a&mot furnish proof of eotufblpraotlcal experlenae during the majority of the thvw yeam; vould he or she be elfglble for the lnatruator's examlnstiont"
subseotlon (a) or Seotion 11 0r Article **734b** 0r the Pew1 **Code** is:ma. Ella Mm Murphy, Page 2

“BO school Or Beauty Culture elm11 be 8 certlrlwto 0r regietrrti0n unle~8 it r-" ehr 1 ~lrrpx0~ and melntainupon its stair a etiri0ient mmbw or instmtore, who ehall be registeredhalrdveeeereor coemetologiate

havingbad at 1eaet three (3) year8 pnotlcal experienceand high sohool eduoationor the equIvalentthereoi,and eaIdInetructor8 eballbe mquiredto pace mexamIlutIonoonduotadby theBoard 0r Examsnoreto determwe their rim088 as terahsn, provided,holover, that the emtlon **or** tea&we eball not be nquired orpewone wh~hmro been tush2n.g the notioe 0r hairdreeeing, or ooametoloff r0r three (37 pare pr%or to the paeeage of th5.8 Aat3 and 8h8ii ~~intaln 011It8 8tsrr O- fkat0r 0r mdbb0, 88 aoonsultant,vho ehall leoturenonthlyonemitation, eterlllaation and the uee or aatieeptIo8eoneietentvIth the praoticalaad theoretloalraquIreme&a 88 to the olaeeitledooo\rgrtione ae proride **by** thls Aot, ud ehall poeeeaeapparatueand e uiprwt rorthspr?o~rradruilt~O~0raii 8*00t8 0r 9 ita OurriOUlua~ehallkeepadaIlyrutooml0rths attendance 0r 8tuderk.s;arintanngd.m ala88 eta Instruction

hours, eetabllehgmdoe and hold examlnatione berow isruingdiplcme, and l hal1 reqm **a** eohool term Or not lees than o&e tboueand (1 000) hour6 to be completedIn net lass than six (6) m&he **HOP 8**  0oPpl8te 00w8e 0r 

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### PrJority 0r th0 pra4mt2e8 0r haia0~8ing ud 0wm010gy.*
We anaver your qwetiona in the order ia wbIoh they appear In your request.

"Xqnivalent"

means equal in value, row0, meuaq w like2vhen equal so far as concernsratter under c~eid6ratIoz-i OF equal In worth or value, paver, **dohot,** ImpoH **and** Uke. Vol. 1, worde & Phraeee,4th 9er. p. 905. Cltlng Atlantic chrlatianCollege v. HInee, 152 S.E. 797.

The vord "equivalent" meane equal in value,vorth, r0m8, or 8ignIrIWnw, but waning to be attached to word in each instancedepends upon clroumstanoee. Vol. 2, Words (B**Pha ’** **ases,** 5th 

### Ser., PO 747. Citing CalIahanv. Telpier, 183 Atl. 400.
The use by the Laglelatwe or the term "the eqgivalent
thtmOrR in the above statute oontemplatedthat an applbant met prove that he or she either graduatadfroe~ a high eohool OP had aoguiwd, by reason 0r 8tad;r and.sxperIence, IA eduoation 0r equrl value.Mrs. Ella Ibe Murphy, Page 3

The anawr to your first questionmet neoesearIly dependupon the facts In eeoh Indlvldualcase to be tested in the light or the above defmtlone. Your Board has the discretionto de such reaeonablerequirements **for** the proor thereof as you see rit.

In anever to your second queetlon,as to vhether or not the etatementofan8pplIcant that he or ahe had graduated from a high schoolwould be eufrioientIn the absence of eubetantIatIngfacts,we point Out that the duty to meka proof of such facts rests upon the lndlvldualseekIng the lloenee. The Ewrd Is chargedwith the duty of passing upon the application tiled under the **Act** eml of' detemining vhether or not all requIrement8of the lav have been met. We believe it to rest within the dleoretlonof your Board as to uhether you ~111 or till not require addItIons1eubstantIatIng evldenoe. Belq &&r&id vlth the duty 0r detersdnimgthe qual.IrlcatIone 0r the applicant,you are ohargedrlth the exerciseor a ruaonable secretion **in the**  **asoert8inment** 0r **the truth**  0r **statements m8de**  **to you.**  The above statute,In providing that Inatrwtore shall rlrst pass an ezaplination, eetablIehoecertainmInimen reqtiremmt,s as a prerequisiteto the right to take the examInatIon. one of those requIm3smnte~'~Ie that the 8pplIcantbe a regIstered bairdretsser or coemetologIet. Another Iu thattheapplIoant puet have had at leaet three (3) years practicalexperlenoe.

You state In your thlzd question that the appplgant cannot furnish proof 0r aotwl practicalexperience. question is theretoFaanevered In the negative.

Yours very truly
~XERALOFTEXAS

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