Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION › Chapter 82 - BARBERS › Section 82.10 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
(1) Act--Texas Occupations
				Code, Chapters 1601 and 1603.
(2)
				Barber Establishment--A barbershop, mini-barbershop, specialty shop, dual shop,
				mini-dual shop, mobile shop, or school that is subject to regulation under the
				Act.
(3) Barber Instructor--A
				person who holds a license issued by the department to perform the acts of
				barbering for which the person will provide instruction at a licensed barber or
				cosmetology school.
(4) Barber
				School--An entity that holds a permit issued under this chapter to teach the
				practice of barbering and that may be privately or publicly funded. The term
				includes a barber college.
(5)
				Barber Technician--A person who holds a specialty license and who is authorized
				to practice the services defined in Texas Occupations Code §
									1601.002(1)(C),
				(D), (F), and (G).
(6) Barber Technician/Manicurist--A person
				who holds a specialty license and who is authorized to practice the services
				defined in Texas Occupations Code §
									1601.002(1)(C) -
				(G).
(7) Barber Technician/Hair Weaver--A person
				who holds a specialty license and who is authorized to practice the services
				defined in Texas Occupations Code §
									1601.002(1)(C),
				(D), (G) and (H).
(8) Beard--The beard extends from below the
				line of demarcation and includes all facial hair regardless of
				texture.
(9) Board--The Advisory
				Board on Barbering.
(10) Booth
				Rental Permit--A permit issued or renewed to an applicant at the same time the
				applicant is issued one of the following license types: barber, barber
				instructor, specialty instructor, barber technician, manicurist, barber
				technician/manicurist, barber technician/hair weaver, or hair weaver; which
				allows the holder to lease space on the premises of a barber shop, specialty
				shop, mini-barbershop, dual shop, or mini-dual shop to engage in the practice
				of barbering as an independent contractor.
(11) Class A Barber--A person authorized by
				the department to perform any act or practice of barbering under Texas
				Occupations Code §
									1601.002.
(12) Commission--The Texas Commission of
				Licensing and Regulation.
(13)
				Common Area--An area within a barbering establishment that contains equipment
				and facilities available for use by all persons who practice barbering on the
				premises under a license, certificate, or permit issued under this
				chapter.
(14) Department--The Texas
				Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(15) Distance Education--A formal
				instructional process in which the student and teacher are separated by
				physical distance and a variety of communication technologies are used to
				deliver instruction in theory to the student. Courses taught by distance
				education do not satisfy the requirements of the practical portion of the
				course curriculum.
(16) Digital
				Network--Any online-enabled application, Internet website, or system offered or
				used by a remote service business that allows a client to arrange for a
				digitally prearranged remote service.
(17) Digitally Prearranged Remote Service--A
				barbering or cosmetology service performed for compensation by a person holding
				a license, certificate of registration, or permit under Texas Occupations Code,
				Chapter 1601 or 1602 or this chapter that is:
(A) prearranged through a digital network;
				and
(B) performed at a location
				other than a place of business that is licensed or permitted under Texas
				Occupations Code, Chapter 1601, 1602, or 1603.