Sec. 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) To be eligible for a barber instructor license, an applicant must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) have a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate;

(3) hold a current Class A barber certificate;

(4) have completed:

(A) a course consisting of 750 hours of instruction in barber courses and methods of teaching in a barber school; or

(B) at least one year of work experience as a licensed Class A barber and:

(i) have completed 500 hours of instruction in barber courses and methods of teaching in a commission-approved training program;

(ii) have completed 15 semester hours in education courses from an accredited college or university within the 10 years preceding the date of the application; or

(iii) have obtained a degree in education from an accredited college or university; and

(5) pass the required examination.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules for the licensing of specialty instructors to teach specialty courses in the practice of barbering as defined by Sections 1601.002(1)(C)-(H).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (S.B. 1170), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (H.B. 2717), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2015.