Sec. 1601.263. ELIGIBILITY FOR BARBER TECHNICIAN/HAIR WEAVING SPECIALTY LICENSE. (a) A person holding a barber technician/hair weaving specialty license may perform only barbering as defined by Sections 1601.002(1)(C), (D), (G), and (H).
(b) To be eligible for a barber technician/hair weaving specialty license, an applicant must:
(1) submit an application on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) pay the required fee; and
(3) either:
(A) hold both an active barber technician license and an active hair weaving specialty certificate of registration; or
(B) meet the requirements of Subsection (c).
(c) An applicant who qualifies under Subsection (b)(3)(B) must:
(1) be at least 17 years of age and have completed the seventh grade or its equivalent; and
(2) have completed:
(A) 600 hours of instruction in a barber technician/hair weaving curriculum in a commission-approved training program; or
(B) 300 hours of instruction in a hair weaving curriculum and 300 hours of instruction in a barber technician curriculum in a commission-approved training program.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (S.B. 1170), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
