Sec. 1601.454. PRACTICE AT FACILITY LICENSED OR PERMITTED AS BARBER AND COSMETOLOGIST FACILITY. (a) The commission may not adopt rules to restrict or prohibit practice by a Class A barber or manicurist in a facility solely because the facility is licensed or permitted by the department under both this chapter and Chapter 1602.
(b) If a facility has a license or permit under both this chapter and Chapter 1602, the commission may not adopt rules requiring separate treatment of the barbers and cosmetologists practicing in the facility or of their customers, including separate:
(1) work areas for barbers and cosmetologists;
(2) waiting areas for customers of the barbers and cosmetologists; or
(3) restrooms for the barbers and cosmetologists practicing in the facility or for their customers.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 246, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 2.32, eff. September 1, 2005.