Sec. 1602.251. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not perform or attempt to perform a practice of cosmetology unless the person holds a license or certificate to perform that practice.
(b) A person may not teach cosmetology unless the person:
(1) holds an instructor license issued in this state; and
(2) performs the instruction in a private beauty culture school or a vocational cosmetology program in a public school.
(c) A person licensed by the department may practice cosmetology only at a facility operated by a person holding a beauty shop license, specialty shop license, private beauty culture school license, or other license issued by the department.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 3.12, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (H.B. 2095), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.
