If you have ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor other than a minor traffic violation or pleaded guilty or no contest resulting in a deferred adjudication to any in-state, out-of-state or federal criminal offense, you must provide a completed Criminal History Questionnaire PDF along with your application materials. The department will conduct a criminal history background check on all persons who apply for a license.
Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Licenses may be denied based on the nature of the conviction and how long prior to the application the conviction occurred. Please read the candidate information bulletin completely and thoroughly before you attempt to take the exam.
The examination cost can be found in the Candidate Information Bulletin for your specific exam type. Depending on the type of exam you are taking, you may be required to bring certain supplies and equipment, a live model, mannequin, or other materials. Please consult the Candidate Information Bulletin for complete details on what you will need to bring. If you will be taking a practical examination, you must wear closed-toe shoes. If you do not appear in the appropriate attire, you will not be admitted to the examination site and you will forfeit your examination fee.
Models used in an examination are required to be at least 16 years of age. The department may require parental approval for models under 18 years of age. Depending on your criminal history, a review can take from one to six weeks to complete. Individuals may request TDLR review their criminal background before actually applying for a license. TDLR uses the same process for this pre-application evaluation as the process described below.
See the Criminal History Evaluation Letter page for more information. Please see the Guidelines for License Applicants with Criminal Convictions , which describe the process that TDLR uses to determine whether a criminal conviction renders an applicant an unsuitable candidate for the license, or whether a conviction warrants revocation or suspension of a license previously granted. TDLR will provide advance notice of the date for transitioning instructors to new license types at renewal.
Until this transition occurs, licensed instructors who are eligible for renewal should continue to renew their instructor licenses. Please sign up for email updates to be notified when this transition will take place. Individuals are no longer required to have instructor licenses to teach courses in licensed barber or cosmetology schools in Texas. Individuals teaching courses at a licensed barber or cosmetology school in Texas must have a TDLR barbering or cosmetology license in the specialty area they will be teaching.
Individuals with a Class A Barber license or Cosmetology Operator license may teach all methods of barbering or cosmetology. TDLR will no longer recognize the completion of an instructor course or award any credit for instructor courses.
Students who were enrolled in an instructor course prior to September 1, , can decide whether they want to complete the course. Schools cannot offer credit for completing any professional development teacher training programs for teachers who teach barber or cosmetology courses and TDLR will not award any credit for completing these courses.
Beginning September 1, , TDLR certificates of approval will only reflect courses that lead to a state license to offer services. Because TDLR will no longer approve instructor courses, those courses will no longer be reflected on certificates of approval. Yes; however, if schools offer professional development teacher training programs, TDLR will not award any credit for completing the training.
HB eliminated the barber and cosmetology instructor license, allowing licensed schools more flexibility in hiring teachers for barbering and cosmetology courses. After September 1, , a licensed school may employ a person to teach if the person holds a TDLR license to perform the acts of barbering or cosmetology that the person will be teaching.
An instructor license is no longer required to teach barbering or cosmetology. Licensed schools will be responsible for verifying that teachers hold the appropriate barbering or cosmetology license for the courses they will be teaching.
Schools may also determine what other qualifications they want to require for those teachers being hired to teach at their school. TDLR will not award any credit for completing a professional development teacher training program offered by licensed barber or cosmetology schools. After September 1, , you are not required to hold an instructor license to teach barbering or cosmetology in a licensed school. HB eliminated the barber and cosmetology instructor licenses which allows licensed schools more flexibility in hiring teachers for barbering and cosmetology courses.
A licensed school may only employ a person to teach if the person holds a TDLR license to perform the acts of barbering or cosmetology that the person will teach. Please sign up for email updates to receive the latest information about upcoming barber and cosmetology program changes, rule proposals, and public meetings.
Section 3 of the bill eliminates the barber and cosmetology instructor license. Schools are required to continue reporting hours for students currently enrolled in a barber or cosmetology instructor course, until further notice.
If a student does not want to complete the course, they should submit the proper withdrawal request to the school. Schools must provide refunds to students for unused tuition based on the current laws and rules. Current instructor licenses will remain valid until expiration. At this time, no specific date has been identified. TDLR will announce a date soon for transitioning instructors to new license types at renewal. If you have a current Cosmetology Operator, Class A Barber, or specialty license - in addition to your instructor license - you can continue to teach using that license after your instructor license expires.
Effective September 1, , a school may employ someone to provide instruction if the person holds a TDLR license to perform the acts of barbering or cosmetology for which the person will provide instruction. For example, a person who holds a Class A Barber license may teach all methods of barbering and a person who holds a Cosmetology Operator license may teach all methods of cosmetology. However, a licensed Manicurist may teach only the services a licensed manicurist may perform.
A licensed school may offer instruction in the course curriculums which have been approved by the department. Members will serve staggered six-year terms.
The board will provide technical knowledge and industry expertise to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation and TDLR, which regulates the barbering and cosmetology professions in Texas.
Anyone interested in serving as a member of the board can submit an application online or send an email requesting that an application be sent to them. Members of the board will not be compensated, and they must cover their own expenses if they need to travel to Austin as part of their duties.
Legislation in the most recent session allows TDLR advisory boards and commissions to meet via videoconference, so any travel may be limited.
All applications will be considered, and TDLR will contact applicants who were chosen to serve on the board. Section 3 of the bill eliminates some barber and cosmetology license types and consolidates the existing barbering and cosmetology laws into one combined chapter — Chapter Please sign up for email updates to receive the latest information about upcoming barber and cosmetology program changes, rule adoptions, and public meetings. Please note that business owners may choose to require additional safety protocols related to COVID safety.
Individuals are strongly encouraged to wear masks over the nose and mouth wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another person who does not live in the same household.
According to the Governor's executive order, nothing prevents businesses — including hair, esthetician and nail salons, lash salons, barber shops, barber or cosmetology schools, laser hair establishments or massage establishments — from requiring employees or customers to follow additional hygiene measures, including wearing a mask.
Driver Education schools may choose to require employees or students to wear masks and to social distance. The order also strongly encourages all Texans to use good-faith efforts and available resources to follow the DSHS health recommendations. Starting on March 8, , candidates for the Cosmetology written examinations will be able to choose to take a traditional written examination at one of 22 PSI site locations across Texas or to take an examination through a virtual online process offered by PSI.
This process, known as e-exams, will provide a faster, safer and more convenient process for candidates to obtain a license from TDLR.
Sunset Commission decisions that require a change in statute including Recommendation 3. The adoption justification was published in the October 16, , issue of the Texas Register 45 TexReg The updated rule chapter will be made available upon its effective date of October 20, As of September 1, , all licensed Cosmetology schools must have a certificate of approval for their new 1,hour operator course of instruction.
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