(a) To be eligible for a Class A Barber Certificate,
Barber Instructor License, Barber Technician License, Manicurist License,
Barber Technician/Manicurist License, Barber Technician/Hair Weaving
License or Hair Weaving Specialty Certificate of Registration, an
applicant must:
  (1) submit the completed application on a department-approved
form;
  (2) pass the applicable examination;
  (3) pay the fee required under §82.80; and
  (4) meet other applicable requirements of the Act,
this section, and the applicable curriculum set forth in §82.120.
(b) To be eligible for a Hair Braiding Specialty Certificate
of Registration or Student Permit, an applicant must:
  (1) submit the completed application on a department-approved
form;
  (2) pay the fee required under §82.80; and
  (3) meet other applicable requirements of the Act,
this section and the applicable curriculum set forth in §82.120.
(c) Class A Barber Certificate--To be eligible for
a Class A barber certificate, an applicant must meet the eligibility
requirements set forth in Texas Occupations Code §1601.253.
(d) Barber Instructor License To be eligible for a
Barber Instructor License, an applicant must meet the eligibility
requirements set forth in Texas Occupations Code §1601.254.
(e) Barber Technician License--To be eligible for a
Barber Technician License, an applicant must meet the eligibility
requirements set forth in Texas Occupations Code §1601.256.
(f) Manicurist License--To be eligible for a Manicurist
license, an applicant must meet the eligibility requirements set forth
in Texas Occupations Code §1601.257.
(g) Hair Weaving Specialty Certificate of Registration--To
be eligible for a Hair Weaving Specialty Certificate of Registration,
an applicant must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Texas
Occupations Code §1601.258.
(h) Hair Braiding Specialty Certificate of Registration--To
be eligible for a Hair Braiding Specialty Certificate of Registration,
an applicant must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Texas
Occupations Code §1601.259. No examination is required.
(i) Student Permit--To be eligible for a Student permit,
an applicant must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Texas
Occupations Code §1601.260.
(j) Barber Technician/Manicurist License--To be eligible
for a Barber Technician/Manicurist License, an applicant must meet
the eligibility requirements set forth in Texas Occupations Code §1601.262.

(k) Barber Technician/Hair Weaving License--To be eligible
for a Barber Technician/Hair Weaving License, an applicant must meet
the eligibility requirements set forth in Texas Occupations Code §1601.263.

(l) To be eligible for a Specialty Instructor License
as a Manicurist Instructor, Barber Technician Instructor, Barber Technician/Manicurist
Instructor, Barber Technician/Hair Weaving Instructor, or Hair Weaving
Instructor, an applicant must:
  (1) submit the completed application on a department-approved
form;
  (2) pay the fee required under §82.80;
  (3) be at least 18 years of age;
  (4) have a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate;
  (5) hold a current specialty license in the specialty
or specialties in which the applicant is seeking licensure; and
    (A) have completed a course consisting of 750 hours
of instruction in barber courses and methods of teaching in a barber
school; or
    (B) have at least one year of licensed work experience
in each of the specialties in which the applicant is seeking licensure;
and
      (i) have completed 500 hours of instruction in barber
courses and methods of teaching in a barber school, or
      (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
  (6) pass a written and practical exam required under §82.21.

(m) To be eligible for a Hair Braiding Specialty Instructor
License, on or after September 1, 2014, an applicant must:
  (1) submit the completed application on a department-approved
form;
  (2) pay the fee required under §82.80;
  (3) be at least 18 years of age;
  (4) have a high school diploma or high school equivalency
certificate;
  (5) hold a current hair braiding specialty certificate;
  (6) have completed a 50 hour hair braiding instructor
course in a barber school; and
  (7) pass a written examination required under §82.21.
No practical examination is required.


Source Note: The provisions of this §82.20 adopted to be effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8075; amended to be effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1268; amended to be effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5947; amended to be effective October 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7048; amended to be effective February 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 319; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9518; amended to be effective July 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 4646