S.B. No. 1503
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to abolishing shampoo apprentice permits and shampoo
  specialty certificates.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1601.002, Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1601.002.  DEFINITION OF BARBERING. In this chapter,
  "barbering," "practicing barbering," or the "practice of
  barbering" means:
               (1)  performing or offering or attempting to perform
  for compensation or the promise of compensation any of the
  following services:
                     (A)  treating a person's mustache or beard by
  arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, shaving, styling, or
  trimming;
                     (B)  treating a person's hair by:
                           (i)  arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
  cleansing, coloring, curling, dressing, dyeing, processing,
  [shampooing,] shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting,
  or waving;
                           (ii)  providing a necessary service that is
  preparatory or ancillary to a service under Subparagraph (i),
  including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming; or
                           (iii)  cutting the person's hair as a
  separate and independent service for which a charge is directly or
  indirectly made separately from a charge for any other service;
                     (C)  cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a
  person's scalp, face, neck, arms, or shoulders:
                           (i)  by hand or by using a device, apparatus,
  or appliance; and
                           (ii)  with or without the use of any cosmetic
  preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
                     (D)  beautifying a person's face, neck, arms, or
  shoulders using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion,
  powder, oil, clay, cream, or appliance;
                     (E)  treating a person's nails by:
                           (i)  cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
  coloring, cleansing, manicuring, or pedicuring; or
                           (ii)  attaching false nails;
                     (F)  massaging, cleansing, treating, or
  beautifying a person's hands;
                     (G)  administering facial treatments;
                     (H)  weaving a person's hair by using any method
  to attach commercial hair to a person's hair or scalp; or
                     (I)  [shampooing or conditioning a person's hair;
  or
                     [(J)]  servicing in any manner listed in Paragraph
  (B) a person's wig, toupee, or artificial hairpiece on a person's
  head or on a block after the initial retail sale;
               (2)  advertising or representing to the public in any
  manner that a person is a barber or is authorized to practice
  barbering; or
               (3)  advertising or representing to the public in any
  manner that a location or place of business is a barbershop,
  specialty shop, or barber school.
         SECTION 2.  Section 1601.256(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a barber technician license may:
               (1)  perform only barbering as defined by Sections
  1601.002(1)(C), (D), (F), and (G)[, and (I)]; and
               (2)  practice only at a location that has been issued a
  barbershop permit.
         SECTION 3.  Section 1602.002(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  In this chapter, "cosmetology" means the practice of
  performing or offering to perform for compensation any of the
  following services:
               (1)  treating a person's hair by:
                     (A)  providing any method of treatment as a
  primary service, including arranging, beautifying, bleaching,
  cleansing, coloring, cutting, dressing, dyeing, processing,
  [shampooing,] shaping, singeing, straightening, styling, tinting,
  or waving;
                     (B)  providing a necessary service that is
  preparatory or ancillary to a service under Paragraph (A),
  including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person's hair
  or shaving a person's neck with a safety razor; or
                     (C)  cutting the person's hair as a separate and
  independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly
  made separately from charges for any other service;
               (2)  [shampooing and conditioning a person's hair;
               [(3)]  servicing a person's wig or artificial hairpiece
  on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale and
  servicing in any manner listed in Subdivision (1);
               (3) [(4)]  treating a person's mustache or beard by
  arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming,
  or shaving with a safety razor;
               (4) [(5)]  cleansing, stimulating, or massaging a
  person's scalp, face, neck, or arms:
                     (A)  by hand or by using a device, apparatus, or
  appliance; and
                     (B)  with or without the use of any cosmetic
  preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, or cream;
               (5) [(6)]  beautifying a person's face, neck, or arms
  using a cosmetic preparation, antiseptic, tonic, lotion, powder,
  oil, clay, cream, or appliance;
               (6) [(7)]  administering facial treatments;
               (7) [(8)]  removing superfluous hair from a person's
  body using depilatories, preparations, or tweezing techniques;
               (8) [(9)]  treating a person's nails by:
                     (A)  cutting, trimming, polishing, tinting,
  coloring, cleansing, or manicuring; or
                     (B)  attaching false nails;
               (9) [(10)]  massaging, cleansing, treating, or
  beautifying a person's hands or feet;
               (10) [(11)]  applying semipermanent, thread-like
  extensions composed of single fibers to a person's eyelashes; or
               (11) [(12)]  weaving a person's hair.
         SECTION 4.  Section 1602.255(c), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The commission shall adopt rules for the licensing of
  specialty instructors to teach specialty courses in the practice of
  cosmetology defined in Sections 1602.002(a)(5), (7), (8), and (10)
  [1602.002(a)(6), (8), (9), and (11)].
         SECTION 5.  Section 1602.256(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a manicurist specialty license may
  perform only the practice of cosmetology defined in Section
  1602.002(a)(8) or (9) [1602.002(a)(9) or (10)].
         SECTION 6.  Section 1602.257(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding an esthetician specialty license may
  perform only the practice of cosmetology defined in Sections
  1602.002(a)(4), (5), (6), (7), and (10) [1602.002(a)(5), (6), (7),
  (8), and (11)].
         SECTION 7.  Section 1602.2571(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a specialty license in eyelash
  extension application may perform only the practice of cosmetology
  defined in Section 1602.002(a)(10) [1602.002(a)(11)].
         SECTION 8.  Section 1602.259(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a hair weaving specialty certificate
  may perform only the practice of cosmetology defined in Section
  1602.002(a)(11) [Sections 1602.002(a)(2) and (12)].
         SECTION 9.  Section 1602.260(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a wig specialty certificate may perform
  only the practice of cosmetology defined in Section 1602.002(a)(2)
  [1602.002(a)(3)].
         SECTION 10.  Section 1602.261(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a manicurist/esthetician specialty
  license may perform only the practice of cosmetology defined in
  Sections 1602.002(a)(4) through (9) [1602.002(a)(5) through (10)].
         SECTION 11.  Section 1602.305(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person holding a specialty shop license may maintain
  an establishment in which only the practice of cosmetology as
  defined in Section 1602.002(a)(2), (5), (7), (8), or (10)
  [1602.002(a)(3), (6), (8), (9), or (11)] is performed.
         SECTION 12.  Section 1602.354(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission will by rule recognize, prepare, or
  administer continuing education programs for the practice of
  cosmetology.  Participation in the programs is mandatory for all
  license renewals [other than renewal of a shampoo specialty
  certificate].
         SECTION 13.  Section 1602.403(c), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A person holding a beauty shop license or specialty shop
  license may not employ[:
               [(1)]  a person as an operator or specialist or lease to
  a person who acts as an operator or specialist unless the person
  holds a license or certificate under this chapter or under Chapter
  1601[; or
               [(2)     a person to shampoo or condition a person's hair
  unless the person holds a shampoo apprentice permit or student
  permit].
         SECTION 14.  Section 1603.352(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person who holds a license, certificate, or permit
  issued under this chapter, Chapter 1601, or Chapter 1602 and who
  performs a barbering service described by Section 1601.002(1)(E) or
  (F) or a cosmetology service described by Section 1602.002(a)(8) or
  (9) [1602.002(a)(9) or (10)] shall, before performing the service,
  clean, disinfect, and sterilize with an autoclave or dry heat
  sterilizer or sanitize with an ultraviolet sanitizer, in accordance
  with the sterilizer or sanitizer manufacturer's instructions, each
  metal instrument, including metal nail clippers, cuticle pushers,
  cuticle nippers, and other metal instruments, used to perform the
  service.
         SECTION 15.  The following provisions of the Occupations
  Code are repealed:
               (1)  Section 1601.260(c);
               (2)  Section 1601.261;
               (3)  Section 1601.301(c);
               (4)  Section 1602.266(c);
               (5)  Section 1602.267;
               (6)  Section 1602.301(c); and
               (7)  Section 1602.456(b-1).
         SECTION 16.  On the effective date of this Act:
               (1)  a shampoo apprentice permit issued under former
  Section 1601.261 or 1602.267, Occupations Code, expires; and
               (2)  a shampoo specialty certificate issued under
  Chapter 1602 expires.
         SECTION 17.  (a)  The changes in law made by this Act do not
  affect the validity of a proceeding pending before a court or other
  governmental entity on the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  An offense or other violation of law committed before
  the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when
  the offense or violation was committed, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.  For purposes of this
  subsection, an offense or violation was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense or
  violation occurred before that date.
         SECTION 18.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1503 passed the Senate on
  April 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 26, 2017, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1503 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144,
  Nays 0, two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor