1. (a) To be eligible for an operator license, facialist specialty license, manicurist specialty license, hairweaving/braiding specialty certificate, wig specialty certificate, or shampoo/conditioning specialty certificate, an applicant must:

   1. (1) pass a written and practical examination required under §83.21;
   2. (2) submit a completed application on a Department approved form;
   3. (3) pay the fee required under §83.80;
   4. (4) be at least 17 years of age;
   5. (5) have obtained a high school diploma, or the equivalent of a high school diploma, or have passed a valid examination administered by a certified testing agency that measures the persons ability to benefit from training; and

   6. (6) have completed the following hours of cosmetology curriculum in a beauty culture school:

      1. (A) for an operator license, one of the following:

         1. (i) 1500 hours of instruction in a beauty culture school; or
         2. (ii) 1000 hours of instruction in beauty culture courses and 500 hours of related high school courses prescribed by the Department in a vocational cosmetology program in a public school.
      2. (B) for a facialist specialty license, 750 hours of instruction.
      3. (C) for a manicurist specialty license, 600 hours of instruction.
      4. (D) for a hairweaving/braiding specialty certificate, 300 hours of instruction completed in not less than eight weeks from date of enrollment.
      5. (E) for a wig specialty certificate, 300 hours of instruction completed in not less than eight weeks from date of enrollment.
      6. (F) for a shampoo/conditioning specialty certificate, 150 hours of instruction completed in not less than four weeks from date of enrollment.

2. (b) To be eligible for an instructor license, facial instructor specialty license or manicure instructor specialty license, an applicant must:

   1. (1) be at least 18 years of age;
   2. (2) have completed the 12th grade or its equivalent;
   3. (3) pay the fee required under §83.80; and

   4. (4) meet the following requirements:

      1. (A) for an instructor license, hold an active operator license and have completed one of the following:

         1. (i) 750 hours in methods of teaching the student; or
         2. (ii) 250 hours of student-instructor training, if the student-instructor can verify two years of working experience in a licensed beauty salon.

      2. (B) for a facial instructor specialty license, hold an active operator or facialist specialty license and have completed one of the following:

         1. (i) 750 hours in methods of teaching the student; or
         2. (ii) 250 hours of student-instructor training, if the student-instructor can verify two years of facial experience in a licensed beauty salon or facial specialty salon.

      3. (C) for a manicure instructor specialty license, hold an active operator or manicurist specialty license and have completed one of the following:

         1. (i) 750 hours of instruction in cosmetology courses and methods of teaching in a Department approved school or program, or
         2. (ii) 250 hours of student-instructor training, if the student-instructor can verify two years of manicure experience in a licensed beauty salon or manicure specialty salon.

3. (c) To be eligible for a shampoo apprentice permit, an applicant must:

   1. (1) be at least 16 years of age; and
   2. (2) submit a completed application on a Department approved form.
   3. (3) An applicant is not required to pay a fee for a shampoo apprentice permit.
   4. (4) An applicant is not required to complete instruction at a cosmetology school as a prerequisite for the issuance of a shampoo apprentice permit.
   5. (5) An applicant may not earn credit hours at a beauty culture school as a result of time spent while holding a shampoo apprentice permit.

4. (d) To be eligible for a student permit, an applicant must:

   1. (1) obtain the current law and rules book;
   2. (2) submit a completed application on a Department approved form; and
   3. (3) pay the fee required under §83.80.

5. (e) To be eligible for a student-instructor registration, an applicant must:

   1. (1) have completed the 12th grade or its equivalent;
   2. (2) submit a completed application on a Department approved form;
   3. (3) pay the fee required under §83.80; and

   4. (4) have one of the following:

      1. (A) for an instructor license, an active operator license;
      2. (B) for an manicure instructor specialty license, an active operator or manicure specialty license; or
      3. (C) for a facial instructor specialty license, an active operator or facialist specialty license.

6. (f) To eligible for a registered examination proctor registration, an applicant must:

   1. (1) have held an active instructor license for at least two of the five years preceding the application;
   2. (2) hold an active instructor license;
   3. (3) obtain a certificate of completion from a Department approved training course;
   4. (4) submit a completed application on a Department approved form; and
   5. (5) pay the applicable fee under §83.80.

Source Note:The provisions of this §83.20 adopted to be effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8082.