(a) To renew an instructor license, manicure instructor specialty license, facial instructor specialty license, operator license, manicurist specialty license, facialist specialty license, hairweaving/braiding specialty certificate, wig specialty certificate, and shampoo/conditioning specialty certificate, an applicant must:
- (1) complete the continuing education requirements under §83.25;
- (2) submit a completed application on a Department approved form; and
- (3) pay the applicable fee required under §83.80.
- (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, to renew an examination proctor registration, a registrant must hold an active instructor license.
- (c) To renew and maintain continuous licensure, the renewal requirements under this section must be completed prior to the expiration of the license. A late renewal means the licensee will have an unlicensed period from the expiration date of the expired license to the issuance date of the renewed license. During the unlicensed period, a person may not perform any act of cosmetology that requires a license under this chapter.
- (d) Non-receipt of a license renewal notice from the Department does not exempt a person from any requirements of this chapter.
Source Note:The provisions of this §83.26 adopted to be effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8082.