Case Information
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
State Board of Xalrdrraeers and
Austin, Tom8
Dear Mrs. Arbuoklo:
ion of thi8 Do- II been reoeired.
numbered 83 re- January 13,, lOSO tine June 6, 1940 Johiuon, owner of oaaeiky, San Antonio, Texn8, ure a 8ohool~llaenoe ior Sohool, Brady Bullding, San
oame to thlr deofsion because of the known facts listed below;
a. Mr. Thomas A. Johnson purohased the Modern Beauty Sohool some two yearn ago looated in the Brady *2 Board of Hairdraeeere and Coeeetolcgt8t8, B&e Z State
Building;, San Antonio, Taxa8, an4 raid rahsol 18 operated at thfr tima under the name or the ?mQorn W$s";; !J;h$ Ah;zG-d'ir lipon Inrestigmtion a member oi b. tR0 Ward and tha IJeoretary, it ~88 i0pod that six 8011i0r 8tua0nt8 were in the Ikodern Beauty Eohbel, whioh W. Johnson tori88 sn 'Amex*, there 8tudentr were working on the pub110 for remuneration. A rtatement was also ma40 to tha Board by an ox-etude& that JtmlOr rtudent8 norke& on pub110 in the Yoderi Beauty 8ahool for psy. Junior 8tudents ars taken from modern Beauty Sohool to ths Johneon
0. Beauty Aoabeny and allowed to work on the publlo for remunexutlon.
4. At tho tlm8 thlr lnrertigation ~68 maeado, tha matter was dlreuared with Mx. John8on; and Re war will xemit one hnndretl bollerr 9 in 1 0: 0r a 8eh881 lloen8e tar the meaexn mautr Sahool. Xe wa8 th m l drlred that thi8 8ku8t be taken up with the ontlre Board. John8on was l dvlr od Juno 7, 1040 Wr.
he must 8emre a rehool liconer for thi8 *Annox*, and we are lnalosing a socp of our aakuowle4ge- mant fra~~ Mt. John8~n. a8k your opinion a8 to *Wo re8poatiully
whether tho Board Is within its Fight in npwrt- I.IQ a lloense for the Modera Beauty Sshool in ulow o? oplnioli numberad
Wm Board oonstrued your opinion numbered 83 to maan a8 long a8 oo;eglrte oourse Cpf beauty oulture is not taught in the Modern B8auty Sshool, a lioonrs w88 not required. You oan a8ebrtaln, howevtsr, f'roin tb8 aforuasntlanad i!@'orrMtimI that both Jualor and Senior students atton the BEodern Bewt]r Sohool."
3.)5 Boati of Xalrdrees~rs ana c08mtologi8t8, pargo 3 state
lvo also quote ?mm a copy o? tho letter rrom Lbr. A. 34ha8OR 6ddrtBSSea t4 the State $OiWd O? 008SS- -8 tology, bearing data June 10, 1940, as iollowe:
'lour letter o? ;lune 7th noelred end La Nply wish to Bay that the cpieion of thb At- torney OIn*ral*a Dsgartimnt is *xnQtly 9s the @piniOJl di8Ou8%iOZi OBPlL Up ;A the $WOIiOUS o? tho 8ituatlon, namely 0 . . . ‘i? a aompkste in Oo8mtOlo(Ly lo taught at oaah o? OOW.8~ eatabiirbaants, theu it till b8 neoess&ry to have two oertlflaate8 or registratisn . . ,
VOW thr trUO ?a@tS in the O&Se are that th. other #Oh001 i. OAly Q9 kkil#X OAlp hOU8.S #Q&B O? QUI 6hS.e. aad IIQ atlldent. StaZ'tS
ana 0Omplat88 at war AMOX. They start riha reaah a oart.4.n paint IA training a&? then are tnn.a?errud into Seaior Department in ths &IjOStiO BtildilJ&.
v'd are drflnltely not operatiLl& two Schools X? we were, we would be m~ro of boauty oulture. than glad to pay two UQ~ASOS. Last year tho Board assured um that it wa8 prfeotly all right a&l i? at this tlav you want te ham a hearln$ en it at tb Attorney Qeuorai*a 0rria0, we will be glad to do so, as the true ?aOts in the aaao will abow that we are abiding by the law."
Sections 11 and 18 a? Artlo1e %4b o? Vwnonc8 Atmotatod Peaal code, read RF) ?ollawar
*Sea. 11. ft shall be aomprtsnt rar any pQr#On, ?lm or oorporation to apply to the State) Board 0r &airdr8sWr# and 0oa*tologi8ts for a certl?lcmte or rsglrtration as a aesool o? beauty ault4are upon the payfiient o? One Bun&red Dollars (WJO) l
*(a) EM rohool of B6auty Culture shall be granted oertf?iQate o? reglatratlon Weas It 6nd ollintlriil PpbA She11 WplOp it. Star? a SU??i- OiSnt numbw of in#tru4t4r#, who #hall be registerad ilairdresssra br cQ5a#t4iQgi#t# havlq had 6t leant state B0a.a *4 of liairdre8sere Comietologists, and Page thrw (3) ysc~ro pmatlOal axperlenao and htsh rrohool eduaatlon or the equivalent thereof,
and aaid lnrrtruators rhall be required to paar a~ l xanfnatio r: aoaduated by Bawd of maa- lners to /Irtsrsdne their fltnmsa a@ teachen, provided, however, that the erati;inatlon of teaeherr shall not be zuquired of per8ona who hero been teaohlng the praetiee of Jmlrdreasin&, or somtolom for three (3) rearm prior to the paseage of thlo Aet; and #hall saintair, on its oiaff on0 Dcator of ~eQlalne, a8 a coneultant who *hall looburo avmthl~ on *anltatlon, stem li- i ration ana the ume of sntl3eptlos ocnotstent with the pmtatlaal end thoontical requlrementr a6 to the olasaitleb ooaupatioar a5 provlOed by thiu Act, and shall po4seee appixratua and equip- ~wnt for ths proper and full teaching of all aubjeatr of its ourrieulum; shall keep a daily reaord of the attenbanae of students; aalntaln regular elesrr end lnrtrllctlon hours, eatabll8h grabs bolU exaafnotlcai before lmulng al- ploms, ana ahall requlra a sohool tora of not lees than one thousand (1,000) home to be eom- plebe& in not less then sir (6) nontho for %ota- of all or a siajorlty ai the prea- pieta oourm tloe8 of hairdre8Olng and oosrutology, wee. 18. ‘Prcrlded that no aahool shall
be ptittea to charge for work done any l tuaent who haa not ooolglsted fifty p4r oant (80$) or ths tequir6a number of hours, as pro- v:Qsd in mation 11, subsroti4n (a).*
In our opinion Ho. 0-68A it warn held that "It ie our opinion ii a ooffipl6te aourae in hairdrawing and oomaetology irr taught at each of the ostabliakaantr, then it will be neoeoaary for the owner to have two (0) Cartifi- aater of Regl8tration.*
$hetber or not mr. Johnson ia operating two sex+ arate eebools whe2’0 complete oourue8 in hairdrersin(l and oomtclogy are tmight at eaah of the eatabliahraante i# a queatlon oi fact Chit we aan not pa8a upon. That 1s one *5 State Board of Elairdresm f and Cosmetologi~te, age 8 that mat ba determined the Board. Therefore, we oan not oa~tegorlcally answer your quaatlon. It th6 Johneon Beauty AaaCelcJr and the EoSarn Beauty Sohool ore oozblned and ooapoee only one sohool, an4 a ooaplete aourae in halrdreaalng en6 aoaxetologp Is not taught at each oi the estebliokents, then it would not be neaessary ior the owner to have two Certlrioatc6 of Re&stratlon. However, on the other hand, if the LGodern Beauty Sohool tha Johnson Beauty Aaadenzy are two reparcte and dlstkot l ohoola wham a cortplcte course In halrdreeeing ana ooa- is taught at each or the 6alC 6chool8, then it motology will be necemary for the owner to have two Certfiloetea of Registration.
Trmtlng that the foregoing 6atlmfaotorlly ata0wera your inquiry, we are
Yours very truly Al'TORRRY OZNERAL OF Tl!XAS Araell wllliame Aaalatant Al:ew