House Bill 1560 was passed during the 87th Texas Legislative Session and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 15, 2021. Section 3 of the bill provides that barber technician, barber technician/manicurist and barber technician/hair weaver specialty licenses will transition to new license types no later than September 1, 2023. Barber technicians will transition to holding esthetician licenses, barber technician/manicurists will become esthetician/manicurists, and barber technician/hair weavers will hold esthetician/hair weaving specialist licenses.
TDLR will provide advance notice for transitioning technician licenses to new license types at a later date. Until this transition occurs, licensed technicians who are eligible for renewal should continue to renew their technician licenses.
Schools are required to continue reporting hours for students currently enrolled in a barber technician, barber technician/manicurist or a barber technician/hair weaver specialty course, until further notice. If a student does not want to complete the course, they should submit the proper withdrawal request to the school. Schools must provide refunds to students for unused tuition based on the current laws and rules.
Effective immediately, schools may no longer enroll students in the barber technician, barber technician/manicurist or barber technician/hair weaver courses through SHEARS. Student permit applications submitted to TDLR by mail will be returned. Students who are currently enrolled in technician courses will be eligible to take the technician exams upon successful completion of the technician courses and if they pass the exams, may still be issued a technician license.
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