Students who are currently enrolled in a barbering or cosmetology instructor course have until August 31, 2022, to take and pass the instructor exam.
House Bill 1560 (PDF) (87thTexas Legislature) eliminated the barber and cosmetology instructor license, and TDLR will no longer offer the barber and cosmetology instructor examinations starting on September 1, 2022.
Individuals are no longer required to have instructor licenses to teach courses in a licensed barber or cosmetology school in Texas. Individuals teaching courses at a licensed barber or cosmetology school in Texas must have a TDLR barbering or cosmetology license in the specialty area they will be teaching. Individuals with a Class A Barber license or Cosmetology Operator license may teach all methods of barbering or cosmetology.