Texas Administrative Code Ch. 83
Questions & Answers
Renewal of License or Certificate Required ✔️✔️- Except provided by Subsections (-2) and (-
3), a license or certificate issued under this chapter expires on the second anniversary of the date
the license or certificate is issued.- A temporary license expires on the 60th day after the date the
license is issued. A temporary license may not be renewed.- A private beauty culture school
license or a public secondary or post-secondary beauty culture school license expires on the
anniversary of the date the license is issued.
Requirement for First Renewal of License ✔️✔️- A person applying to renew a license for the
first time must:(1) Hold a high school diploma;(2) Hold the equivalent of a high school diploma;
or(3) Have passed an examination that measures the person's ability to benefit from training.
Inactive Status ✔️✔️- Not later than the 10th day before the expiration date of a certificate or
license issued under this chapter, the certificate or license holder may place the certificate or
license on inactive status by:(1) Submitting an application for inactive status to the department
on a form prescribed by the department; and(2) Paying the required fee.- Except as provided by
Subsection (-5), a person whose certificate or license is on inactive status is not required to
complete continuing education required under this chapter.- A person whose certificate or license
is on inactive status may reapply for inactive status before the expiration date of the certificate or
license. The person must pay the required fee.- A license holder may not employ a person on
inactive status.- A person on inactive status may return the certificate or license to active status
, by:(1) Applying to the department for active status on a form prescribed by the department;(2)
Paying the required fee, and(3) Providing evidence satisfactory to the department that the person
has completed the number of hours of continuing education that would otherwise have been
required for a renewal of an active license for the preceding two-year license period.- The
commission may set fees and adopt rules to implement this section.
Continuing Education ✔️✔️- The commission will by rule recognize, prepare, or administer
continuing education programs for the practice of cosmetology. Participation in the programs is
mandatory for all license renewals.- The commission may only require a license holder to
complete continuing education of not more than four hours in health and safety courses if the
license holder:(1) Is at least 65 years of age; and(2) Has held a cosmetology license for at least
15 years.- The commission shall require continuing education programs under this chapter to
include information on:(1) Activities commonly associated with human trafficking;(2)
Recognition of potential victims of human trafficking; and(3) Methods for assisting victims of
human trafficking, including how to report human trafficking.
License Requirements-Individuals
- To be eligible for an operator license an applicant must:(1) Submit a completed application on a
department-approved form;(2) Pay the fee required under $83.80;(3) Be at least 17 years of
age;(4) 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 person's
ability to benefit from training;(5) Have completed the following hours of cosmetology
curriculum in a licensed beauty culture school either:*1,500 hours of instruction in a beauty
culture school; or*1,000 hours of instruction in beauty culture courses and 500 hours of related
Questions & Answers
Renewal of License or Certificate Required ✔️✔️- Except provided by Subsections (-2) and (-
3), a license or certificate issued under this chapter expires on the second anniversary of the date
the license or certificate is issued.- A temporary license expires on the 60th day after the date the
license is issued. A temporary license may not be renewed.- A private beauty culture school
license or a public secondary or post-secondary beauty culture school license expires on the
anniversary of the date the license is issued.
Requirement for First Renewal of License ✔️✔️- A person applying to renew a license for the
first time must:(1) Hold a high school diploma;(2) Hold the equivalent of a high school diploma;
or(3) Have passed an examination that measures the person's ability to benefit from training.
Inactive Status ✔️✔️- Not later than the 10th day before the expiration date of a certificate or
license issued under this chapter, the certificate or license holder may place the certificate or
license on inactive status by:(1) Submitting an application for inactive status to the department
on a form prescribed by the department; and(2) Paying the required fee.- Except as provided by
Subsection (-5), a person whose certificate or license is on inactive status is not required to
complete continuing education required under this chapter.- A person whose certificate or license
is on inactive status may reapply for inactive status before the expiration date of the certificate or
license. The person must pay the required fee.- A license holder may not employ a person on
inactive status.- A person on inactive status may return the certificate or license to active status
, by:(1) Applying to the department for active status on a form prescribed by the department;(2)
Paying the required fee, and(3) Providing evidence satisfactory to the department that the person
has completed the number of hours of continuing education that would otherwise have been
required for a renewal of an active license for the preceding two-year license period.- The
commission may set fees and adopt rules to implement this section.
Continuing Education ✔️✔️- The commission will by rule recognize, prepare, or administer
continuing education programs for the practice of cosmetology. Participation in the programs is
mandatory for all license renewals.- The commission may only require a license holder to
complete continuing education of not more than four hours in health and safety courses if the
license holder:(1) Is at least 65 years of age; and(2) Has held a cosmetology license for at least
15 years.- The commission shall require continuing education programs under this chapter to
include information on:(1) Activities commonly associated with human trafficking;(2)
Recognition of potential victims of human trafficking; and(3) Methods for assisting victims of
human trafficking, including how to report human trafficking.
License Requirements-Individuals
- To be eligible for an operator license an applicant must:(1) Submit a completed application on a
department-approved form;(2) Pay the fee required under $83.80;(3) Be at least 17 years of
age;(4) 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 person's
ability to benefit from training;(5) Have completed the following hours of cosmetology
curriculum in a licensed beauty culture school either:*1,500 hours of instruction in a beauty
culture school; or*1,000 hours of instruction in beauty culture courses and 500 hours of related
