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Important Information Regarding Barber Instructor Licensing from TDLR:
Teacher Training and Professional Development at Licensed Schools
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Individuals are no longer required to have instructor licenses to teach courses in licensed barber or cosmetology schools 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.
TDLR will no longer recognize the completion of an instructor course or award any credit for instructor courses. Students who were enrolled in an instructor course prior to September 1, 2021, can decide whether they want to complete the course.
Schools cannot offer credit for completing any professional development teacher training programs for teachers who teach barber or cosmetology courses and TDLR will not award any credit for completing these courses.
Will TDLR provide a certificate of approval for instructor courses?
No. Beginning September 1, 2021, TDLR certificates of approval will only reflect courses that lead to a state license to offer services. Because TDLR will no longer approve instructor courses, those courses will no longer be reflected on certificates of approval.
Can licensed schools continue to offer barber and cosmetology instructor courses?
Yes, however, if schools offer professional development teacher training programs, TDLR will not award any credit for completing the training.
What are the requirements or qualifications for a person to teach barber or cosmetology in a licensed school?
HB1560 eliminated the barber and cosmetology instructor license, allowing licensed schools more flexibility in hiring teachers for barbering and cosmetology courses.
After September 1, 2021, a licensed school may employ a person to teach if the person holds a TDLR license to perform the acts of barbering or cosmetology that the person will be teaching. An instructor license is no longer required to teach barbering or cosmetology.
Licensed schools will be responsible for verifying that teachers hold the appropriate barbering or cosmetology license for the courses they will be teaching. Schools may also determine what other qualifications they want to require for those teachers being hired to teach at their school. TDLR will not award any credit for completing a professional development teacher training program offered by licensed barber or cosmetology schools.
New Provisions for Teaching Barbering & Cosmetology in Licensed Schools
AUGUST 30, 2021
ATTENTION Schools and Students:
After September 1, 2021, you are not required to hold an instructor license to teach barbering or cosmetology in a licensed school.
HB1560 eliminated the barber and cosmetology instructor licenses which allow licensed schools more flexibility in hiring teachers for barbering and cosmetology courses.
A licensed school may only employ a person to teach if the person holds a TDLR license to perform the acts of barbering or cosmetology that the person will teach.
For example:
A person who holds a Class A Barber license may teach all methods of barbering.
A person who holds a Cosmetology Operator license may teach all methods of cosmetology.
However, a person who holds a Manicure license may teach only the services a licensed manicurist may perform.
TDLR will discontinue issuing Barber and Cosmetology instructor licenses no later than September 1, 2023.
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If you have any questions about this notice, contact the Education and Examination division of TDLR.
