Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2103
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2103, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1603.2103. INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER LICENSES.
Official statutory text
(a) A person holding:
(1) a Class A barber license may perform any barbering service;
(2) a cosmetology operator license may perform any cosmetology service;
(3) a manicurist license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(7) or (8);
(4) an esthetician license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) or (c);
(5) a manicurist/esthetician license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) or (c);
(6) a hair weaving specialist license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(9);
(7) a hair weaving specialist/esthetician license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), or (9) or (c); and
(8) an eyelash extension specialist license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(c).
(b) The commission by rule shall provide for the issuance of:
(1) a Class A barber license to a person who holds a cosmetology operator license; and
(2) a cosmetology operator license to a person who holds a Class A barber license.
(1) a Class A barber license may perform any barbering service;
(2) a cosmetology operator license may perform any cosmetology service;
(3) a manicurist license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(7) or (8);
(4) an esthetician license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) or (c);
(5) a manicurist/esthetician license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) or (c);
(6) a hair weaving specialist license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(9);
(7) a hair weaving specialist/esthetician license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), or (9) or (c); and
(8) an eyelash extension specialist license may perform any service described by Section 1603.0011(c).
(b) The commission by rule shall provide for the issuance of:
(1) a Class A barber license to a person who holds a cosmetology operator license; and
(2) a cosmetology operator license to a person who holds a Class A barber license.
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