Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.351: MINIMUM CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS; DISTANCE EDUCATION.

(a) The commission shall prescribe the minimum curriculum, including the subjects and the number of hours in each subject, taught by a licensed school.
(a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may adopt rules to:
(1) authorize a licensed school to account for any hours of instruction completed under this chapter on the basis of clock hours or credit hours; and
(2) establish standards for determining the equivalency and conversion of clock hours to credit hours and credit hours to clock hours.
(b) The commission may adopt rules allowing distance education only for the theory portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school.
(c) Distance education does not satisfy the requirements of the practical portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (H.B. 2095), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 495 (H.B. 2738), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 10.018, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 3.26, eff. September 1, 2021.

Where this section sits in the code

OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BARBERS, COSMETOLOGISTS, AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 1603. REGULATION OF BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY
SUBCHAPTER H. PRACTICE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE LICENSE TYPE

(a) The commission shall prescribe the minimum curriculum, including the subjects and the number of hours in each subject, taught by a licensed school.

(a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may adopt rules to:

(1) authorize a licensed school to account for any hours of instruction completed under this chapter on the basis of clock hours or credit hours; and

(2) establish standards for determining the equivalency and conversion of clock hours to credit hours and credit hours to clock hours.

(b) The commission may adopt rules allowing distance education only for the theory portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school.

(c) Distance education does not satisfy the requirements of the practical portion of the curriculum taught by a licensed school.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (H.B. 2095), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 495 (H.B. 2738), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 10.018, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 3.26, eff. September 1, 2021.

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