Tex. Occ. Code Section 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.

Source: Section 1603.351 — Minimum Curriculum for Schools; Distance Education, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­1603.­htm#1603.­351 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

1603.001
General Definitions 1603.002
Regulation of Barbering and Cosmetology by Department of Licensing and Regulation 1603.0011
Practice of Barbering or Cosmetology 1603.0012
Services Not Constituting Barbering or Cosmetology 1603.0013
Application of Chapter 1603.051
Advisory Board 1603.052
Duties of Advisory Board 1603.053
Terms 1603.054
Presiding Officer 1603.101
Rules 1603.102
Sanitation Rules 1603.103
Inspection of Schools Before Operation 1603.104
Inspections 1603.105
Retention of Student Records 1603.106
Certain Building and Facility Standards Prohibited 1603.151
Notification of Public Interest Information and Participation 1603.152
Complaint Jurisdiction 1603.154
Informal Settlement Conference 1603.201
Application Form 1603.202
Duplicate License or Permit 1603.203
Provisional License 1603.204
Substantially Equivalent License 1603.208
Digitally Prearranged Remote Services 1603.209
Infectious and Contagious Diseases 1603.252
General Examination Requirements 1603.253
Written Examination 1603.255
Early Examination 1603.256
Practical Examination 1603.301
Denial of Renewal Due to Administrative Penalty 1603.351
Minimum Curriculum for Schools 1603.352
Sterilization Requirements for Certain Services 1603.353
Employment of License Holder 1603.354
Necessary Equipment 1603.355
Display of License 1603.356
Display of Human Trafficking Information 1603.357
Display of Sanitation Rules 1603.358
Operation of Establishment and School on Single Premises 1603.401
Denial, Suspension, or Revocation 1603.453
Appeal Bond Not Required 1603.454
Enforcement by Attorney General 1603.1045
Contract to Perform Inspections 1603.2001
Rules for Issuance of License or Permit 1603.2025
Temporary License 1603.2101
Individual Practitioner License or Student Permit Required 1603.2102
Issuance of Individual Practitioner License 1603.2103
Individual Practitioner Licenses 1603.2104
Waiver of Certain License Requirements 1603.2105
Student Permit 1603.2106
Transfer of License or Permit Prohibited 1603.2107
Display of License or Permit 1603.2108
Location of Practice 1603.2109
Service at Unlicensed Location 1603.2201
License Required 1603.2202
Issuance of License 1603.2203
Establishment Licenses 1603.2204
Transfer of License Prohibited 1603.2205
Use of Establishment as Sleeping Quarters Prohibited 1603.2301
License Required 1603.2302
Issuance of License 1603.2303
School Licenses 1603.2304
Change of School Ownership or Location 1603.2305
Signs Required 1603.2306
Information Provided to Prospective Student 1603.2307
Course Length and Curriculum Content 1603.2308
Required Courses 1603.2309
Daily Attendance Records 1603.2310
Instructor-to-student Ratio 1603.2311
Reports to Department 1603.2312
Additional Duties of License Holder 1603.2313
Transfer of Hours of Instruction 1603.2314
Identification of and Work Performed by Student 1603.3001
License Terms 1603.3002
Renewal Rules 1603.3003
Issuance of Renewal License 1603.3004
Renewal While in Armed Forces 1603.3601
Cancellation and Settlement Policy 1603.3602
Refund Policy 1603.3603
Withdrawal or Termination of Student 1603.3604
Interest on Refund 1603.3605
Reentry of Student After Withdrawal 1603.3606
Effect of Student Withdrawal 1603.3607
Effect of Private Postsecondary School Closure 1603.3608
Barbering and Cosmetology School Tuition Protection Account 1603.3609
Rules
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 1603.351’s source at texas​.gov