The Texas State Board of Barber Examiners requires that your training include the following required courses:. Once you graduate, your barber training school will send your notification of completion to PSI Services, the Texas licensing exam testing vendor. You will receive a PSI eligibility postcard once you have met all of the Texas licensing eligibility requirements. On this postcard, you will receive instructions on how to register for and schedule your exams with PSI Services.
Once you do that, you may register for and take two exams to be licensed as a barber in Texas: the written exam and the practical exam. It will test your knowledge on barber service subjects, including the following:. You will need to bring your own supply kit, model, and mannequin to this exam.
The exam will assess your ability to perform the following barber services:. Once you have completed the education and exam requirements, you will need to contact the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to attain an initial barber license application, which is not available online. You may contact the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation by calling , visiting www.
Once they process and accept your application, they will issue you your Texas barber license. You may return the application to the following address:. If you hold a barber license from another state, you may qualify to attain a Texas barber license through reciprocity.
You will need to make sure that the licensing requirements for your previous license match or supersede the Texas licensing requirements. A licensed school may offer instruction in the course curriculums which have been approved by the department. Members will serve staggered six-year terms. The board will provide technical knowledge and industry expertise to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation and TDLR, which regulates the barbering and cosmetology professions in Texas.
Anyone interested in serving as a member of the board can submit an application online or send an email requesting that an application be sent to them.
Members of the board will not be compensated, and they must cover their own expenses if they need to travel to Austin as part of their duties.
Legislation in the most recent session allows TDLR advisory boards and commissions to meet via videoconference, so any travel may be limited. All applications will be considered, and TDLR will contact applicants who were chosen to serve on the board. Section 3 of the bill eliminates some barber and cosmetology license types and consolidates the existing barbering and cosmetology laws into one combined chapter — Chapter Please sign up for email updates to receive the latest information about upcoming barber and cosmetology program changes, rule adoptions, and public meetings.
Please note that business owners may choose to require additional safety protocols related to COVID safety. Starting on April 2, , candidates for the Barbering written examinations will be able to choose to take a traditional written examination at one of 22 PSI site locations across Texas or to take an examination through a virtual online process offered by PSI.
This process, known as e-exams, will provide a faster, safer and more convenient process for candidates to obtain a license from TDLR. Individuals are strongly encouraged to wear masks over the nose and mouth wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another person who does not live in the same household.
According to the Governor's executive order, nothing prevents businesses — including hair, esthetician and nail salons, lash salons, barber shops, barber or cosmetology schools, laser hair establishments or massage establishments — from requiring employees or customers to follow additional hygiene measures, including wearing a mask.
Driver Education schools may choose to require employees or students to wear masks and to social distance. The order also strongly encourages all Texans to use good-faith efforts and available resources to follow the DSHS health recommendations.
Sunset Commission decisions that require a change in statute including Recommendation 3. As we continue to navigate this pandemic, we want to thank you for your efforts to run your business while helping contain the spread of COVID While we may all be different employers, we are one Texas.
A healthy Texas is the foundation of a healthy society and economy. I applaud your efforts to safeguard the health of employees and customers. Your actions keep individuals employed and contribute valuable services to our vibrant economy. Tools include videos, social media graphics and animations, plus printable posters.
You also have access to minimum recommended health protocols for safe operation. Materials are available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The materials promote health safety practices. You can display posters in high-traffic areas such as entrances, lobbies, restrooms and break rooms.
You can post social media content on your channels. You can also feature these messages in employee communication. And you can share these resources with others to use. As a responsible business leader, you can be a part of the solution. But it has to be all of us — working together for a HealthyTexas. In conjunction with Gov. Effective immediately, all employees and customers must wear a face covering over the nose and mouth while inside a barber shop.
Face masks or fabric face coverings must be worn at all times by employers, employees, contractors, and clients while inside the shop, even if individuals are practicing social distancing. Face coverings can be removed temporarily only when necessary to receive a service. The Strike Force to Open Texas also released guideline for customers to use when visiting a barber shop:. Under the June 3 revision to the guidelines, barber shops should continue to operate with at least six feet between operating work stations.
In addition, barber employees should be instructed to understand that young children and persons who are unable to adjust or remove face coverings should not be regarded as suitable candidates for wearing face coverings.
The decision is up to the individual or their parent, guardian or attendant. All exam sites have adjusted schedules and reduced capacity in accordance with CDC and state social distancing guidelines. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation TDLR understands there are still concerns as plans are made to open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID, including temporary restrictions to ensure continued social distancing as our communities resume normal activities in a safe manner.
Due to these concerns, schools can continue to utilize temporary distance learning and virtual learning to complete all technical standards for the theory and practical portion of a course. This allows schools to determine when they can safely transition students back into their traditional brick and mortar classrooms. Department of Education and provide flexibility to schools to help students complete their course work while effectively developing the job skills and knowledge to obtain a license in Texas.
However, remote practical instruction does not include internship or apprenticeship instructional hours. Schools engaging in the delivery of distance education with remote instruction must ensure that all hours are properly accounted for each student engaged in the remote theory and practical hours of instruction, including record of attendance and time clock records. Schools must maintain compliance with all statutory requirements. Schools should notify TDLR when the school resumes all regular, traditional on-campus classes or activities and ceases temporary distance education.
Notice should be provided by email. Barbershops, cosmetology salons including nail and esthetician , massage establishments, and laser hair establishments must remain closed until further notice. The Governor's order overrides conflicting local and county orders. Greg Abbott on April 27, all cosmetology salons including nail salons, estheticians, and mini-salons , barber shops, laser hair removal establishments and massage establishments shall continue to remain closed.
Natural hair braiding includes braiding a person's hair, trimming hair extensions as applicable to the braiding process, and attaching commercial hair by braiding and without the use of chemicals or adhesives.
Will I receive a refund for my current braiding specialty certificate, hair braiding instructor license, or a hair braiding specialty shop license? Yes, you will receive a prorated refund of the license or certificate fee.
Braiding certificates and licenses issued after June 8, , will be eligible for a prorated refund, based on the number of months remaining on the current license or certificate. We will post more information about refunds on the TDLR website soon. We will send the refund to the mailing address we have on file for you. If you need to update your mailing address, please mail, fax, or email it to us.
Since a license is no longer required can I perform natural hair braiding in my home and charge my clients? TDLR does not prohibit this; however, there may be applicable local regulations.
TDLR no longer regulates braiders as of June 8, I have a shop gallery and one of the rooms leased out is providing braiding services. I have a shop gallery. If all the rooms that I am leasing are for natural hair braiding services only , do I need a Barber Shop license? If the only services being provided are for natural hair braiding, you do not need a Barber Shop license. I recently submitted a hair braiding specialty, instructor, or specialty shop license application.
What is going to happen to my application? TDLR is no longer accepting braiding license applications or renewals. We will return the license or certificate fees to anyone who applied for a braiding license on or after June 8, A Mini-Barbershop is a room or suite leased or rented inside of a shop gallery available to be used for barbering services. The Mini-Barbershop is a separate establishment operated independently from the shop gallery and any other Mini-Barbershops. It must be enclosed with walls and separate from the common areas.
A shop gallery is a barber shop, specialty shop, or dual shop containing separate rooms or suites leased or rented available to be used for barbering services. What are the requirements for a Mini-Barbershop? A Mini-Barbershop must be located inside a permitted barber shop, specialty shop or dual shop that contains rooms available to be used for barbering services.
A Mini-Barbershop must meet the same requirements as other barber shop types. What is the application fee for a Mini-Barbershop permit?
When did the Mini-Barbershop permit requirement go into effect? The Mini-Barbershop permit requirement went into effect November 1, As with any new requirement, TDLR will use the first Mini-Barbershop inspection as an educational opportunity to help you get into compliance with Mini-Barbershop permit requirements.
Does the Mini-Barbershop permit replace the Booth Rental license? A Mini-Barbershop permit is different from a Booth Rental license. A Mini-Barbershop permit is for a place ; a Booth Rental license is for a person. The individual or entity leasing the room, or the shop gallery owner, may obtain the permit.
You may apply online with a debit or credit card. You may also apply by mail K PDF with a cashier's check or money order no personal checks allowed. The purpose of licensing Mini-Barbershops is to protect consumers.
The goal is to ensure that consumers seeking barbering services are receiving the same safe, high-quality service they receive in regular barber shops, and that all rooms have been inspected to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
Shop galleries must hold a barber shop, specialty shop, or dual shop permit. The permit type determines what services the permitted barbers in the Mini-Barbershops and Mini-Dual Shops are allowed to perform. Can I get a specialty Mini-Barbershop permit? Permitted barbers working in a Mini-Barbershop or Mini-Dual Shop may only perform the services allowed under the permit type held by the shop gallery.
Who is responsible for getting the Mini-Barbershop permits in a shop gallery? The individual or entity leasing the room, or the shop gallery owner, must obtain the Mini-Barbershop permit. Do I need a barber shop permit if I am a building owner who currently leases spaces to individuals or entities with an existing barber shop, specialty shop, or dual shop permit? Can I still get a Mini-Dual shop permit? Can a Mini-Barbershop permit holder allow others with a Barber permit to work in their Mini-Barbershop?
Who is responsible for maintaining the common areas and shared equipment inside a shop gallery? Can a Mini-Barbershop permit be transferred from one room to another room or location? Are we required to display the Mini-Barbershop permit inside the Mini-Barbershop? Changes made to the law by the Legislature prohibit TDLR from issuing a new shampoo apprentice permit after August 31, Yes, current permit holders may continue to shampoo and condition hair in a licensed barber shop or dual shop until the permit expires.
What permit or license do I need if I want to shampoo and condition hair in a barber shop? You can shampoo and condition hair with a Class A Barber license, Barber Technician license, Shampoo Apprentice permit, or with your active barber student permit.
Is it true that I can shampoo and condition in a barber shop using my student permit? Yes, an active barber student permit allows you to work in a barber shop to shampoo and condition hair. Can my school get any of my earnings for shampooing and conditioning hair in a barber shop?
Do the hours worked in a barber shop shampooing and conditioning hair count towards my course completion for my license? I have a mobile barber shop. No, the rules governing mobile barber shops do not allow services to be performed outside of the mobile shop or while the shop is in motion. How can a mobile shop be inspected if it moves around? The mobile barber shop must be equipped with a Global Positioning System that can be tracked by TDLR at all times; or, the owner of the mobile barber shop must submit a weekly itinerary at least 7 days before the shop begins to provide service for that week.
Violations will be written to the mobile barber shop owner if the mobile shop is not where the itinerary indicates. Must a mobile barber shop have hot and cold running water?
Yes, just like all other barber shops, the mobile shop must have hot and cold running water at all times. What happens if the mobile barber shop runs out of potable fresh water during a business day? Is there anything other than the mobile barber shop license needed in order to operate a mobile barber shop? TDLR does not require any other license to own a mobile barber shop. However, any one considering a mobile barber shop should research the cities in which they intend to offer services to find out whether they would need any additional type of city permit to offer services there.
An owner must also be responsible to see that any barber who is employed or rents in a mobile shop is properly licensed. Does a mobile barber shop need different equipment than a barber shop in a fixed location?
No, a mobile barber shop uses the same type of equipment as any other barber shop; however, there are additional requirements for a mobile shop. Some of these are:. It is not against the department's rules for barber shops and schools to prepare coffee, tea, and similar beverages for client consumption.
For more information regarding the preparation of coffee, tea, and other similar beverages at barber establishments, please read the General Counsel's Office Legal Opinion 19KB PDF file.
No, the department will not fine a barber, a shop, or a school for serving coffee, tea, and other similar beverages to customers. The department has never and will not issue violations for barber establishments that provide coffee, tea, and other similar beverages to the public.
Will the Department provide a certificate of approval for a hour Class A Barber course? I am an accredited school which offers financial aid to my students. Are there going to be delays in the approval process? No, there will be no delays to allow schools a smooth transition with no disruption in class schedules.
The conditional approval was provided to the Department of Education and to all accrediting agencies on March 9, The conditional approval is valid from May 1, to August 31, Will schools receive a new certificate of approval during the transitional period for the new hour Class A Barber course? Schools will not receive a new certificate of approval, until TDLR has a new hour approval application on file. Once an approval application is on file, we will issue a new certificate of approval.
TDLR is working diligently to have the new application available on the website as soon as possible. Once the application is available, the Education Division will also be reaching out to each individual school with instructions for the approval process. When can I start enrolling students in the new hour Class A Barber course? Schools will be able to start enrolling students as early as May 1, , in the new hour Class A Barber course.
No, during the transitional period, schools will be able to enroll students in the new hour Class A Barber course. Schools will need to submit an approval application before August 31, Do schools need to drop students who are currently enrolled in the hour Class A Barber course? No, schools do not need to drop students who are currently enrolled in the hour Class A Barber course. Students will remain enrolled in the hour Class A Barber course. TDLR will continue to recognize the validity of a hour Class A Barber course enrollment begun prior to May 1, , which will allow currently enrolled students to complete their education.
After May 1, , can schools still enroll students in the hour Class A Barber course? Barber schools may continue offering hour Class A Barber courses. What is the difference between the existing hour high school Class A Barber course and the new hour Class A Barber course? High schools will continue to enroll students in the hour high school Class A Barber course. No changes have been made to the enrollment process. No changes will be made to the Class A Barber exam. The current Class A Barber exam is the same for the hour, hour and the hour courses.
The technical standards for the Class A Barber course remain the same with the only exception being a reduction in time or hours. If a student is enrolled in the hour Class A Barber course, but has completed over hours by September 1, , are they eligible to take the exams? Can former Class A Barber students who already have hours completed, return to school and complete the hour Class A Barber course to obtain a license?
Yes, former students who have already completed hours in a Class A Barber course, can return to school. Where can a school send questions regarding the new hour Class A Barber course? Questions can be sent to the Education Division. The Education Division will also be hosting Regional Meetings around the state to provide instructions and answer any additional questions schools need answered. If a Class A Barber student is enrolled in the hour Class A Barber course prior to May 1, and the student has completed 1, hours by September 1, , can they obtain a Class A Barber license with only 1, hours?
Even if the student was enrolled in a hour Class A Barber course prior to September 1, Licensing and Permits What are the requirements to obtain barber licenses in Texas? What is the minimum age to obtain a barber license? Who has to have a Booth Rental Permit?
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