TDLR Releases Barber and Cosmetology School Study:
This study was required by Senate Bill 1170, 82nd Legislature (2011)

Link to the Barber and Cosmetology Schools: Performance and Refund Study

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Governor Signs SB 1170

Legislation Filed Relating to Barbers TDLR Proposes Legislative Ideas  --  Are These Ideas Good or Bad for Barbers? You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader (Free Download) to read the file. Go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/ and follow the instructions. TDLR Commission to consider Rule Review and Abolishing Barber Newsletter and Newsletter Fee View TDLR Commission January 25, 2011 Agenda BARBER SUMMIT -- December 13th Number of Barbers Licensed Through School Plummet Under TDLR TDLR Files Notice of Rule Review -- Comment Deadline January 13th Barber Advisory Board Vacancy -- Barber without Shop Permit Barber Advisory Board Meeting October 4, 2010 Barber Advisory Board Meeting July 12, 2010

BARBER SUMMIT Monday December 13, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. TDLR\'s North Campus, 1106 Clayton Lane, Austin, TX Watch the video archive of the summit with RealPlayer The number of barbers licensed through barber schools dropped dramatically after TDLR took over regulation of the barber industry in 2005.   The average number of new barbers licensed per year in the last five years was about 485, including barbers who came in from out of state.   Compare that to the 917 barbers licensed in 2004 and 820 barbers licensed in 2005. Only 1904 students passed the practical exam from Sep. 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2010, or about 380 per year. If it weren\'t for barbers coming from out of state, we would have 561 fewer barbers now than in 2005. If new barbers had been licensed in the last 5 years at the rate prior to 2005, we would have over 2,200 more barbers than we do today     All barber school owners, school teachers/instructors, barbers and students are encouraged to attend.   We must find and fix this problem if our industry is to survive. The meeting time is now not limited. There are a lot of other important issues that need to be discussed. Agenda items include: -Rules, processes and the curriculum -Student follow through to get licensed -Best practices -Examinations -Future developments -Inspections -SHEARS   Link to Spreadsheet Showing Drop in Barbers   The numbers in the spreadsheet are derived from data on the TDLR website and data acquired through public information requests. Link to Spreadsheet Showing Estimated Loss of Barbers Under TDLR   The numbers in the spreadsheet are derived from data on the TDLR website and data acquired through public information requests. Spreadsheet Showing Summary of Written and Practical Pass & Fail   for current barber schools; Sep. 1, 2005 - Dec 1, 2010.   The spreadsheet was derived from data compiled from data found at the "Search Scheduled Exams and Exam Results"   link on the TDLR Barbering page.

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TDLR Files Notice of Rule Review   Deadline for Comments Extended until January 13, 2011 The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has filed a notice of intent to review and consider for re-adoption, revision, or repeal, Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 82, Barbers.   This review is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of Texas Government Code, §2001.039. The Notice of Intent was published in the November 12, 2010, issue of the Texas Register (35 TexReg 10064). View the Notice of Intent and the current Chapter 82, Barbers rules on the TDLR website. Any questions or written comments pertaining to this rule review may be submitted by mail to Caroline Jackson, Legal Assistant Team Lead, General Counsel’s Office, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P.O. Box 12157, Austin, Texas 78711, or by facsimile to 512/475-3032, or electronically to rule.comments@license.state.tx.us.   The deadline for receiving comments regarding the rules and possible changes is January 13, 2011. Please forward a copy of the comments you send to TDLR to webmaster@texasbarber.com. David King did an extensive review of rules relating to sanitation.   View David King\'s Proposed Rule Changes There were four Barber Advisory Board work groups that were supposed to look at four areas of the barber rules and report at the October meeting. The Education curriculum work group, (Ron Brown and Jennifer Grisham) was the only work group to file a written report.   View Education Curriculum Work Group Report. Other Rule Change Ideas:   Newsletter   We are forced to pay $10 per renewal for a newsletter.   TDLR has not been giving us timely or relevant information with the newsletter.   Why should we have to pay for it?   Either make it useful, or get rid of it.   Cosmetologists don\'t have to pay for a newsletter, why should we?   Rule 82.71(c)   The shop owner and/or shop manager shall maintain a current list of all individuals who work in a shop at the time of inspection including employees and independent contractors who engage in barbering.  Link to Rule 82.71   This rule does nothing to protect the public, improve the barber industry, or serve any other useful purpose.   It is a Class B violation, which had a fine of $100 - $1000 on the first offense.   Instead, require that inspectors match each license with the barber\'s photo ID.   The inspection form should also have the information about each licensee inspected on the shop inspection form like it used to. Statute Change Ideas: Abolish the Booth Rental Permit, or make it optional. Require that a barber shop be under the control of a licensed barber at all times.   Cosmetology has that requirement. Require barber require a high school diploma or equivalent to enroll in barber school.   Cosmetology has this requirement. We have big problem with barber students who can\'t pass the written test.   Maybe this would help. Require that there be a sink for each two barbers.   It used to be that way but was changed to match the cosmetology statute, which only requires one sink for three stylists.   The board was pressured to do this so that it wouldn\'t be inconvenient for salons that wanted to have a barber shop permit. (probably with no barber!)

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VACANCY ON BARBER ADVISORY BOARD

 

There is currently a vacancy on the Barber Advisory Board for a
"Holder of a Class A barber license who does not hold a barbershop permit".
Click here for more information.

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BARBER ADVISORY BOARD MET October 4, 2010

Barber Advisory Board Left to right; Melina Messick, Ronald Brown, Linda Connor, Jimmy Johnson, and Jenny Grisham.

 

Link to the October 4th Meeting Agenda
Link to the October 4th Meeting Video Archive

 

Enhanced October 4th Agenda

The enhanced agenda was prepared by texasbarber.com and includes the time on the video archive for each agenda item, list of people who spoke, pictures, and handouts that were distributed at the meeting in addition to webmaster comments.

Jennifer Grisham (R) and Joe Shirley (L) Bethel Road Barber Shop Coppell, Texas

Jennifer Grisham, shop owner from Alpine, has been selected to fill one of the two positions on the Barber Advisory Board reserved for Barber shop owners. Ms. Grisham will replace Dean Hudson, barber shop owner from Arlington. We look forward to working with Ms. Grisham.

Dean Hudson has served on the Barber Advisory Board for many years. We want to thank Dean for his service and look forward to working with him in the future.

Ronald Brown, was reappointed to the Barber Advisory Board to represent school owners.
 

TDLR held a strategic planning meeting on March 22nd for the barber industry.   A summary of the comments received at the meeting are in the April Barber Newsletter.
If you haven\'t received your newsletter in the mail, you can read it online.
 

G. Discussion and possible recommendation on rule changes relating to dual shop advertising and signage requirements.

 

(Webmaster Comment) The current regulations are so lax that a cosmetology salon can advertise as a barber shop, never hire a barber, and probably never get caught.   The regulations have to be made stricter so that only legitimate dual shops that have a barber can advertise and operate as a barber shop.   Click here for more information.

H. Discussion and possible recommendation on rule changes to require license and/or permit holders to purchase the barber law and rule book

 

(Webmaster Comment)There is no reason that license and/or permit holders should be forced to buy a law and rule book.   Barbers already post the sanitary rules and regulations in each shop.   Barbers are already paying for a newsletter.   Any important information that we need should be sent to us in the newsletter that we are already paying for.

I. Discussion and possible recommendation on rule changes relating to the sanitation of razors

J. Discussion of registration of barber students for the written exam at the completion of 1000 hours.

 

The number of new barbers being licensed per year has plummeted since TDLR took over regulation of the barber industry September 1, 1005. Click here for more information.  Some school owners say that after some of their students pass the written test at 1000 hours, they don\'t come back to school, and thus never get licensed.   Barbers have been trying for a year and a half to get TDLR to do address the issue of the drop in the number of barbers being licensed.   In the past, students took the written and practical exam after completing the 1500 hour barber course.   Consideration of the effect of allowing barber students to take the exam at 1000 hours is the first step that TDLR has taken to address this issue.

M. Discussion of rule or policy changes relating to cosmetologists shaving customers

 

Two of our Barber Advisory Board members are pushing to allow cosmetologists to shave.   One Barber Advisory Board member even appeared before the December 1, 2008 Cosmetology Advisory Board meeting and asked them to push to allow cosmetologists to shave. Shaving is a traditional barber service for which barbers are specially trained.   Many barbers do an outline shave on most of their adult customers.   Many customers say that the outline shave is their favorite part of the haircut.   Why would any barber push to allow cosmetologists, who have no training in shaving, to practice this traditional barber service, that our customers value.

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