To renew a Cosmetology license, licensee must complete 4 hours continuing education. For Cosmetologist who are 65 years or older and had held their license longer then 15 years, may qualify for the 1 HOUR Sanitation Course.

On or before your license expires, you must pay the renewal fee to TDLR. Call 1800-803-9202 or go online at www.tdlr.texas.gov to renew.

The course topic includes:
 

• Sanitations and Human Trafficking

Hours required on or after September 1, 2012

83.25. License Requirements--Continuing Education. (Adopted effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8082; amended effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1280; amended effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5952; amended effective October 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7050; amended effective January 1, 2008, 32 TexReg 9970; amended effective February 17, 2012, 37 TexReg 681; amended effective September 4, 2012, 37 TexReg 6911; amended effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9520)

(a) Terms used in this section have the meanings assigned by Chapter 59 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements), unless the context indicates otherwise.

(b) To renew an operator license, or an esthetician, manicurist, esthetician/manicurist or a hair weaving, hair braiding, or wig specialty certificate that expires prior to September 1, 2012, a licensee must complete a total of 6 hours of continuing education through department-approved courses. The continuing education hours must include the following:

(1) 2 hours in Sanitation required under the Act and this chapter;

(2) 2 hours in the Act and this chapter addressing topics other than Sanitation; and

(3) 2 hours in any topics listed in subsection (i).

(c) To renew an operator license, or an esthetician, manicurist, esthetician/manicurist or eyelash extension specialty license, or a hair weaving, hair braiding, or wig specialty certificate that expires on or after September 1, 2012, a licensee must complete a total of 4 hours of continuing education through department-approved courses. The continuing education hours must include the following:

(1) 1 hour in Sanitation required under the Act and this chapter; and

(2) 3 hours in any topics listed in subsection (i).

(d) To renew an instructor license, an esthetician instructor, manicure instructor, or esthetician/manicure instructor license, that expires prior to September 1, 2012, a licensee must complete a total of 6 hours of continuing education through department-approved courses. The continuing education hours must include the following:

(1) 2 hours in Sanitation required under the Act and this chapter;

(2) 2 hours in the Act and this chapter, addressing topics other than Sanitation; and

(3) 2 hours in methods of teaching in accordance with §83.120.

(e) To renew an instructor license, or an esthetician instructor, manicure instructor, esthetician/manicure instructor or eyelash extension instructor specialty license that expires on or after September 1, 2012, a licensee must complete a total of 4 hours of continuing education through department-approved courses in the following manner:

(1) Option One

(A) 1 hour in Sanitation required under the Act and this chapter; and

(B) 3 hours in methods of teaching in accordance with §83.120; or

(2) Option Two (which expires on 9/1/2014)

(A) 2 hours in Sanitation required under the Act and this chapter: and

(B) 2 hours in methods of teaching in accordance with §83.120.

(f) For a timely or a late renewal, a licensee must complete the required continuing education hours within the two year period immediately preceding the renewal date.

(g) A licensee may receive continuing education hours in accordance with the following:

(1) A licensee may not receive continuing education hours for attending the same course more than once.

(2) A licensee will receive continuing education hours for only those courses that are registered with the department, under procedures prescribed by the department.

(h) A licensee shall retain a copy of the certificate of completion for a course for two years after the date of completion. In conducting any inspection or investigation of the licensee, the department may examine the licensee's records to determine compliance with this subsection.

(i) To be approved under Chapter 59 of this title, a provider's course must be dedicated to instruction in one or more of the following topics:

(1) Sanitation required under the Act and this chapter;

(2) the Act and this chapter, addressing topics other than Sanitation;

(3) the curriculum subjects listed in §83.120.

(j) A registered course may be offered until the expiration of the course registration or until the provider ceases to hold an active provider registration, whichever occurs first.

(k) A provider shall pay to the department a continuing education record fee of $5 for each licensee who completes a course for continuing education credit. A provider's failure to pay the record fee for courses completed may result in disciplinary action against the provider, up to and including revocation of the provider's registration under Chapter 59 of this title.

(l) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e) a licensee may satisfy the continuing education requirement for renewal by completing one hour of Sanitation in department-approved courses, if the licensee:

(1) is at least 65 years of age; and

(2) has held a cosmetology license for at least 15 years.

State website: http://www.license.state.tx.us