July 2009

Texas Barber & Cosmetology News
(512) 463-6599 or 1-800-803-9202
www.license.state.tx.us

COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM
P.O. Box 12088 Austin, Texas 78711
cs.cosmetologists@license.state.tx.us

Don’t Cheat Yourself Out of a Career

American poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, once said, “No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.” The barbering and cosmetology industry are proud professions and this quote is especially true for barber and cosmetology school graduates caught cheating on the required licensing test administered by PSI. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s (TDLR) maximum penalty of $5,000 and/or revocation of license may seem insignificant if future employers learn of the violation and refuse to hire a convicted “cheater” and suddenly a promising career disappears.

Picture this in your mind: someone spends thousands of dollars in tuition and hundreds of hours in the classroom and the only hurdle to qualify to receive a license and start providing services to customers and earning a living is one test; why ruin your future by cheating?

PSI proctors have years of experience giving tests and the signs of someone cheating simply don’t change. Students coming in with cheat notes, knowledge of the test questions or even someone taking the test for them… the proctors have seen it all and are on the lookout for people trying to cheat the system.

TDLR doesn’t look kindly on individuals caught cheating and promises you and the industry to prosecute cheaters to the fullest extent of the law and rules. Tests are developed to insure citizens of Texas receive services from qualified cosmetology and barber licensees and like you, TDLR expects the best from its licensees.

You Graduated! Now What?

It’s happening in Beeville, Cisco and El Paso. It is also taking place in Weslaco, Lubbock and Galveston. That’s right, school graduations are occurring across Texas and barber and cosmetology schools are turning out well-trained graduates who are anxious to join the barbering and cosmetology profession. But, after graduation what is the next step for a new graduate to receive a license?

The school will notify the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) of the student’s completion of the program by entering their hours into SHEARS (SHEARS is TDLR’s system for keeping track of student hours).
TDLR will then send the student a notice telling them they are eligible to take the exam.
Once the student receives the notice they call PSI (the company that administers the tests for TDLR) and schedules a date and time to take the examination. First schedule the written examination and after successfully passing the written exam schedule the practical examination.
PSI will report the student’s examination results to TDLR.
If the student successfully passes the tests TDLR will issue an application form and mail it to the student.
The student should fill out the application and submit it and the license fee to TDLR.
TDLR mails the new license to the student.
The student is ready to start working once they receive their license!

Want to see your name on the TDLR web site? Log on to www.license.state.tx.us and click on “Search Licensees by License Type.” Put in your name, click search and presto, you are part of the TDLR family.

TDLR congratulates all graduates and wishes you a long and productive career. Good work!

Shear Numbers

COSMETOLOGY

Operators ... 105,030
Manicurists ... 31,922
Facial specialists ... 12,929
Weavers ... 181
Braiders ... 720
Shampoo specialists ... 158
Wig specialists ... 20
Shampoo apprentices ... 11,605
Operator instructors ... 4,006
Manicure instructors ... 48
Facial instructors ... 88
Wig instructors ... 3
Students ... 20,331
Schools ... 385
Salons ... 20,831
Manicure salons ... 1,283
Facial salons ... 571
Facial/manicure salons ... 3,818
Hair braiding/weaving salons ... 147
Wig salons ... 36
Independent contractors ... 40,348
Dual shop/salon ... 556*

* Dual number also listed in barber statistics

BARBERS

Barbers ... 13,031
Barber manicurists ... 393
Barber technicians ... 20
Barber hair braiding specialist ... 60
Barber hair weaving specialist ... 1
Barber shops ... 5,180
Barber manicure shops ... 113
Barber hair braiding shops ... 3
Barber hair weaving shops ... 3
Dual shop/salon ... 556*
Barber instructors ... 154
Students ... 1,927
Schools ... 36
Class A Barber booth rentals ... 3,769
Barber manicure booth rentals ... 73
Barber technician booth rental ... 1
Barber hair braiding booth rentals ... 4
Barber hair weaving booth rentals ... 1

* Dual shop/salon also listed in cosmetology statistics

Texas Barber & Cosmetology News
(512) 463-6599 or 1-800-803-9202
www.license.state.tx.us

COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM
P.O. Box 12088 Austin, Texas 78711
cs.cosmetologists@license.state.tx.us

Cosmetology Advisory Board:
Clive Lamb, Presiding Officer
Kerin Haney, Vice Presiding Officer
Diane Salazar
Glenda Jemison
Allison Leigh Kincy

BARBER PROGRAM
P.O. Box 13489 Austin, Texas 78711
cs.barbers@license.state.tx.us

Barber Advisory Board:
Linda G. Connor, Presiding Officer
Dean Hudson, Jr, Vice Presiding Officer
Ronald Brown, Joseph B. Grondin, Vacancy

Commissioners:
Frank Denton, Chair
LuAnn Roberts Morgan, Vice Chair
Mike Arismendez, Lewis Benavides, Lilian Norman-Keeney, Fred N. Moses, Deborah Yurco, William Kuntz, Exec. Director