Hours required on or after September 1, 2025

Starting on September 1, 2025, all Barber and Cosmetology licensees who have been licensed for fewer than 15 years must complete 4 hours of CE when they renew their license.

The 4 hours of CE must include the following:
• 1 hour in sanitation
• 2 hours of barber and/or cosmetology related information
• 1 hour of human trafficking prevention

Multiple License Holders
Individuals holding both a barber and cosmetology license: CEs taken for one license will satisfy the CE requirements for the other license(s).

License holders who have held a license for 15+ Years
Barbering and Cosmetology license holders who have held their license for 15 years or more are required to complete 2 hours of continuing education, as follows:
• 1 hour in sanitation
• 1 hour in human trafficking prevention

A dual license holder who has not held both licenses for 15 years or more must take the additional 2 CE hours in barbering and cosmetology related topics until both licenses have been held for 15 years.

For Additional Information Please Contact: 

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, Texas 78711

Telephone: (512) 463-6599
Toll-Free (in Texas): 800-803-9202
Fax: (512) 475-2871
Relay Texas-TDD: (800) 735-2989

or visit TDLR website at: www.tdlr.texas.gov