(a) To renew a license, an applicant must:
  (1) comply with applicable requirements of the Act and this chapter;
  (2) submit a completed application in the manner prescribed by the department; and
  (3) pay the applicable fee required under §83.80.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), an applicant must complete the continuing education requirements under §83.25 to renew a practitioner license.
(c) To renew and maintain continuous licensure, the renewal requirements under this section must be completed prior to the expiration of the license. A late renewal means the licensee will have an unlicensed period from the expiration date of the expired license to the issuance date of the renewed license. During the unlicensed period, a person may not perform any act of barbering or cosmetology that requires a license under this chapter.
(d) Non-receipt of a license renewal notice from the department does not exempt a person from any requirements of this chapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §83.26 adopted to be effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8082; amended to be effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1280; amended to be effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5952; amended to be effective October 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 7050; amended to be effective January 1, 2008, 32 TexReg 9970; amended to be effective February 17, 2012, 37 TexReg 681; amended to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TxReg 8640