The DSHS Professional Licensing and Certification Unit consists of 23 regulatory programs. The programs evaluate and issue credentials, administer examinations, monitor continuing education activities, conduct complaint investigations, impose disciplinary sanctions, and otherwise regulate a variety of health professions and related facilities in Texas.
The licenses listed in the table below will expire in the fourth quarter if they are not renewed.
Professional licenses set to expire in Bowie County (Q4 2020)
| Type of License | Licenses number (current period) | Licenses number (same period last year) | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology operator | 64 | 55 | 16.4% |
| Journeyman electrician | 19 | 18 | 5.6% |
| Cosmetology manicurist | 15 | 10 | 50% |
| A/C contractor | 13 | 13 | 0% |
| Tow truck operator (incident management) | 12 | 13 | 7.7% |
| Master electrician | 11 | 8 | 37.5% |
| Apprentice electrician | 11 | 19 | 42.1% |
| A/C technician | 11 | 10 | 10% |
| Cosmetology beauty salon | 5 | 12 | 58.3% |
| Barber, class A | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| VSF employee | 4 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Cosmetology operator instructor | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Cosmetology esthetician | 4 | 1 | 300% |
| Electrical contractor | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| Dual shop | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Water well driller/pump installer apprentice | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Cosmetology mini salon | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Cosmetology esthetician/manicure salon | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Water well driller/pump installer | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Used auto parts recycler | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Tow truck operator (consent tow) | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Maintenance electrician | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Cosmetology vocational/high school | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Cosmetology manicurist/esthetician | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Cosmetology junior college | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Barber instructor | 1 | 0 | Increase |
