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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER GREQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS, COURSES AND INSTRUCTORS
RULE §535.72Approval of Non-elective Continuing Education Courses
ISSUE 03/03/2017
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)General requirements.

  (1)The non-elective continuing education courses must be conducted as prescribed by the rules in this Subchapter.

  (2)Elective continuing education course are approved and regulated under §535.73 of this subchapter.

(b)Application for approval to offer non-elective real estate or inspector CE courses.

  (1)A CE provider seeking to offer a specific non-elective real estate or inspector CE course as outlined in this section shall:

    (A)for a non-elective real estate course:

      (i)submit a Real Estate Non-Elective Continuing Education CE Course Application [Supplement] to the Commission; and

       (ii)pay the fee required by §535.101 of this title; and

    (B)for a non-elective real estate inspection course: [pay the fee required by §535.101 of this title.]

       (i)submit an Inspector Non-Elective Continuing Education CE Course Application to the Commission; and

       (ii)pay the fee required by §535.210 of this title.

  (2)A provider may file a single application for a CE course offered through multiple delivery methods. A fee is required for content review of each CE course and for each distinct delivery method utilized by a provider for that course.

  (3)A provider who seeks approval of a new delivery method for a currently approved CE course must submit a new application, and pay all required fees, including a fee for content review.

  (4)The Commission may:

    (A) request additional information be provided to the Commission relating to an application; and

    (B) terminate an application without further notice if the applicant fails to provide the additional information not later than the 60th day after the Commission mails the request.

(c)Commission approval of non-elective course materials. [Real estate non-elective CE courses.] Every two years, the Commission shall approve subject matter and course materials to be used for the following non-elective [real estate] continuing education courses [as required by the Act]:

  (1) a four-hour Legal Update I: Laws, Rules and Forms course;

  (2) a four-hour Legal Update II: Agency, Ethics and Hot Topics course; [and]

  (3) a six-hour Broker Responsibility [broker responsibility] course; and[.]

   (4) a four-hour Inspector Legal and Ethics course.

(d) Course expiration.

  (1) Each legal update course expires on December 31 of each odd-numbered year.

  (2) Each broker responsibility course expires on December 31 of each even-numbered year.

  (3) Each Inspector Legal and Ethics course expires on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(e) Instructors. A CE provider must use:

  (1) For non-elective real estate CE courses, a CE instructor who has been certified as required under §535.74 of this title; and [received certification to teach the version of the real estate non-elective CE course being offered.]

   (2) For non-elective inspector CE courses, a CE instructor who has been approved as required under §535.74 of this title.

[(e) Application for approval to offer non-elective inspector CE courses.]

  [(1) A CE provider seeking to offer a specific non elective inspector CE course as outlined in this section shall:]

    [(A) submit:]

      [(i) ICE Course Application form and the Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Update Course approval form (PIEAC-SP_LEU-1); or]

      [(ii) Qualifying Real Estate (or Inspector) Qualifying Course Application form and the Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Update course approval form (PIEAC-SP_LEU-1); and]

    [(B) pay the fee required by §535.210 of this title.]

  [(2)A separate application is required for each course delivery method.]

[(f)Requirements for inspector non-elective CE courses.]

  [(1)A Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Update course shall contain the following topics, the units of which are outlined the Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Update Course Approval form (PIEAC-SP_LEU-1), adopted herein by reference:]

    [(A)4 hours of Standards of Practice;]

    [(B)2 hours of Legal; and]

    [(C)2 hours of Ethics.]

  [(2)A Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Update course expires two years from the date of approval and providers must reapply and meet all current requirements of this section to offer the course for another two years.]

(f)[(g)] Delivery method. Non-elective CE courses must be delivered by one of the following delivery methods:

  (1)classroom delivery;

  (2)distance education delivery; or

  (3)a combination of (1) and (2) of this subsection if at least 50% of the combined course is offered by classroom delivery.

(g)[(h)] Except as provided in this section, non-elective CE courses must meet the presentation requirements of §535.65(g) of this title.

  (1)Classroom Delivery. The provider must submit a course completion roster in accordance with §535.75(d) of this subchapter.

  (2)Distance Education Delivery.[:]

    (A)Non-elective real estate courses are designed by the Commission for interactive classroom delivery. Acceptable demonstration of a method to engage distance education delivery students in interactive discussions and group activities, as well as additional material to meet the course objectives and time requirements are required for approval.

    (B) The provider must submit a course completion roster in accordance with §535.75(d) of this subchapter.

(h)[(i)] Course examinations.

  (1) A provider must administer a final examination promulgated by the Commission for non-elective CE courses beginning January 1, 2017 as follows:

    (A) For classroom delivery, the examination will be given as a part of class instruction time with each student answering the examination questions independently followed by a review of the correct answers by the instructor. There is no minimum passing grade required to receive credit.

    (B) For distance education delivery, the examination will be given after completion of regular course work and must be:

      (i) proctored by a member of the provider faculty or staff, or third party proctor set out in §535.65(h)(5) of this title, who is present at the test site and has positively identified that the student taking the examination is the student registered for and who took the course; or

      (ii) administered using a computer under conditions that satisfy the Commission that the student taking the examination is the student registered for and who took the course; and

      (iii) graded with a pass rate of 70% in order for a student to receive credit for the course; and

      (iv) kept confidential.

  (2) A provider may not give credit to a student who fails a final examination and subsequent final examination as provided for in subsection (j) of this section.

(i)[(j)] Subsequent final course examination.

  (1) If a student fails a final course examination, a provider may permit the student to take one subsequent final examination.

  (2) A student shall complete the subsequent final examination no later than the 30th day after the date the original class concludes. The subsequent final examination must be different from the first examination.

  (3) A student who fails the subsequent final course examination is required to retake the course and the final course examination.

(j)[(k)] Approval of currently approved courses by a subsequent provider.

  (1) If a CE provider wants to offer a course currently approved for another provider, that subsequent provider must:

    (A) submit the CE course application supplement form(s);

    (B) submit written authorization to the Commission from the author or provider for whom the course was initially approved granting permission for the subsequent provider to offer the course; and

    (C) pay the fee required by §535.101 or §535.210 of this title.

  (2) If approved to offer the currently approved course, the subsequent provider is required to:

    (A) offer the course as originally approved, including expiration date, with any approved revisions, using all materials required for the course; and

    (B) meet the requirements of §535.75 of this subchapter.

(k)[(l)] Approval notice. A CE Provider shall not offer non-elective continuing education courses until the provider has received written notice of the approval from the Commission.

(l)[(m)] Required revision of a currently approved non-elective CE course. Providers are responsible for keeping current on changes to the Act and Commission Rules and must supplement materials for approved non-elective CE courses to present the current version of all applicable statutes and rules on or before the effective date of those statutes or rules.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 15, 2017

TRD-201700651

Kristen Worman

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: April 2, 2017

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3093



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