The following words and terms, when used in Subchapter E, F, or
G of this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise or a definition from that subchapter
supersedes the definition.
[(1)Alternative delivery method--A
method of course delivery other than classroom or correspondence.
Alternative delivery method courses include online courses and webinars.]
(1)[(2)] Applicant--A person
seeking a license, certificate, registration, approval or permit
from the Commission [approval to be a provider or instructor
of a course for which core or mandatory continuing education credit
is given].
(2)[(3)] Broker Responsibility
Course--The course required by §1101.458 of the Act.
[(4)Certified MCE instructor--An
instructor approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission and certified
to teach the required legal update course, the required ethics course,
or the broker responsibility course.]
(3)[(5)] Designated broker--An
individual holding an active Texas real estate broker license designated
by a business entity licensed by the commission to act on its behalf.
The designated broker must be an officer of a corporation, a manager
of a limited liability company or a general partner of a partnership.
[(6)Distance learning course--A correspondence
course, alternative delivery method course or course offered through
video presentation.]
[(7)Elective credits--The hours of
mandatory continuing education required to renew a license for which
a specific course is not required.]
(4)[(8)] Hour--Fifty minutes
of actual session time.
[(9)Instructor--A person approved
by the Texas Real Estate Commission to teach core or mandatory continuing
education courses.]
[(10)MCE--Mandatory Continuing Education.]
(5)[(11)] Non-elective Courses--The
legal update [and ethics] courses required by §1101.455
of the Act and the broker responsibility course required by §1101.458
of the Act.
[(12)Proctor--A person who monitors
a final examination for a course offered by a provider under the guidelines
contained in this section. A proctor may be a course instructor, the
provider, an employee of a college or university testing center, a
librarian, or other person approved by the commission.]
[(13)Provider--Any person offering
a course for which credit may be granted by the Commission to a licensee
or applicant, regardless of whether the Commission must approve or
certify the person to offer the course.]
(6)[(14)] Related course--A
course determined to be acceptable by the commission to count towards
related credit. The commission will periodically publish lists of
acceptable real estate related courses.
[(15)Required legal course or legal
credits--The required legal update or legal ethics courses or credits
earned for attending such courses.]
[(16)Required legal ethics course--A
required course created for and approved by the Texas Real Estate
Commission to satisfy three of the six legal hours of mandatory continuing
education required by §1101.455 of the Act.]
[(17)Required legal update course--A
required course created for and approved by the Texas Real Estate
Commission to satisfy three of the six legal hours of mandatory continuing
education required by §1101.455 of the Act.]
[(18)School--A person accredited
by the Texas Real Estate Commission to offer courses for which core
credit is given.]
[(19)Student--An individual taking
a core or MCE course for TREC credit.]
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 August 17, 2018
TRD-201803572 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 30, 2018
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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