(a)Continuing education required for renewal.
(1)Before [Prior to] renewal
of an [a real estate inspector or professional]
inspector license, a license holder must take the 32 hours of continuing
education which shall include the following:
(A)24 hours of qualifying course subjects as described
in §535.213(e)(1) - (8), (11) and (12) of this title, with a
maximum of 16 hours on any one single subject; and
(B)eight hours of non-elective coursework in legal,
ethics, SOPs, and report writing consisting of the following coursework:
(i)4 hours of Standards of Practice Review; and
(ii)4 hours of Legal and Ethics.
(2)An [A real estate inspector or
professional] inspector who files an application for reinstatement
of an expired license within two years of the expiration date of the
previous license, must provide evidence satisfactory to the Commission
that the applicant has completed any continuing education that would
have been otherwise required for timely renewal of the previous license
had that license not expired.
(b)Receiving continuing education credit for
ride-along [Ride-along] inspection course.
[(1)]Up to eight hours of continuing education
credit per two year license period may [can]
be given to a license holder for completion of a ride-along
inspection course as defined in §535.213(g) of this title.
[(2)At a minimum, a ride-along inspection
course must:]
[(A)consist of one full residential
property inspection; and]
[(B)review applicable standards of
practice and departure provisions contained in §§535.227
- 535.233 of this title.]
[(3)In order to qualify for real
estate inspector continuing education credit, a ride-along inspection
course shall consist of no more than two students per session.]
[(4)The instructor of a ride-along
inspection course may:]
[(A)review report writing;]
[(B)deliver a notice regarding the
ride-along session on a form approved by the Commission to the prospective
buyer or seller of the home being inspected.]
(c) - (d)(No change.)
(e)Continuing education credit for course taken outside
of Texas. An inspector may receive continuing education elective credit
for a course taken to satisfy the continuing education requirements
of a country, territory, or state other than Texas if:
(1)the [real estate inspector or professional]
inspector licensed in Texas held an active inspector license in a
country, territory, or state other than Texas at the time the course
was taken;
(2)the course was approved for continuing education
credit for an inspector license by a country, territory, or state
other than Texas at the time the course was taken;
(3)the successful completion of the course has been
evidenced by a course completion certificate, a letter from the provider
or such other proof satisfactory to the Commission;
(4)the subject matter of the course was predominately
devoted to a subject acceptable for continuing education credit for
an [a real estate inspector or professional] inspector
licensed in Texas; and
(5)the [real estate inspector or professional]
inspector licensed in Texas has filed a Continuing Education (CE)
Credit Request for an Out of State Course, with the Commission.
(f)(No change.)
(g)Continuing education credit for attendance at a
meeting of the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee. An [
A real estate inspector or professional] inspector licensed
in Texas may receive up to four hours of continuing education elective
credit per license period for attendance in person at the February
meeting of the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee.
(h)Continuing education credit for
courses taken by persons who hold another occupational license issued
by a governmental body in Texas. An inspector licensed in Texas may
receive continuing education credit for a course taken to satisfy
the continuing education requirements for another occupational license
if:
(1)the inspector files the applicable form with the
Commission;
(2)the inspector holds one of the following occupational
licenses, including but not limited to:
(A)plumber;
(B)electrician;
(C)architect;
(D)professional engineer;
(E)air conditioner and refrigeration technician; or
(F)structural pest control applicator or technician;
(3)at the time the course was taken:
(A)the inspector held an active occupational license
issued by a governmental body in Texas; and
(B)the course was approved for continuing education
credit for the other occupational license;
(4)the inspector demonstrates successful completion
of the course by submitting:
(A)a course completion certificate;
(B)a letter from the provider; or
(C)other proof satisfactory to the Commission; and
(5)the primary subject matter of the course was a
subject acceptable for continuing education credit for an inspector
licensed in Texas.
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 November 19, 2018
TRD-201804989 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 6, 2019
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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