(a)(No change.) (b)The commission shall charge and collect the following fees: (1) - (5)(No change.) (6)a fee of $50 [$20] for filing a request for, or renewal of, a license for each additional office or place of business for a period of two years; (7)a fee of $20 for filing a request for a license for a change of place of business, change of a licensee name, [return to active status] or to terminate or establish a relationship with a [change of] sponsoring broker; (8)a fee of $50 to request an inactive license be returned to active status; (9)a fee of $40 for preparing a license history; (10)a fee of $50 for the filing of a moral character determination; (11) a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation of a core education program for a period of four years under Texas Occupations Code (the Act), §1101.301; (12) after approval, a fee of $200 a year for operation of a core real estate education program under the Act, §1101.301; (13)a fee of $50 plus $20 per classroom hour approved by the commission for each core education course for a period of four years; (14)a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation as a Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) provider for a period of two years under the Act, §1101.302; (15)a fee of $50 plus $10 per classroom hour approved by the commission for each MCE course for a period of two years; [(8)a fee of $20 for filing a request to replace a license lost or destroyed;] [(9)a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation of an education program under Texas Occupations Code (the Act), §1101.301;] [(10)a fee of $200 a year for operation of a real estate education program under the Act, §1101.301;] [(11) a fee of $20 for preparing a license history;] [(12)a fee of $25 for the filing of a moral character determination;] (16)[(13)] a fee of $150 [ $25] for the filing of an [instructor] application for approval as an instructor for a two-year period for real estate core or MCE courses, or both; (17)[(14)] a fee of $58.50 for the annual late renewal of a real estate salesperson or broker license for a person whose license has been expired 90 days or less; (18)[(15)] a fee of $78 for the annual late renewal of a real estate salesperson or broker license for a person whose license has been expired more than 90 days but less than six months; (19)[(16)] the fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Texas Department of Public Safety for fingerprinting or other service for a national or state criminal history check in connection with a license application or renewal; (20)the fee required by the Department of Information Resources as a subscription or convenience fee for use of an online payment system; (21)an MCE deferral fee of $200 if MCE is not completed by scheduled license expiration date; (22)[(17)] a late reporting fee of $250 to reactivate a license under §535.92(f) of this chapter (relating to Renewal: Time for Filing; Satisfaction of Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements); [and] (23)a fee of $30 for processing a check or other equivalent instrument returned by a bank or depository as dishonored for insufficient funds; and (24)[(18)] a fee of $20 for filing any application, renewal, change request, or other record on paper that a person may otherwise file with the commission electronically by accessing the commission's website [web site], entering the required information online, and paying the appropriate fee. (c)(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on May 14, 2012
TRD-201202406 Loretta R. DeHay
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 1, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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