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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23	TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535	GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER E	REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
RULE §535.55	Education and Sponsorship Requirements for a Sales Agent License
ISSUE	06/09/2023
ACTION	Final/Adopted

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Education requirements for an initial sales agent license. An applicant for an initial sales agent license must provide the Commission with satisfactory evidence of completion of 180 hours of qualifying real estate courses as required under the Act as follows:

(1)60 hours of Principles of Real Estate;

(2)30 hours of Law of Agency;

(3)30 hours of Law of Contracts;

(4)30 hours of Promulgated Contracts Forms; and

(5)30 hours of Real Estate Finance.

(b)Additional education requirements. A sales agent must successfully complete an additional 90 classroom hours in qualifying courses, including the 30 hour qualifying real estate brokerage course, by the expiration date of the sales agent's initial licensing period in accordance with the requirements of §535.91 of this chapter (relating to Renewal of a Real Estate License).

(c)The Commission will issue an applicant an inactive sales agent license upon satisfaction of subsection (a) of this section and subsection (c) of §535.57 of this subchapter (relating to Examinations). An inactive sales agent may not practice as a licensed sales agent until sponsored by an active Texas licensed broker.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 22, 2023

TRD-202301867

Vanessa E. Burgess

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: October 1, 2023

Proposal publication date: March 3, 2023

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284

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