The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §533.3, Filing and Notice, in Chapter 533, Practice and Procedure, without changes, as published in the August 25, 2017, issue of the Texas Register (42 TexReg 4230).

The amendments to §533.3 extend the time the applicant has to request a hearing following notice from the Commission and clarifies the starting date for the statutory two year waiting period following denial before an applicant can reapply. The amendments were recommended by the Commission's Enforcement Committee.

No comments were received on the amendments as published.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is greater clarity in the rule.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Occupations Code, §1101.151, which authorizes the Texas Real Estate Commission to adopt and enforce rules necessary to administer Chapters 1101 and 1102; and to establish standards of conduct and ethics for its license holders to fulfill the purposes of Chapters 1101 and 1102 and ensure compliance with Chapters 1101 and 1102.

The statutes affected by this amendment are Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1101. No other statute, code or article is affected by the amendments.