| (a) Except as provided by this section, the accreditation and regulation of schools and courses of study in real estate inspection shall be conducted as required for real estate schools by §535.66 of this title (relating to Educational Programs: Accreditation). (b) An entity applying for accreditation of a real estate inspection school shall submit course material for no less than 90 hours of core real estate inspection courses. Additional courses may be submitted for approval by the commission. (c) To be eligible to apply for approval as an instructor in a core real estate inspection course, a person shall be: (1) a professional inspector licensed in Texas with a minimum of three years active practice in the areas of study for which approval is sought; (2) a person holding a degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 12 semester credits of course work in the area
of study for which approval is sought; or (3) a person found by the commission to possess a background substantially equivalent to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection by means of professional or instructional experience. (d) Daily course segments must be at least two hours long but not longer than ten hours. (e) The provisions of §535.66(kk) of this title (relating to Educational Programs: Accreditation) do not apply to a real estate inspection course for which less than 30 hours of credit is given. (f) The commission may submit proposed courses to the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee for review and recommendation.
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