| (a) For the purposes of this section, an "inactive" inspector is a licensed professional inspector, real estate inspector, or apprentice inspector who does not engage in the business of performing real estate inspections as defined by Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a, §23, (the Act), and who has been placed on inactive status by the commission either at the inspector's request, or as otherwise provided by this section. (b) To be placed on inactive status by request, an inspector must do the following: (1) apply to the commission on a form approved by the commission for that purpose, or by a letter containing the inspector's name, license number and current mailing address; (2) if the inspector is a licensed professional inspector, confirm in writing that the inspector has given any real estate inspectors or apprentice real estate inspectors sponsored by the inspector written notice that the
inspector will no longer be their sponsor at least 30 days prior to filing the request for inactive status; and (3) return the inspector's license certificate to the commission. (c) A professional inspector who has been placed on inactive status may apply to the commission for return to active status on a form approved by the commission. A professional inspector may apply on a form approved by the commission to sponsor an apprentice inspector or real estate inspector who has been on inactive status. The commission may not return an inspector to active status or issue a license certificate to the inspector unless the inspector has completed within one year prior to the filing the request for return to active status any applicable continuing education courses required for renewal of the type of license held by the inspector or satisfied the continuing education requirements in order to obtain the current license. (d) An
inspector who applies to renew a license and pays the applicable fee but who fails to complete any continuing education required by the Act as a condition of license renewal shall be placed on inactive status by the commission. The inspector must comply with the requirements of this section in order to return to active status. (e) If a professional inspector terminates the sponsorship of an apprentice real estate inspector or real estate inspector, the license of the apprentice inspector or real estate inspector becomes inactive. The apprentice real estate inspector or real estate inspector must be sponsored by a professional inspector in order to return to active status. (f) A professional inspector who has been placed on inactive status may not return to practice or sponsor apprentices or inspectors until the professional inspector has received a new license certificate from the commission. An apprentice inspector or real estate inspector who
has been placed on inactive status may return to practice if the inspector has completed applicable continuing education requirements, and the inspector's sponsoring professional inspector has requested that the apprentice inspector or real estate inspector be returned to active status under the professional inspector's sponsorship in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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