| (a) Effective January 1, 2013, there shall be an examination
for a real estate inspector license and for a professional inspector
license, consisting of a national part and a state part. The commission
adopts the National Home Inspector Examination developed by the Examination
Board of Professional Home Inspectors for the national part of the
examination. For the state part of the examination, questions shall
be used which measure competency in the subject areas required for
a license by Chapter 1102, and which demonstrate an awareness of its
provisions relating to inspectors. Each real estate inspector applicant
must achieve a score of at least 70% on the state part of the examination.
Each professional inspector applicant must achieve a score of at least
75% on the state part of the examination.
(b) Except as otherwise required by Chapter 1102 or
this section, examinations shall be conducted as provided by §535.61
of this title (relating to Examinations).
(c) The commission may waive the national part of the
examination of an applicant for a real estate or professional inspector
license if the applicant maintains an active license in another state
and has passed the National Home Inspector Examination developed by
the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors.
(d) An applicant who, as of December 31, 2012, has
a current application open, has taken and failed the inspector examination
in effect prior to January 1, 2013 ("Prior Examination") and who qualifies
for reexamination under Texas Occupations Code §1102.155, may
choose to retake the Prior Examination in lieu of taking both the
national and state parts of the examination required by this section
by notifying the commission in writing of that selection when the
applicant applies for reexamination.
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