| (a) Examinations for licensure.
(1) The examination for a real estate inspector license
and for a professional inspector license consists of a national part
and a state part.
(2) The Commission adopts the National Home Inspector
Examination developed by the Examination Board of Professional Home
Inspectors for the national portion of the examination. For the state
portion 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.
(3) Each real estate inspector applicant must achieve
a score of at least 70% on the state portion of the examination. Each
professional inspector applicant must achieve a score of at least
75% on the state portion of the examination. Examination results are
valid for a period of one year from the date the examination is passed.
(b) Administration of examination. Except as otherwise
required by Chapter 1102 or this section, examinations shall be conducted
as provided by §535.57 of this title (relating to Examinations)
. An applicant is eligible to take a qualifying examination for a
license after the Commission has received evidence of completion of
all education and experience required by this subchapter.
(c) Waiver of national portion of examination requirement.
The Commission may waive the national portion of the examination of
an applicant for a real estate or professional inspector license if
the applicant:
(1) currently holds an active real estate inspector
license in another state or actively practices as a home inspector
in compliance with the laws of another state; and
(2) has passed the National Home Inspector Examination
developed by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors.
(d) If the applicant has not satisfied all requirements
within one year from the time the commission accepted an application
for filing, including passing both parts of the examination, the application
is terminated and a new application is required.
(e) An examination is considered passed when an applicant
has received a passing grade on both parts of the examination.
(f) An applicant who fails the examination three consecutive
times may not apply for reexamination or submit a new license application
unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the commission
that the applicant has completed additional core education as follows,
after the date the applicant failed the examination for the third
time:
(1) for an applicant who failed the national part of
the examination, 32 hours;
(2) for an applicant who failed the state part of the
examination, 8 hours; and
(3) for an applicant who failed both parts of the examination,
40 hours.
(g) Subsections (c) through (f) of this section expire
on February 28, 2021.
(h) Exam Eligibility Effective March 1, 2021. The following
eligibility requirements apply to applicant who takes the examination
for licensure on or after March 1, 2021:
(1) Before the applicant is eligible to take the national
portion of the examination the applicant must submit evidence of completion
of the following courses to the Commission:
(A) Property and Building Inspection Module I;
(B) Property and Building Inspection Module II;
(C) Business Operations and Professional Responsibilities
Module; and
(D) Analysis of Findings and Reporting Module, if required
for licensure under §535.214 of this title (relating to Education
and Experience Requirements for Licensure).
(2) Before the applicant is eligible to take the state
portion of the examination, the applicant must submit evidence of
completion of the following coursework to the Commission, if required
for licensure under §535.214 of this title:
(A) Texas Law Module;
(B) Texas Standards of Practice Module; and
(C) Texas Practicum.
(3) If the applicant has previously passed the national
portion of the examination, before the applicant is eligible to take
the state portion of the examination, the applicant:
(A) must submit evidence of completion of the required
coursework as provided under this subsection (h)(2) of this section;
and
(B) is not required to complete coursework outlined
under subsection (h)(1) of this section.
(4) If the applicant fails the examination three consecutive
times, the applicant may not apply for reexamination or submit a new
license application unless the applicant submits evidence to the Commission
that the applicant has successfully completed additional qualifying
education after the date of the third failed examination, as follows:
(A) for an applicant who failed the national part of
the examination, Property and Building Inspection Module I or Property
and Building Inspection Module II; or
(B) for an applicant who failed the state part of the
examination, Texas Law Module, or Texas Standards of Practice Module.
(5) If if the applicant chooses to take the national
portion and state portion of the exam separately, the national portion
must be taken before the state portion of the exam.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.209 adopted to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11693; amended to be effective September 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 7179; amended to be effective November 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 8235; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8249; amended to be effective August 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 6117 |
