(a) Except as provided by this section, the accreditation and
regulation of schools and courses of study in real estate inspection and the
approval of instructors will be conducted as required for real estate schools
by §535.64 of this title (relating to Accreditation of Schools and Approval
of Courses and Instructors, §535.65 of this title (relating to Changes
in Ownership or Operation of School; Presentation of Courses, Advertising,
and Records ) and §535.66 of this title (relating to Payment of Annual
Fee, Audits, Investigations and Enforcement Actions). If an instructor was
approved prior to the effective date of this section, the approval of the
instructor expires May 1, 2001, and the instructor may apply for approval
at any time.
(b) A person applying for accreditation of a real estate inspection
school shall use application forms approved by the commission . All courses
must be approved by the commission prior to being offered for credit. A school
accredited by the commission to offer real estate courses is not required
to apply for an accreditation under this section to offer real estate inspection
courses, provided all courses offered by the school have been approved by
the commission. The commission may submit proposed courses to the Texas Real
Estate Inspector Committee for review and recommendation.
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