| (a) Approval of Inspector Qualifying Courses. Inspector
qualifying courses are approved and regulated as required by §535.62
of this chapter (relating to Approval of Qualifying Courses).
(b) Approved Qualifying Courses of Study. The subjects
approved for credit for qualifying inspector courses consist of the
following modules:
(1) Property and Building Inspection Module I (40 hours
shall contain the topics and units outlined in the PBIM 1-0, Property
and Building Inspection I Qualifying Inspector Course Approval Form,
hereby adopted by reference.
(2) Property and Building Inspection Module II (40
hours) shall contain the topics and units outlined in the PBIM 2-0,
Property and Building Inspection II Qualifying Real Estate Inspector
Course Approval Form, hereby adopted by reference.
(3) Analysis of Findings and Reporting Module (20 hours)
shall contain the topics and units outlined in the AFRM-0, Analysis
of Findings and Reporting Module Qualifying Real Estate Inspector
Course Approval Form, hereby adopted by reference.
(4) Business Operations and Professional Responsibilities
Module (10 hours) shall contain the topics and units outlined in the
BOPRM-0, Business Operations and Professional Responsibilities Qualifying
Real Estate Inspector Course Approval Form, hereby adopted by reference.
(5) Texas Law Module (20 hours) shall contain the topics
and units outlined in the TLM-1, Texas Law Module, Qualifying Real
Estate Inspector Course Approval Form, hereby adopted by reference.
(6) Texas Standards of Practice Module (24 hours shall
contain the topics and units outlined in the TSOPM-0, Texas Standards
of Practice Module Qualifying Real Estate Inspector Course Approval
Form, hereby adopted by reference.
(7) Texas Practicum (40 hours), which shall consist
of a minimum of five complete and in-person inspections.
(A) The Texas Practicum must:
(i) be supervised by a currently licensed inspector
who has:
(I) been actively licensed as a professional inspector
for at least five years; and
(II) at least three years of supervisory or training
experience with inspectors; or
(III) performed a minimum of 200 real estate inspections
as a Texas professional inspector;
and
(ii) consist of no more than four students per inspector
supervising the Texas Practicum.
(B) The inspector supervising the Texas Practicum must
evaluate that upon completion by the student, each report is:
(i) considered satisfactory for release to an average
consumer; and
(ii) demonstrates an understanding of:
(I) report writing;
(II) client interaction;
(III) personal property protection; and
(IV) concepts critical for the positive outcome of
the inspection process.
(C) An applicant may request credit for completing
the Texas Practicum (40 hours) by submitting the credit request form
approved by the Commission.
(D) Audits.
(i) The Commission staff may conduct an audit of any
information provided on a Texas Practicum credit request form, including
verifying that the inspector supervising the Texas Practicum meets
the qualifications required to supervise the practicum.
(ii) The following acts committed by a supervisory
inspector conducting the Texas Practicum are grounds for disciplinary
action:
(I) making material misrepresentation of fact;
(II) making a false representation to the Commission,
either intentionally or negligently, that a student completed the
Texas Practicum in its entirety, satisfying all requirements for credit
to be awarded.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.213 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective March 5, 2019, 44 TexReg 1126; amended to be effective August 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 6117; amended to be effective June 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 2948 |
