| (iii) upon delivery of a Commission approved affidavit
form that the applicant is unable to reasonably complete clause (i)
or (ii) of this subparagraph, complete 120 hours of an approved interactive
experience training module presented by a licensed professional inspector;
or
(iv) have five years of experience in a field directly
related to home inspection, including but not limited to installing,
servicing, repairing or maintaining the structural, mechanical and
electrical systems found in improvements to real property, and provide
two affidavits from persons who have personal knowledge of the applicant's
work, detailing the time and nature of the applicant's relevant experience.
(2) A person who has at least three years of experience
as an active practicing licensed or registered architect, professional
engineer, or engineer-in-training must:
(A) complete a total of 16 additional hours of core
inspection coursework, which must include the following:
(i) 8 hours in Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing;
and
(ii) 8 hours in Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics
Update as defined in §535.218 of this title; and
(B) submit a license history from the regulatory agency
that issued the license or registration documenting the period of
practice as a licensed or registered architect, professional engineer,
or engineer-in-training.
(3) Subsection (g)(1)(B)(iii) of this section will
only be accepted to satisfy the substitute experience requirement
if completed prior to March 1, 2015.
(h) For purposes of this section, "core inspection
coursework" means course work on the subject matters listed in §535.213(e)
of this title (relating to Approval of Core Courses in Real Estate
Inspection).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.212 adopted to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11693; amended to be effective November 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 8237; amended to be effective May 21, 2014, 39 TexReg 3858 |
