| (A) Structural systems; Texas SOP exclusions and unique
reporting requirements - 400 minutes;
(B) Electrical systems; Texas SOP exclusions and unique
reporting requirements - 400 minutes; and
(C) Mechanical systems; Texas SOP exclusions and unique
reporting requirements - 400 minutes.
(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 |
