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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23	TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535	GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER F	REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION PROVIDERS, COURSES AND INSTRUCTORS FOR QUALIFYING EDUCATION
RULE §535.63	Qualifications for Instructors of Qualifying Courses
ISSUE	08/30/2019
ACTION	Final/Adopted

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)A provider must ensure that an instructor who teaches real estate or real estate inspection qualifying courses is competent in the subject matter to be taught and has the ability to teach effectively.

(b)Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, the provider must use an instructor who possesses the following qualifications:

(1)a college degree in the subject area to be taught and three years of experience in teaching or training;

(2)five years of active experience as a license holder (broker for Real Estate Brokerage and Broker Responsibility courses) and three years of experience in teaching or training; or

(3)the equivalent of subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section as determined by the provider after consideration of the instructor's professional experience, research, authorship, or other significant endeavors in real estate or real estate inspection.

(c)For Texas Standards of Practice, Standards of Practice Review, or Inspector Legal and Ethics, the provider must use an instructor who has five years of active licensure as a Texas professional inspector, and has:

(1)performed a minimum of 200 real estate inspections as a Texas professional inspector; or

(2)three years of experience in teaching and/or sponsoring trainees or inspectors.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 13, 2019

TRD-201902634

Chelsea Buchholtz

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: September 2, 2019

Proposal publication date: May 24, 2019

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3177

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