(a)The Commission shall charge and collect the following
fees:
(1)a fee of $60 for filing an original or reinstatement
application for a license as an apprentice inspector;
(2)a fee of $100 for filing an original or reinstatement
application for a license as a real estate inspector, which includes
a fee for transcript evaluation;
(3)a fee of $120 for filing an original or reinstatement
application for a license as a professional inspector, which includes
a fee for transcript evaluation;
(4)a fee of $30 for the timely renewal of the license
of an apprentice inspector;
(5)a fee of $50 for the timely renewal of the license
of a real estate inspector;
(6)a fee of $60 for the timely renewal of the license
of a professional inspector;
(7)a fee equal to 1-1/2 times the timely renewal fee
for the late renewal of a license within 90 days of expiration;
(8)a fee equal to 2 times the timely renewal fee for
the late renewal of a license more than 90 days but less than six
months after expiration;
(9)a fee of $220 for taking a license examination
consisting of a national portion and a state portion or retaking the
national part of the license examination;
(10)a fee of $60 for taking a license examination
without a national portion or retaking the state part of the license
examination;
[(11)a fee of $20 for requesting
a change of a license holder name, or to establish a relationship
with a sponsoring professional inspector;]
(11)[(12)] a fee of $50 to request
an inactive professional inspector license be returned to active status;
(12)[(13)] a fee of $40 for
preparing a certificate of [license history,] active licensure[
,] or sponsorship;
(13)[(14)] a fee of $50 for
the filing of a fitness [moral character] determination;
(14)[(15)] the fee required
by the Department of Information Resources as a subscription or convenience
fee for use of an online payment system;
(15)[(16)] a fee of $400 for
filing an application for accreditation of a qualifying inspector
education program for a period of four years;
(16)[(17)] after initial approval
of accreditation, a fee of $200 a year for operation of a qualifying
inspector education program;
(17)[(18)] a fee of $50 plus
the following fees per classroom hour approved by the Commission for
each qualifying inspector education course for a period of four years:
(A)$5 for content and examination review;
(B)$5 for classroom delivery design and presentation
review; and
(C)$10 for distance education delivery design and
presentation review.
(18)[(19)] a fee of $400 for
filing an application for accreditation as a continuing inspector
education provider for a period of two years;
(19)[(20)] a fee of $50 plus
the following fees per classroom hour approved by the Commission for
each continuing inspector education course for a period of two years:
(A)$2.50 for content and examination review;
(B)$2.50 for classroom delivery design and presentation
review; and
(C)$5 for distance education delivery design and presentation
review.
(20)[(21)] the fee required
under paragraphs (17)(C) [(18)(C)] and (19)(C)
[(20)(C)] of this subsection will be waived if the
course has already been certified by a distance learning certification
center acceptable to the Commission.
[(22)a fee of $50 for the filing
of an application for approval as an instructor for a two-year period
for qualifying or continuing inspector education courses;]
[(23)a fee of $30 for processing
a check or other equivalent instrument returned by a bank or depository
as dishonored for insufficient funds;]
(21)[(24)] a fee of $10 for
deposit in the real estate inspection recovery fund upon an applicant's
successful completion of an examination; and
[(25)a fee of $20 for filing any
application, renewal, change request, or other record on paper that
a person may otherwise file with the Commission electronically by
accessing the Commission's website, entering the required information
online, and paying the appropriate fee;]
[(26)a fee of $20 per certification
when providing certified copies; and]
(22)[(27)] the fee charged by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Texas Department of Public
Safety for fingerprinting or other service for a national or state
criminal history check in connection with a license application [or
renewal].
(b) - (c)(No change.)
(d)If a payment to the Commission
by or on behalf of a license holder or applicant is dishonored or
reversed by a bank or other financial institution, the Commission
shall send a request for payment of the dishonored or reversed payment
by certified mail to the last known mailing address of the license
holder or applicant as shown in the records of the Commission. If
the Commission has sent a request for payment in accordance with the
provisions of this section, and the license holder or applicant fails
to make good on the payment in the form of a cashier's check, money
order, or credit card payment within 30 days after the Commission
has mailed the request, the license will be placed on inactive status.
(e)Placing a license on inactive
status under this section does not preclude the Commission from proceeding
under Texas Occupations Code, §1101.652(a)(3), against a license
holder who has failed to make good a payment issued to the Commission
within a reasonable time.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal
authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 16, 2019
TRD-201902725 Chelsea Buchholtz
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 29, 2019
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3177
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