(a)Renewal application.
(1)A license issued by the Commission under Chapter
1102, Occupations Code, expires on the date shown on the face of the
license issued to the license holder.
(2)If a license holder intends to renew an unexpired
license, the license holder must, on or before the expiration date
of the current license:
(A)file a renewal application through the online process
on the Commission's website or on the applicable form approved by
the Commission;
(B)pay the appropriate fee as required by §535.210
of this title;
(C)comply with the fingerprinting requirements of
Chapter 1102, Occupations Code;
(D)satisfy the applicable continuing education requirements
of Chapter 1102, Occupations Code, and this subchapter; and
(E)provide proof of financial responsibility as required
in Chapter 1102, Occupations Code, on a form approved by the Commission.
(3)An apprentice inspector or a real estate inspector
must be sponsored by a licensed professional inspector in order to
renew a license on an active status.
(b)Renewal Notice.
(1)The Commission will send a renewal notice to each
license holder at least 90 days before the license expiration date.
(2)If a license holder intends to renew a license,
failure to receive a renewal notice does not relieve the license holder
from responsibility of applying for renewal as required in this section.
(c)Request for information.
(1)The Commission may request a license holder to
provide additional information to the Commission in connection with
a renewal application.
(2)A license holder must provide the information requested
by the Commission within 30 days after the date of the Commission's
request.
(3)Failure to provide the information requested within
the required time is grounds for disciplinary action under Chapter
1102, Occupations Code.
(d)Renewal on inactive status.
(1)Licensed professional inspectors, real estate inspectors
and apprentice inspectors may renew a license on inactive status.
(2)Inspectors are not required to complete continuing
education courses as a condition of renewing a license on inactive
status, but must satisfy continuing education requirements before
returning to active status.
(e)Late Renewal.
(1)If a license has been expired for less than six
months, a license holder may renew the license by:
(A)filing a renewal application through the online
process on the Commission's website or on the applicable form approved
by the Commission;
(B)paying the appropriate late renewal fee as required
by §535.210 of this title (related to Fees);
(C)satisfying the applicable continuing education
requirements; and
(D)providing proof of financial responsibility on
a form approved by the Commission.
(2)To renew a license on active status without any
lapse in active licensure, an apprentice or real estate inspector
must also submit a Real Estate Apprentice and Inspector Sponsorship
Form certifying sponsorship for the period from the day after the
previous license expired to the day the renewal license issued, and
for the period beginning on the day after the renewal license issued.
The same inspector may be the sponsor for both periods. The Commission
will renew the license on inactive status for the period(s) in which
the apprentice or real estate inspector was not sponsored.
(f)License Reinstatement.
(1)If a license has been expired for six months or
more, a license holder may not renew the license, and must file an
original application to reinstate the license and satisfy all requirements
for licensure, except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(2)A license holder may not continue to practice until
the new license is received.
(3)If an applicant for reinstatement has held a professional
inspector or real estate inspector license during the 24 months preceding
the date the application is filed, no examination is required.
(g)Denial of Renewal or Reinstatement.
The Commission may deny an application for license renewal or reinstatement
if a license holder is in violation of the terms of a Commission order.
[(a)A person licensed by the Commission
under Chapter 1102 may renew the license by timely filing the prescribed
application for renewal, complying with the fingerprinting and TGSLC
requirements in §535.95 of this title, paying the appropriate
fee to the Commission and satisfying applicable continuing education
requirements as required by Chapter 1102 and this subchapter, and
providing to the Commission proof of financial responsibility as required
by Chapter 1102 using a form approved by the Commission for that purpose.]
[(b)A license holder also may renew
an unexpired license by accessing the Commission's website, entering
the required information on the renewal application form, satisfying
applicable education and professional liability insurance, or any
other insurance that provides coverage for violations of Subchapter
G of Chapter 1102 requirements and paying the appropriate fee in accordance
with the instructions provided at the site by the Commission.]
[(c)The Commission shall send a renewal
notice to each license holder at least 90 days prior to the expiration
of the license. An apprentice inspector or a real estate inspector
must be sponsored by a licensed professional inspector in order to
renew a license on an active status. It is the responsibility of the
license holder to apply for renewal, and failure to receive a renewal
notice does not relieve the license holder of the responsibility of
applying for renewal.]
[(d)A license holder shall provide
information requested by the Commission in connection with an application
to renew a license within 30 days after the Commission requests the
information. Failure to provide information requested by the Commission
in connection with a renewal application within the required time
is grounds for disciplinary action under the Act.]
[(e)Licensed professional inspectors,
real estate inspectors and apprentice inspectors may renew a license
on inactive status. Inspectors are not required to complete continuing
education courses as a condition of renewing a license on inactive
status but must satisfy continuing education requirements before returning
to active status.]
[(f)If the license has been expired
for less than six months, the license holder may renew the license
by filing the prescribed application for renewal, paying the appropriate
late renewal fee to the Commission and satisfying the applicable continuing
education and proof of financial responsibility requirements.]
[(g)To renew a license on active
status without any lapse in active licensure, an apprentice or real
estate inspector must also submit a Real Estate Apprentice and Inspector
Sponsorship Form certifying sponsorship for the period from the day
after the previous license expired to the day the renewal license
issued, and for the period beginning on the day after the renewal
license issued. The same inspector may be the sponsor for both periods.
The Commission shall renew the license on inactive status for the
period(s) in which the apprentice or real estate inspector was not
sponsored.]
[(h)If the license has been expired
for six months or more, the licensee may not renew but must file an
original application to reinstate the license and may not practice
until the new license is received. If the applicant for reinstatement
has held a professional inspector or real estate inspector license
during the 24 months preceding the date the application is filed,
no examination is required.]
(h)[(i)] Renewal of license
for military service member. A license holder on active duty in the
United States armed forces is entitled to two years of additional
time to renew an expired license without being subject to any increase
in fee, any education or experience requirements or examination if
the license holder:
(1) provides a copy of official orders or other official
documentation acceptable to the Commission showing that the license
holder was on active duty during the license holder's last renewal
period; and
(2) pays the renewal application fee in effect when
the previous license expired.
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 November 22, 2019
TRD-201904456 Chelsea Buchholtz
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 12, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3177
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