(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 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 for taking a license examination without
a national portion or retaking the state part of the license examination;
(11)a fee of $50 to request an inactive professional
inspector license be returned to active status;
(12)a fee of $50 for the filing of a fitness determination;
(13)the fee required by the Department of Information
Resources as a subscription or convenience fee for use of an online
payment system;
(14)a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation
of a qualifying inspector education program for a period of four years;
(15)after initial approval of accreditation, a fee
of $200 a year for operation of a qualifying inspector education program;
(16)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.
(17)a fee of $400 for filing an application for accreditation
as a continuing inspector education provider for a period of two years;
(18)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.
(19)the fee required under paragraphs (16)(C) and
(18)(C) of this subsection will be waived if the course has already
been certified by a distance learning certification center acceptable
to the Commission.
(20)a fee of $10 for deposit in the real estate inspection
recovery fund upon an applicant's successful completion of an examination;
and
(21)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.
(b)Fees established by this section must be paid when
an application is filed and are not refundable once an application
has been accepted for filing.
(c)If the Commission receives an application that
requires payment of a fee, and a sufficient fee was not submitted
with the application, the Commission will return the application and
notify the person filing the application that the person must pay
the fee before the application will be processed.
(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 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 May 27, 2020
TRD-202002185 Vanessa Burgess
General Counsel
Texas Real
Estate Commission
Effective date: June 16, 2020
Proposal publication date: February 28, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284
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