(a)Examinations for licensure.
(1)The examination for a real estate inspector license
and for a professional inspector license consists of a national part
and a state part.
(2)The Commission adopts the National Home Inspector
Examination developed by the Examination Board of Professional Home
Inspectors for the national portion of the examination. For the state
portion of the examination, questions shall be used which measure
competency in the subject areas required for a license by Chapter
1102, and which demonstrate an awareness of its provisions relating
to inspectors.
(3)Each real estate inspector applicant must achieve
a score of at least 70% on the state portion of the examination. Each
professional inspector applicant must achieve a score of at least
75% on the state portion of the examination. Examination results
are valid for a period of one year from the date the examination is
passed.
(b)Administration of examination. Except as otherwise
required by Chapter 1102 or this section, examinations shall be conducted
as provided by §535.57 of this title (relating to Examinations)
. An applicant is [not] eligible to take a qualifying
examination for a license after [until] the
Commission has received evidence of completion of all education and
experience required by this subchapter.
(c) - (d)(No change.)
(e)[Examination results are valid for a period
of one year from the date the examination is passed.] An examination
is considered passed when an applicant has received a passing grade
on both parts of the examination.
(f)An applicant who fails the examination three consecutive
times may not apply for reexamination or submit a new license application
unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the commission
that the applicant has completed additional core education as follows,
after the date the applicant failed the examination for the third
time:
(1)for an applicant who failed the national part of
the examination, 32 hours;
(2)for an applicant who failed the state part of the
examination, 8 hours; and
(3)for an applicant who failed both parts of the examination,
40 hours.
(g)Subsections (c) through (f) of
this section expire on February 28, 2021.
(h)Exam Eligibility Effective March
1, 2021. The following eligibility requirements apply to applicant
who takes the examination for licensure on or after March 1, 2021:
(1)Before the applicant is eligible to take the national
portion of the examination the applicant must submit evidence of completion
of the following courses to the Commission:
(A)Property and Building Inspection Module I;
(B)Property and Building Inspection Module II;
(C)Business Operations and Professional Responsibilities
Module; and
(D)Analysis of Findings and Reporting Module, if required
for licensure under §535.214 of this title (relating to Education
and Experience Requirements for Licensure).
(2)Before the applicant is eligible to take the state
portion of the examination, the applicant must submit evidence of
completion of the following coursework to the Commission, if required
for licensure under §535.214 of this title:
(A)Texas Law Module;
(B)Texas Standards of Practice Module; and
(C)Texas Practicum.
(3)If the applicant has previously passed the national
portion of the examination, before the applicant is eligible to take
the state portion of the examination, the applicant:
(A)must submit evidence of completion of the required
coursework as provided under subsection (i)(2) of this section and
pass the Texas portion of the examination; and
(B)is not required to complete coursework outlined
under subsection (i)(1) of this section.
(4)If the applicant fails the examination three consecutive
times, the applicant may not apply for reexamination or submit a new
license application unless the applicant submits evidence to the Commission
that the applicant has successfully completed additional qualifying
education after the date of the third failed examination, as follows:
(A)for an applicant who failed the national part of
the examination, Building Science Module I or Building Science Module
II; or
(B)for an applicant who failed the state part of the
examination, Texas Law Module, Texas Standards of Practice Module.
(5)if the applicant chooses to take the national portion
and state portion of the exam separately, the national portion must
be taken before the state portion of the exam.
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 May 27, 2020
TRD-202002164 Vanessa Burgess
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 12, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284
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