(a) - (e)(No change.)
(f)Effective January 1, 2014, a person may satisfy
the substitute experience requirements for licensure as a real estate
inspector pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section as follows:
(1)A person who does not have two years of experience
as an architect, engineer, or engineer-in-training must:
(A)complete a total of 32 additional hours of core
inspection coursework, which must include the following:
(i)8 hours in Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing;
(ii)8 hours in Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics
Update as defined in §535.218 of this title;
(iii)16 hours in any core inspection subject(s); and
(B)either:
(i)complete 20 hours of field work through ride along
inspection course sessions as defined in §535.218 of this title,
except there may be up to 10 students per session and 12 hours of
an approved [classroom or alternative delivery] interactive
experience training module;
(ii)complete 8 hours of field work through ride
along inspection course sessions as defined in §535.218 of this
title, except there may be up to 10 students per session [Commission
approved live interactive webinar sessions that meet all the requirements
of a ride along inspection course session as defined in §535.218
of this title, except participation is via the internet and there
may be up to 20 students per session,] and 30 [40]
hours of an approved [classroom or alternative delivery]
interactive experience training module;
(iii)upon delivery of a Commission approved affidavit
form that the applicant is unable to reasonably complete clause (i)
or (ii) of this subparagraph, complete 60 hours of an approved interactive
experience training module presented by a licensed professional inspector;
or
(iv)have three years of experience in a field directly
related to home inspection, including but not limited to installing,
servicing, repairing or maintaining the structural, mechanical and
electrical systems found in improvements to real property and provide
two affidavits from persons who have personal knowledge of the applicant's
work, detailing the time and nature of the applicant's relevant experience.
(2)A person who has at least two years of experience
as an active practicing licensed or registered architect, professional
engineer, or engineer-in-training must:
(A)complete a total of 16 additional hours of core
inspection coursework, which must include the following:
(i)8 hours in Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing;
and
(ii)8 hours in Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics
Update; and
(B)submit a license history from the regulatory agency
that issued the license or registration documenting the period of
practice as a licensed or registered architect, professional engineer,
or engineer-in-training.
(3)Subsection (f)(1)(B)(iii) of this section will
only be accepted to satisfy the substitute experience requirement
if completed prior to March 1, 2015.
(g)Effective January 1, 2014, a person may satisfy
the substitute experience requirements for licensure as a professional
inspector pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section as follows:
(1)A person who does not have three years of experience
as an architect, engineer, or engineer-in-training must:
(A)complete a total of 200 additional hours of core
inspection coursework, which must include the following:
(i)30 hours in foundations;
(ii)30 hours in framing;
(iii)24 hours in building enclosure;
(iv)24 hours in roof systems;
(v)16 hours in plumbing systems;
(vi)24 hours in electrical systems;
(vii)24 hours in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
systems;
(viii)6 hours in appliances;
(ix)8 hours in Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics
Update as defined in §535.218 of this title;
(x)8 hours in Standard Report Form/Report writing;
and
(xi)6 hours in any core inspection subject(s); and
(B)either:
(i)complete 40 hours of field work through ride along
inspection course sessions as defined in §535.218 of this title,
except there may be up to 10 students per session and 24 hours of
an approved [classroom or alternative delivery] interactive
experience training module;
(ii)complete 16 hours of field work through ride
along inspection course sessions as defined in §535.218 of this
title, except there may be up to 10 students per session [Commission
approved live interactive webinar sessions that meet all the requirements
of a ride along inspection course session as defined in §535.218
of this title, except participation is via the internet and there
may be up to 20 students per session,] and 60 [80]
hours of an approved [classroom or alternative delivery]
interactive experience training module;
(iii)upon delivery of a Commission approved affidavit
form that the applicant is unable to reasonably complete clause (i)
or (ii) of this subparagraph, complete 120 hours of an approved interactive
experience training module presented by a licensed professional inspector;
or
(iv)have five years of experience in a field directly
related to home inspection, including but not limited to installing,
servicing, repairing or maintaining the structural, mechanical and
electrical systems found in improvements to real property, and provide
two affidavits from persons who have personal knowledge of the applicant's
work, detailing the time and nature of the applicant's relevant experience.
(2)A person who has at least three years of experience
as an active practicing licensed or registered architect, professional
engineer, or engineer-in-training must:
(A)complete a total of 16 additional hours of core
inspection coursework, which must include the following:
(i)8 hours in Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing;
and
(ii)8 hours in Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics
Update as defined in §535.218 of this title; and
(B)submit a license history from the regulatory agency
that issued the license or registration documenting the period of
practice as a licensed or registered architect, professional engineer,
or engineer-in-training.
(3)Subsection (g)(1)(B)(iii) of this section will
only be accepted to satisfy the substitute experience requirement
if completed prior to March 1, 2016 [2015].
(h)For purposes of this section:[,]
(1)"core inspection coursework" means course
work on the subject matters listed in §535.213(e) of this title
; and [(relating to Approval of Core Courses in Real Estate
Inspection).]
(2)"interactive experience training
module" means education that provides regular and substantive interaction
between the students and the instructor, either synchronously or asynchronously,
and is delivered:
(A)in-person to students in the classroom; or
(B)through the use of one or more of the following
technologies:
(i)the internet;
(ii)one-way and two-way transmissions through open
broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber
optics, satellite or wireless communications devices;
(iii)audio conferencing; or
(iv)video cassettes, DVDs, and CD-ROMs, if the cassettes,
DVDs, or CD-ROMs are used in a course in conjunction with any of the
technologies listed in subparagraph (B)(i) through (iii) of this paragraph.
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 25, 2014
TRD-201405683 Kristen Worman
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 11, 2015
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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