(a) - (b)(No change.)
(c)License [Expedited license]
for military service members, military veterans, or military spouses.
This subsection applies to an applicant who is a military service
member, a military veteran, or the spouse of a person serving
on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States.
(1)The Commission shall waive the license application
and examination fees for an applicant who is:
(A)a military service member or military
veteran whose military service, training, or education substantially
meets all of the requirements for the license; or
(B)a military service member, military
veteran, or military spouse who holds a current license issued by
another jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are substantially
equivalent to the requirements for the license in this state.
(2)The Commission shall issue
on an expedited basis a license to an applicant who holds a current
certificate or license issued by a country, territory, or state other
than Texas [for other than Texas] that has licensing requirements
that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the certificate
or license issued in Texas.
(3)[(2)] The Commission may
issue a license to an applicant who, within the five years preceding
the application date, held the license in Texas [that expired
while the applicant lived in a country, territory, or state other
than Texas for at least six months].
(4)[(3)] The Commission may
allow an applicant to demonstrate competency by alternative methods
in order to meet the requirements for obtaining a particular license
issued by the Commission. For purposes of this subsection, the standard
method of demonstrating competency is the specific examination, education,
and/or experience required to obtain a particular license.
(5)[(4)] In lieu of the standard
method(s) of demonstrating competency for a particular license and
based on the applicant's circumstances, the alternative methods for
demonstrating competency may include any combination of the following
as determined by the Commission:
(A)education;
(B)continuing education;
(C)examinations (written and/or practical);
(D)letters of good standing;
(E)letters of recommendation;
(F)work experience; or
(G)other methods required by the administrator.
(d)(No change.)
(f) The administrator may waive any prerequisite
to obtaining a license for an applicant issued [issue a
license] under subsection (c) or (d) [by endorsement in
the same manner as the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
to an applicant under this subsection].
(g) - (h)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the emergency adoption 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 18, 2015
TRD-201503210 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: September 1, 2015
Expiration date: December 29, 2015
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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