(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:
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.
(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)[(1)] 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) - (e)(No change.)
(f)The Executive Director [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) - (i)(No change.)
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 August 20, 2015
TRD-201503259 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 4, 2015
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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