(a)Education requirements.
(1)An applicant for a broker license must provide
the Commission with satisfactory evidence of completion of:
(A)270 hours of qualifying real estate courses as
required under §535.55, which must include the 30 hour qualifying
real estate brokerage course completed not more than two years
before the application date; and
(B)an additional 630 classroom hours in related qualifying
courses in the subject areas defined under §535.64 or approved
continuing education courses.
(2)An applicant who has earned a bachelor's degree
or higher from an accredited college or university will be deemed
to have satisfied the related qualifying education requirements for
a broker license. A copy of the college transcript awarding the degree
must be submitted as evidence of completion of the degree.
(b) - (d)(No change.)
(e)Waiver of education and experience requirements.
Notwithstanding §1101.451(f) of the Act and subsections (a) - (d)
[(f)] of this section, the Commission may waive
education and experience required for a real estate broker license
if the applicant satisfies each of the following conditions.
(1)The applicant was licensed as a Texas real estate
broker within two years prior to the filing of the application.
(2)The applicant has completed at least 15 hours of
continuing education courses within the two-year period prior to the
filing of an application for an active license, including all applicable
current non-elective courses.
(3)The applicant has at least two years of active
experience as a licensed real estate broker or salesperson during
the four-year period preceding the date the application is filed.
(f)(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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