(a)(No change.)
(b)Application for approval of an elective CE course.
(1)For each continuing education course an applicant
intends to offer, the applicant must:
(A)submit the appropriate CE Course Application form;
and
(B)pay the fee required by §535.101 and §535.210
of this title.
(2)A provider may file a single application
for a CE course offered through multiple delivery methods. A fee is
required for content review of each CE course and for each distinct
delivery method utilized by a provider for that course.
(3)A provider who seeks approval
of a new delivery method for a currently approved CE course must submit
a new application and pay all required fees, including a fee for content
review.
(4)[(2)] The Commission may:
(A)request additional information be provided to the
Commission relating to an application; and
(B)terminate an application without further notice
if the applicant fails to provide the additional information not later
than the 60th day after the Commission mails the request.
(c)Standards for course approval of elective CE course.
(1)To be approved as an [a]
elective CE course by the Commission, the course must:
(A)cover subject matter appropriate for a continuing
education course for real estate or real estate inspection license
holders; [and]
(B)be current and accurate; and [.]
(C)be at least one and no more than
10 hours long.
(2)A provider must [can] demonstrate
that a course meets the requirements under paragraph (1) of this subsection
by submitting a statement describing the objective of the course and
the relevance of [how] the subject matter [is
related] to activities for which a real estate or inspector [
a] license [holder] is required [to meet],
including but not limited to relevant issues in the real estate market
or topics which increase or support the license holder's development
of skill and competence.
(3)The course must be presented in full hourly units.
(4)The course must be delivered by one of the following
delivery methods:
(A)classroom delivery [method];
(B)distance education [alternative]
delivery [method]; or
(C)a combination of (A) and (B), if[:
[(i)]at least 50% of the combined course
is offered by classroom delivery. [method; and]
[(ii)the portion of the combined
course offered through alternative delivery is taken from a full course
that has already been certified for alternative delivery by a distance
learning certification center acceptable to the Commission; or]
[(D)a correspondence course that
is offered by a provider in association with an accredited college
or university if the course is offered in accordance with the college
or university's curriculum accreditation standards. Using the name
of the provider "in association with" the name of the college or university
on the course completion certificate constitutes certification to
the Commission that the course was offered in compliance with the
college or university's curriculum accreditation standards under this
subsection.]
[(5)Elective CE courses meet the
presentation requirements of §535.65 of this title; and]
[(6)Elective CE courses meet the
examination requirements of §535.75 of this subchapter.]
(d) - (e)(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-201503261 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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