(a) - (b)(No change.)
(c)CE course examinations. Examinations are only required
for CE courses offered through distance education [alternative
delivery or correspondence] delivery and must comply with the
requirements in §535.72(i)(1)(B) [§535.66]
of this subchapter and have a minimum of four questions per course
credit hour [title].
(d)Course completion roster. Instead of providing
a course completion certificate, upon completion of a course, a CE
provider shall submit a class roster to the Commission as outlined
by this subsection.
(1)Classroom:
(A)A provider shall submit to the Commission a class
roster in a format approved by the Commission not later than the 10th
day after the date a course is completed.
(B)A course completion roster shall include:
(i)the provider's name and license;
(ii)a list of all instructors whose services were
used in the course;
(iii)the course title;
(iv)course numbers[, including any Commission
pre-approval number received];
(v)the number of classroom credit hours[,
or other recognized educational unit involved in the course];
(vi)the date of issuance;
(vii)the dates the student registered for, began
and completed the course; and
(viii)the signature of an authorized representative
of the provider who was in attendance and for whom an authorized signature
is on file with the Commission.
(C)The Commission shall not accept signature stamps
or unsigned course completion rosters.
(2)Distance Education [Alternative
or correspondence] delivery method [methods].
A provider shall submit a Distance Education [an Alternative/Correspondence
] Instructional Methods Reporting form[, or information
contained in that form] by electronic means acceptable to the
Commission, for each student completing the course not earlier than
the number of hours for course credit [24 hours]
after the student starts the course and not later than the 10th day
after the student completed the course.
(3)A provider may withhold any official completion
documentation required by this subsection from a student until the
student has fulfilled all financial obligations to the provider.
(4)A provider shall maintain adequate security against
forgery for official completion documentation required by this subsection.
(e)(No change.)
(f)Changes in Ownership or Operation of an approved
CE Provider. Changes in Ownership or Operation of an approved CE Provider
are governed by this subsection.
(1)An approved provider shall obtain the approval
of the Commission at least 30 days in advance of any material
change in the operation of the provider, including but not limited
to changes in:
(A)ownership;
(B)management; and
(C)the location of main office and any other locations
where courses are offered.
(2)An approved provider requesting approval of a change
in ownership shall provide a Principal Information Form for each proposed
new owner who would hold at least a 10% interest in the provider to
the Commission.
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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