Texas Register

TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER FREQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION PROVIDERS, COURSES AND INSTRUCTORS FOR QUALIFYING EDUCATION
RULE §535.65Responsibilities and Operations of Providers of Qualifying Courses
ISSUE 09/02/2016
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a) - (i)(No change.)

(j)Course completion certificate.

  (1)Upon successful completion of a core course, a provider shall issue a course completion certificate that a student can submit to the Commission. The course completion certificate shall show:

    (A)the provider's name and approval number;

    (B)the instructor's name and instructor license number assigned by the Commission;

    (C)the course title;

    (D)course numbers;

    (E)the number of classroom credit hours;

    (F)the dates the student [registered for,] began and completed the course; and

    (G)printed name and signature of an official of the provider on record with the Commission.

  (2)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.

  (3)A provider shall maintain adequate security against forgery for official completion documentation required by this subsection.

(k)Instructor and course evaluations.

  (1)A provider shall provide each student enrolled in a course with an instructor and course evaluation form and provide a link to an online version of the form that a student can complete and submit any time after course completion.

  (2)An instructor may not be present when a student is completing the evaluation form and may not be involved in any manner with the evaluation process.

  (3)When evaluating an instructor or course, a provider shall use all of the questions from the evaluation form approved by the Commission, in the same order as listed on that form. A provider may also add additional questions to the end of the Commission evaluation questions [form] or request the students to also complete the provider's evaluation form.

  (4)A provider shall maintain any comments made by the provider's management relevant to instructor or course evaluations with the provider's records.

  (5)At the Commission's request, a provider shall produce instructor and course evaluation forms for inspection by Commission staff.

(l) - (m)(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 18, 2016

TRD-201604241

Kerri Lewis

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: October 2, 2016

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092



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