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 §535.61Approval of Providers of Qualifying Courses
ISSUE 12/02/2016
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)(No change.)

(b)Exempt Providers.

  (1)he following persons may submit real estate qualifying courses for approval for credit under §535.62(i) of this subchapter without becoming an approved provider of qualifying courses:

    (A)a person approved by a real estate regulatory agency to offer qualifying real estate courses in another state that has approval requirements for providers that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for approval in this state;

    (B)an accredited college or university in accordance with §535.66 of this subchapter;

    (C)a post-secondary educational institution established in and offering qualifying real estate courses in another state;

    (D)a United States armed forces institute; and

    (E)a nationally recognized professional designation institute or council in the real estate industry.

  (2)The following persons may submit real estate inspector qualifying courses for approval for credit under §535.62(i) of this subchapter without becoming an approved provider of qualifying courses:

    (A)a provider approved by an inspector regulatory agency of another state that has approval requirements for providers that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for approval in this state;

    (B)an accredited college or university in accordance with §535.66 of this subchapter;

    (C)a United States armed forces institute;

    (D)a unit of federal, state or local government;

    (E)a nationally recognized building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical or fire code organization;

    (F)a professional trade association in the inspection field or in a related technical field; or

    (G)an entity whose courses are approved and regulated by an agency of this state.

(c) - (k)(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 November 18, 2016

TRD-201605941

Kerri Lewis

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Earliest possible date of adoption: January 1, 2017

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



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