(a) - (f)(No change.)
(g)Presentation of courses.
(1)Classroom Delivery:
(A)The location for the course must be:
(i)conducive to instruction, such as a classroom,
training room, conference room, or assembly hall that is separate
and apart from work areas;
(ii)adequate for the class size;
(iii)pose no threat to the health or safety of students;
and
(iv)allow the instructor to see and hear each student
and the students to see and hear the instructor, including when offered
through the use of technology.
(B)The provider must:
(i)check the photo identification of each student
at class sign up and when signing in for each subsequent meeting of
the class;
(ii)ensure the student is present for the course for
the hours of time for which credit is awarded;
(iii)provide a 10 minute break per hour at least every
two hours; and
(iv)not have daily course segments that exceed 12
hours.
(C)If the course is a qualifying
or non-elective continuing education course delivered through the
use of technology and there are more than 20 students registered for
the course, the provider will also use:
(i)a monitor at the broadcast origination site to
verify identification of each student, monitor active participation
of each student and facilitate questions for the instructor; and
(ii)a proctor at each remote site with more than 20
students to verify identification of each student, monitor active
participation of each student and proctor any on-site examination.
(D)[(C)] Makeup Session for
Classroom Courses.
(i)A provider may permit a student who attends at
least two-thirds of an originally scheduled qualifying course to complete
a makeup session to satisfy attendance requirements.
(ii)A member of the provider's staff must approve
the makeup procedure to be followed. Acceptable makeup procedures
are:
(I)attendance in corresponding class sessions in a
subsequent offering of the same course; or
(II)the supervised presentation by audio or video
recording of the class sessions actually missed.
(iii)A student shall complete all class makeup sessions
no later than the 90th day after the date of the completion of the
original course.
(iv)Dropped status may not be changed by makeup sessions,
and any hours accumulated by a student may not be transferred to any
other course, prior to being dropped from a course.
(v)A student who attends less than two-thirds of the
originally scheduled qualifying course is not eligible to complete
a makeup session. The student shall automatically be dropped from
the course with no credit and the provider shall report the student's
status to the Commission.
(2)Distance Education Delivery. The provider must
ensure that:
(A)the student taking all topics of the course and
completing all quizzes and exercises is the student receiving credit
for the course through a validation process that meets guidelines
approved by the Commission;
(B)an approved instructor is available to answer students'
questions or provide assistance as necessary in a timely manner;
(C)a student has completed all instructional modules
and attended any hours of live instruction required for a given course;
and
(D)an approved instructor is responsible for providing
answers and rationale for the grading of the written course work.
(3)A provider is not required to present topics and
units in the order outlined for a course on the corresponding course
approval form.
(4)The periods of time prescribed to each unit of
a topic for a qualifying course as outlined on the corresponding course
approval form are recommendations and may be altered to allow instructors
flexibility to meet the particular needs of their students.
(h) - (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 February 15, 2017
TRD-201700649 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 2, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092
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