(a)A provider must ensure that an instructor who teaches
real estate, easement or right-of-way, or real estate inspection qualifying
courses is competent in the subject matter to be taught and has the
ability to teach effectively.
(b)Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section,
the provider must use an instructor who possesses the following qualifications:
(1)a college degree in the subject area to be taught
and three years of experience in teaching or training;
(2)five years of active experience as a license holder
(broker for Real Estate Brokerage and Broker Responsibility courses)
and three years of experience in teaching or training; or
(3)the equivalent of subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this
section as determined by the provider after consideration of the instructor's
professional experience, research, authorship, or other significant
endeavors in real estate, easement or right-of-way, or real estate
inspection.
(c)For Texas Standards of Practice[,] or
Inspector Legal and Ethics and Standards of Practice Review[,
or Inspector Legal and Ethics], the provider must use an instructor
who has five years of active licensure as a Texas professional inspector,
and has:
(1)performed a minimum of 200 real estate inspections
as a Texas professional inspector; or
(2)three years of experience in teaching and/or sponsoring
trainees or inspectors.
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, 2023
TRD-202300744 Vanessa E. Burgess
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 2, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284
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