The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to Chapter 534, General Administration by adding §534.7, concerning vendor protest procedures with changes to the proposed text as published in the March 18, 2005, issue of the Texas Register (30 TexReg 1565).

The purpose of the rule is to comply with Texas Government Code §2155.076. Section 2155.076 of the Government Code requires that the agency's rules for vendor protest procedures must be consistent with rules adopted by the Building and Procurement Commission.

The reasoned justification for the rule will be to decrease confusion among the vendor community regarding agency rules and procedures for vendor protest procedures. This should result in a more efficient agency purchasing process.

No comments were received regarding the rule as proposed.

The new rule is adopted under Texas Occupations Code, §1101.151, which authorizes the Texas Real Estate Commission to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the performance of its duties and to establish standards of conduct and ethics for its licensees in keeping with the purpose and intent of the Act to insure compliance with the provisions of the Act.

The statutes affected by this rule are Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1101 and Chapter 2155, Texas Government Code. No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the rule.