The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts an amendment to §535.61, concerning Examinations and an amendment to §535.63, concerning Education and Experience Requirements for a License without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 19, 2006, issue of the Texas Register (31 TexReg 4157) and will not be republished.

The amendment to §535.61 authorizes the commission to waive the national portion of the examination for an applicant who has passed a comparable national examination that has been certified by a nationally recognized real estate regulator association. The amendment to §535.63 requires a salesperson subject to annual education (SAE) requirements to furnish documentation to the commission of successful completion of appropriate courses 10 business days prior to the day the salesperson renews the salesperson's license.

The reasoned justification for the amendments to the rules is acceptance of national test results from other states with comparable examinations and facile implementation of on-line renewal requirements.

No comments were received regarding the amendments to the rules as proposed.

The amendments are 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 statute affected by this adoption is Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1101. No other statute, code or article is affected by the adopted amendments.