The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts on an emergency basis amendments to §535.71, concerning Mandatory Continuing Education: Approval of Providers, Courses and Instructors and adopts by reference one revised form, and §535.72, concerning Mandatory Continuing Education: Presentation of Courses, Advertising and Records.

The amendments are adopted on an emergency basis to comply with new legislation that included revisions to Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1101 enacted during the 80th Legislative, Regular Session, by Senate Bill (SB) 914. The effective date of SB 914 is September 1, 2007. The adoption of the amendment, on an emergency basis, permits TREC to comply with the effective date required by the bill. The amendments, adopted on an emergency basis, provide the procedure by which education providers must ensure compliance with the new statutory requirement which requires that online Mandatory Continuing Education courses may not be completed in less than 24 hours.

The amendments are adopted on an emergency basis 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 emergency adoption is Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1101, and Senate Bill 914, 80th Legislature, Regular Session. No other statute, code or article is affected by the emergency adoption.