The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) proposed amendments to §535.64 concerning Accreditation of Schools and Approval of Courses and Instructors.

The amendments to §535.64 address the requirements of Texas Occupations Code §1101.301 and §1101.304 regarding the collection of exam passage rate data on graduates of TREC-accredited real estate schools. The amendments clarify that the last course taken for purposes of the data to be collected is the last core course taken from a TREC-accredited provider within 2 years of the date the person filed an education evaluation with the commission. Courses taken at schools that are not accredited by TREC, such as colleges and universities, will be not be collected or counted. The amendments also clarify that each type of licensing exam that a graduate takes for the first time will have a school affiliation unless the last core course taken by the applicant was taken at a school that was not TREC-accredited, or the course was taken more than 2 years before the date the graduate submitted an education evaluation to the commission.

Loretta R. DeHay, General Counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the sections are in effect there will be no fiscal implications for the state or for units of local government as a result of enforcing or administering the sections. There is no anticipated impact on small businesses, micro-businesses or local or state employment as a result of implementing the sections.

Ms. DeHay also has determined that for each year of the first five years the sections as proposed are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the sections will be constituency with statutory requirements in how the commission renews the accreditation of TREC-accredited real estate schools. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the proposed amendments.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Loretta R. DeHay, General Counsel, Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.

The amendment to the rule is proposed 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 proposal are Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 1101 and 1102. No other statute, code or article is affected by the proposed amendments.