The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to §535.64 concerning Accreditation of Schools and Approval of Courses and Instructors and adopts by reference a revised course application form without changes to the proposed text as published in the January 2, 2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg 25) and will not be republished. Form ED 3-1, Course Application, has been revised to obtain additional information regarding the type of course, the provider's contact information, the delivery format, a sample course completion certificate, approval from the Distance Learning Certification Center for online courses, and a permission letter for courses using another provider's materials. The amendments also update a reference to Form ED 7-1, Instructor Manual Guidelines, which erroneously referred to an outdated version of the form, and a reference to the instructor approval requirements, which was not updated when the lettering of the subsections changed at the time of previous amendments to the section.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is greater clarity for the public regarding application requirements as well as increased efficiency for agency staff because of reduced need to request follow-up materials.

No comments were received regarding the amendments 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 ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act.

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