The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) proposes an amendment to §535.212 concerning Education and Experience Requirements for an Inspector License. The amendment updates a reference to the recently revised standard inspection report form, which was not changed when the REI 7A-0 form was replaced by the REI 7A-1, effective February 1, 2009.

Devon V. Bijansky, Assistant General Counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the amendment is in effect, there will be no fiscal implications for state or local governments as a result of enforcing or administering the amendment. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the proposed amendment. There is no anticipated impact on small businesses, micro-businesses, or local or state employment as a result of implementing the amendment.

Ms. Bijansky also has determined that for each year of the first five years the amendment as proposed is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the sections is to ensure that education providers are offering training, and persons pursuing licensure as inspectors are properly trained, in the use of the current inspection report form.

Comments on the proposed amendment may be submitted to Devon V. Bijansky, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.

The amendment 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 ensure 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 amendment.