The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC or the commission) adopts the repeal of §535.63, regarding Education and Experience Requirements for a License; §535.64, regarding Accreditation of Schools and Approval of Courses and Instructors; §535.65, regarding Changes in Ownership or Operation of School; Presentation of Courses, Advertising, and Records; and §535.66, regarding Payment of Annual Fee, Audits, Investigations and Enforcement Actions, without changes to the proposal as published in the September 24, 2010, issue of the Texas Register (35 TexReg 8715) and will not be republished.

Existing §535.63 is repealed and language is moved to new §§535.54 - 535.56. Much of new §535.63 is moved from existing §535.64 which addresses accreditation of schools.

Existing §535.64 is repealed and replaced with new §535.64 which contains the parts of existing §535.64 that deal with obtaining approval to offer a course.

Existing §535.65 is repealed and replaced with new §535.65. The text of new §535.65 comes from existing §535.65 except that it has been rearranged, streamlined and reformatted for clarity and consistency.

Existing §535.66 is repealed and replaced with new §535.66. The text of new §535.66 comes from existing §535.66 except that it has been rearranged, streamlined and reformatted for clarity and consistency.

The reasoned justification for the repeals is more streamlined, consistent and readable rules.

No comments were received on the repeals as proposed.

The repeals 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 and Chapter 1102. No other statute, code or article is affected by the adoption.