The Texas Real Estate Commission adopts an amendment to §535.75, concerning Education Standards Advisory Committee, without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 1, 2013, issue of the Texas Register (38 TexReg 1332) and will not be republished.

The amendment changes the expiration date for the term of appointments and expands the term officers serve to two years.

The reasoned justification for the rule is effective leadership and committee continuity.

No comments were submitted on the rule as proposed.

The amendment is adopted under Texas Occupations Code, §1101.151, which authorizes the Texas Real Estate Commission to adopt and enforce rules necessary to administer Chapters 1101 and 1102; and to establish standards of conduct and ethics for its licensees to fulfill the purposes of Chapters 1101 and 1102 and ensure compliance with Chapters 1101 and 1102.

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