The Texas Real Estate Commission adopts amendments to §541.1, Criminal Offense Guidelines, and §541.2, Criminal History Evaluation Letters, without changes to the text as published in the May 16, 2014, issue of the Texas Register (39 TexReg 3804).

The amendments to §541.1 clarify the scope of the bribery offense, add offenses involving theft and felonies involving the manufacture, delivery, or intent to deliver controlled substances to the list of criminal offenses that TREC considers when determining a person's ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of persons licensed by TREC, remove language that is duplicative of the Texas Criminal Code, and add clarity and consistency of terminology throughout TREC Rules.

The amendments to §541.2 make conforming terminology changes to the rule.

The reasoned justification for the rules is to better reflect current TREC procedures and to simplify and clarify where needed.

No comments were received on this proposal.

The amendments are 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 statutes affected by this adoption are Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1101 and 1102. No other statute, code or article is affected by the adoption.