The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §535.57, Examinations, in Chapter 535, General Provisions, without changes as published in the September 2, 2016 issue of the Texas Register (41 TexReg 6614).

The amendments are adopted to clarify the period that examination results remain valid for an application and better align the rules with the statutory period set forth in Texas Occupations Code, §1101.401(f).

No comments were received on the amendments as published.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is to set the time each part of a licensing examination is valid after it is passed.

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 license holders to fulfill the purposes of Chapters 1101 and 1102 and ensure compliance with Chapters 1101 and 1102.

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