The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §535.61, Approval of Providers of Qualifying Courses, in Chapter 535, General Provisions, without changes to the text as published in the December 2, 2016, issue of the Texas Register (41 TexReg 9433).

The amendments are adopted to ensure greater consumer protection by requiring out-of-state providers to substantially meet the same standards required for in-state providers before they can offer a course for credit to Texas consumers.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is greater consumer protection by ensuring consistent standards for out-of-state education providers.

No comments were received on the amendments as published.

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.