The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §535.65, Responsibilities and Operations of Providers of Qualifying Courses, in Chapter 535, General Provisions, without changes to the text as published in the March 3, 2017, issue of the Texas Register (42 TexReg 962).

The amendments to §535.65 set out additional requirements providers must follow when a classroom course is being delivered to remote locations through the use of technology. These amendments were recommended by the Education Standards Advisory Committee to ensure that live classroom courses being delivered through the use of technology were properly administered to ensure the students were getting the true equivalent of classroom instruction.

The reason justification for the amendments is greater clarity in the rules for education providers and consistency for students receiving instruction.

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.