The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) adopts amendments to §535.216, Renewal of License, in Subchapter R of Chapter 535, General Provisions, without changes to the proposed text, as published in the November 27, 2020, issue of the Texas Register (45 TexReg 8475). The rule will not be republished.

The amendments implement statutory changes enacted by the 83rd Legislature in HB 2911 stating that applicants for reinstatement of license under Chapter 1102 of the Texas Occupations Code who previously held the same license within the two years preceding the application date are eligible for reinstatement so long as they have completed the required continuing education hours for renewal and satisfy the agency's requirements for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity. Applicants meeting those criteria are not required to retake the exam for licensure. Additionally, applicants for a real estate inspector license reinstatement must submit evidence of sponsorship by a professional inspector.

The amendments were recommended by the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee.

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.