The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) proposes amendments to chapter 541 concerning rules relating to the provisions of Texas Occupations Code Chapter 53 and §541.1 concerning criminal offense guidelines.

The amendments change the cites to the relevant statutory provisions of Chapter 53, a nonsubstantive codification of article 6252-13c, Texas Civil Statutes effective September 1, 1999. The amendments are also proposed in connection with TREC's on-going review of its rules and are generally intended to update and to clarify the rules concerning criminal offense guidelines.

Loretta R. DeHay, general counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the section is in effect there will be no fiscal implications for the state as a result of enforcing or administering the section. There are no anticipated fiscal implications for units of local government. There is no anticipated impact on small businesses, micro businesses or local or state employment as a result of implementing the section.

Ms. DeHay also has determined that for each year of the first five years the section as proposed is in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the section will be clarification of the underlying statutory authority for the rule. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the proposed section.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Loretta R. DeHay, General Counsel, Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.

The amendments are proposed under Texas Occupations Code, §1101.151, which authorizes the Texas Real Estate Commission to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the performance of its duties and to establish standards of conduct and ethics for its licensees in keeping with the purposed and intent of the Act to insure compliance with the provisions of the Act.

The statute affected by this proposal is Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1101.

No other statute, code or article is affected by the proposed amendments.