Source: https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/regviewer$ext.RegPage?sl=R&app=1&p_dir=&p_rloc=376572&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_reg=376572&ti=22&pt=23&ch=535&rl=213&issue=06/12/2020&z_chk=
Timestamp: 2020-07-11 14:00:54
Document Index: 34872611

Matched Legal Cases: ['§535', '§535', '§535', '§535', '§535', '§535', '§535']

(a)Subsections (a) - (f) of this section shall expire on February 28, 2021, and only apply to satisfy the education requirements for a license under §535.212 of this title (relating to Education and Experience Requirements for a License). [Approval of Qualifying Real Estate Inspection Instructors. Qualifying real estate inspector instructors are approved and regulated as required by §535.63 of this title.]
(b)Approval of Inspector Qualifying [Real Estate Inspection] Courses. Inspector qualifying [Qualifying real estate inspector] courses are approved and regulated as required by §535.62 of this title (relating to Approval of Qualifying Courses).
(d)A course approved to satisfy a specific subject matter requirement under §535.212 of this title must address each part of the subject as described by this section
[(f)Composite Courses.]
[(1)A course that combines more than one subject into a composite course may be approved by the Commission to satisfy real estate inspector core course education requirements.]
[(2)Composite courses will not satisfy the requirements for coursework in specific subject areas, unless they are approved for a specific number of hours for each subject area.]
(f)[(g)] Ride-along inspection course for qualifying education.
(1)A ride-along inspection course must:
(A)at a minimum consist of one full residential property inspection per 8 hours of course credit;
(B)review applicable standards of practice and departure provisions contained in §§535.227 - 535.233 of this title (relating to Standards of Practice); and
(C)consist of no more than four students per instructor.
(2)The instructor of a ride-along inspection course may:
(A)review report writing;
(g)Subsections (h) - (i) of this section are effective March 1, 2021 and apply to the education requirements for a license under §535.214 of this title (relating to Education and Experience Requirements for a License).
(h)Approval of Inspector Qualifying Courses. Inspector qualifying courses are approved and regulated as required by §535.62 of this title.
(i)Approved Qualifying Courses of Study. The subjects approved for credit for qualifying inspector courses consist of the following modules:
(1)Property and Building Inspection Module I (40 hours), which shall contain the following topics, the units of which are outlined in the Property and Building Inspection I Qualifying Inspector Course Approval Form:
(5)Texas Law Module (20 hours), which shall contain the following topics, the units of which are outlined in the Texas Law Module, Qualifying Real Estate Inspector Course Approval Form:
(7)Texas Practicum (40 hours); which shall consist of a minimum of five complete and in-person inspections.
(A)The Texas Practicum must:
(i)be supervised by a currently licensed inspector who has:
(I)been actively licensed as a Professional Inspector for at least five years; and
(II)at least three years of supervisory or training experience with inspectors; and
(ii)consist of no more than four students per inspector supervising the Texas Practicum.
(B)The inspector supervising the Texas Practicum must evaluate that upon completion by the student, each report is:
(i)considered satisfactory for release to an average consumer; and
(ii)demonstrates an understanding of:
(IV)concepts critical for the positive outcome of the inspection process.
(C)An applicant may request credit for completing the Texas Practicum (40 hours) by submitting the credit request form approved by the Commission.
(D)Audits.
(i)The Commission staff may conduct an audit of any information provided on a Texas Practicum credit request form, including verifying that the inspector supervising the Texas Practicum meets the qualifications required to supervise the practicum.
(ii)The following acts committed by a supervisory inspector conducting the Texas Practicum are grounds for disciplinary action:
(I)making material misrepresentation of fact;
(II)making a false representation to the Commission, either intentionally or negligently, that a student completed the Texas Practicum in its entirety, satisfying all requirements for credit to be awarded.