Sec. 1101.301. APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS AND COURSES OF STUDY. (a) The commission, as necessary for the administration of this chapter and Chapter 1102, may by rule establish standards for the approval of qualifying educational programs or courses of study in real estate and real estate inspection conducted in this state, excluding programs and courses offered by accredited colleges and universities.
(b) The commission shall determine whether a real estate or real estate inspection course satisfies the requirements of this chapter or Chapter 1102.
(b-1) The commission may not prohibit correspondence or alternative delivery courses and programs in real estate inspection offered as continuing education by accredited colleges and universities. This subection expires August 31, 2017.
(c) In establishing approval standards for an educational program under Subsection (a), the commission shall adopt rules setting an examination passage rate benchmark for each category of license issued by the commission under this chapter or Chapter 1102. The benchmark must be based on the average percentage of examinees that pass the licensing exam on the first attempt. A program must meet or exceed the benchmark for each license category before the commission may renew the program's approval to offer a program or course of study for the license category.
(d) The commission may deny approval of an application to offer a program or course of study if the applicant owns or controls, or has previously owned or controlled, an educational program or course of study for which approval to offer a program or course of study was revoked.
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the commission may renew a program's approval to offer a program or course of study on a probationary basis if the commission determines that the program is capable of meeting the benchmark under Subsection (c) within a reasonable time established by the commission.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1064 (S.B. 747), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 25, eff. January 1, 2016.
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