1. (a) The commission by rule shall provide for substitution of relevant experience and additional education in place of:

   1. (1) the number of real estate inspections required for licensing; and

   2. (2) the requirement that an applicant be:

      1. (A) licensed as an apprentice inspector before being licensed as a real estate inspector; or
      2. (B) licensed as a real estate inspector before being licensed as a professional inspector.

2. (b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may not require an applicant to:

   1. (1) complete more than 320 additional hours of core real estate inspection courses;
   2. (2) complete more than 40 hours of field work, if the applicant completes correspondence or other course provided by alternative means; or
   3. (3) have more than seven years of relevant experience.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 15, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 297 (H.B. 1530), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 2911), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.