1. (a) Terms used in this section have the meanings assigned by Chapter 59 of this title, unless the context indicates otherwise.

2. (b) To renew a registration, a registrant must complete 12 hours of continuing education in courses approved or recognized by the department. The continuing education hours must include the following:

   1. (1) two hours of instruction in Texas state law and rules that regulate the conduct of registrants;
   2. (2) one hour of instruction in ethics;
   3. (3) four hours of instruction in appraisal; and
   4. (4) five hours of instruction approved by the department in property tax consulting.
3. (c) The continuing education hours must have been completed within the term of the current registration, in the case of a timely renewal. For a late renewal, the continuing education hours must have been completed within the one year period immediately prior to the date of renewal.
4. (d) A registrant may not receive continuing education credit for attending the same course more than once.
5. (e) A registrant shall retain a copy of the certificate of completion for a course for one year after the date of completion. In conducting any inspection or investigation of the registrant, the department may examine the registrant's records to determine compliance with this subsection.
6. (f) To be approved under Chapter 59 of this title, a continuing education provider's course must be dedicated to instruction in one or more of the topics listed in subsection (b) of this section, and the continuing education provider must be registered under Chapter 59 of this title.
7. (g) A continuing education course recognized by the department under Texas Occupations Code, §1152.204(b) is not required to be approved under Chapter 59 of this title, and the provider of such a course is not required to be registered under Chapter 59 of this title. To be recognized, the course must be dedicated to instruction in one or more of the topics listed in subsection (b) of this section, and will be recognized for continuing education credit accordingly.
8. (h) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, this section shall apply to continuing education providers and courses for registrants upon the effective date of this section.
9. (i) A continuing education provider that was approved by the department before the effective date of this section may continue to offer for credit continuing education courses that were approved by the department before the effective date of this section, until December 31, 2006.

Source Note:The provisions of this §66.25 adopted to be effective February 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 487.