TREC Inspector Committee
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Agenda Item 1. Call to order & roll call.
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 am.
Committee Members in attendance in person: Lee Warren (Chair), Steven Rinehart (Secretary), Dave Motley, and Mike Morgan
Commissions attending via telephone: Barbara Evans, Dianna Burley Rose, Doyle Williamson, and Robert Daehn
Commissions attending via telephone: Avis Wukasch and Adrian A. Arriaga
Staff in attendance in person: Tony Slagle (Deputy Executive Director), Kerri Lewis (outgoing General Counsel), Chelsea Buchholtz (incoming General Counsel), Denise Sample (Director, Licensing & Registration Services), Jennifer Wheeler (Director, Education & Examination Services), Mark Moore (Director, Standards & Enforcement Services),and Michael Molloy (Staff Attorney, Standards & Enforcement Services).
Agenda Item 2. Discussion and possible action to excuse Committee member’s absence(s), if any.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
No action was taken. The chair explained that Shawn Emerick was having some technical issues attempting to dial.
Agenda Item 3. Ratification of the minutes of the February 4, 2019 meeting.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Steven Rinehart made a motion, seconded by Mike Morgan, to ratify the minutes.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Agenda Item 4. General comments from visitors on non-agenda items.
No comments were received.
Agenda Item 5. Reports from Subcommittees:
- Standards and Practice Subcommittee - Doyle Williamson presented the Subcommittee Report
- Enforcement Subcommittee - no committee report
- Education Subcommittee - Mr. Rinehart presented the Subcommittee Report
The Chair took this opportunity to appoint Committee members to the Subcommittees. This was not done at the last meeting because new members had not yet been appointed.
- The following were appointed to serve on the Standards and Practice Subcommittee: Doyle Williamson (Chair), Dave Motley, and Dianna Burley Rose.
- The following were appointed to serve on the Enforcement Subcommittee: Shawn Emerick (Chair), Robert Daehn and Dianna Burley Rose
- The following were appointed to serve on the Education Subcommittee : Steven Rinehart (Chair), Barbara Evans, and Mike Morgan to serve on the committee
- Administration & Management Services (AMS) – Tony Slagle presented the report.
- Standards & Enforcement Services (SES) – Michael Molloy presented the report.
Comments were provided by Randall Riden, representing TPREIA
- Education & Licensing Services (ELS) :
- Mr. Slagle informed the Committee that the ELS Division had recently been split into two distinct and independent divisions:
Comments were provide by Scott Regan, representing TREET
Agenda Item 7. Discussion and possible action regarding proposed amendments to 22 TAC 535.206.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Barbara Evans made a motion, seconded by Mr. Rinehart, to recommend proposal of the amendment to 22 TAC 535.206 as amended by the Committee to the Commission for publication and public comment..
The motion was approved unanimously.
Agenda Item 8. Discussion and possible action regarding proposed amendments to:
- 22 TAC 535.209, Examinations;
- 22 TAC 535.212, Education and Experience Requirements for a License; and
- 22 TAC 535.213, Qualifying Real Estate Inspector Instructors and Courses.
Comments were provided by:
Roy Carter, representing Champions School of Real Estate
Scott Regan, representing TREET
Stan Harbuck, representing A Better School of Building Inspector
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Mr. Rinehart made a motion, seconded by Dr. Evans to propose the amendments as presented with correction made by the Committee to the Commission for publication and public comment.
The motion was approved unanimously.
The Chair called a 10 minute recess at 11:34 am.
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 11:44 am.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Mr. Rinehart made a motion, seconded by Mr. Morgan to propose the amendments as presented to the Commission for publication and public comment.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Agenda Item 10. Discussion and possible action regarding proposed amendments 22 TAC 535.222.
Comments were provided by:
Roy Carter, representing Champions School of Real Estate
Scott Regan, representing TREET
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Mr. Morgan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Morgan to propose the amendments to 22 TAC 535.222 as presented to the Commission for publication and public comment.
The motion was approved unanimously.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
This item was postponed to the end of the meeting to allow the Committee to discuss this matter in executive session. The Chair called an executive session at 12:18 pm.
The Chair reconvened the meeting in open session at 1:45 PM.
Mr. Rinehart made a motion, seconded by Mr. Morgan to accept the changes to the Legal Update book as presented and authorize the Education Subcommittee to approve any additional changes to Course so that the Course can be presented to the Commission for approval at its next meeting. .
The motion was approved unanimously.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Mr. Rinehart made a motion, seconded by Dr. Evans to propose the amendments to 22 TAC 535.218 to allow CE credit for attending any full Inspector Committee meeting in person, to the Commission for publication and public comment.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Agenda Item 13. Request for future meeting agenda items
No items were requested
Agenda Item 14. Discussion of future meeting dates.
COMMITTEE ACTION: The next meeting of the full committee was scheduled for Monday - July 15, 2019 at 10AM.
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 1:46 PM.