TREC Broker Responsibility Working Group
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Agenda Item 1 Call to Order
ACTION: Chair Brown called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
Members present: Chance Brown, Bob Baker, Yazmin Perez, Bill Roth, Brian Sales, Pam Titzell, Ty Williams
Members absent: Holly Hightower, Socar Chatmon-Thomas
Commission liasions present: Leslie Lerner, Jan Fite Miller, and Barbara Russell
Agenda Item 2 Welcome and remarks from the Chair
Agenda Item 3 Remarks from the Chair of Commission
Agenda Item 4 Advisory Committee Training
Agenda Item 5 Public comment, including any written public comment received, on non-agenda items
No comments were received.
Agenda Item 6 Discussion and possible action regarding E&O insurance requirements, including review of the business entity broker application and related documentation
The committee took a break at 11:15 a.m.
Chair Brown reconvened the meeting at 11:24 a.m.
ACTION:The committee decided by consensus to have staff highlight information on E&O insurance and best practices for business entity brokers via messaging or through its website.
Agenda Item 7 Discussion and possible action regarding broker associates, including identifying affiliations among license holders on TREC website
ACTION: Brian Sales, seconded by Ty Williams, moved to recommend that the Commission look into the possibility of notifying the public on the TREC website of who is a broker associate within a brokerage. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
ACTION: Brian Sales, seconded by Ty Williams, moved to recommend that the Commission also notify a broker entity and sponsering broker of a complaint when a broker associate affiliated with that broker entity receives a complaint. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
Agenda Item 8 Discussion and possible action regarding supervision of teams in real estate brokerages
No action was taken.
Agenda Item 9 Discussion and possible action regarding future agenda items and meeting dates
• Suggested meeting dates: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
• Alternate dates: Tuesday, April 11, 2023, or Thursday, April 13, 2023
ACTION: The committee requested the following items be added to the next agenda:
- Discussion regarding the difference between a broker and sponsoring broker with members providing examples of how that looks at the April meeting (ex: experience or education) after reviewing the Real Estate Brokerage Course Approval form up for proposal at the February 2023 Commission meeting; and
- Discussion and possible action regarding TREC rules §535.2 and §535.157 being proposed at the February 2023 Commission meeting.
The next meetings are scheduled for April 12, 2023, July 12, 2023, and October 11, 2023.
Agenda Item 10 Adjourn
ACTION: The meeting was adjourned at 12:29 p.m.