TREC Education Standards Advisory Committee
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Agenda Item 1 Call to order and roll call
ACTION: Vice-Chair Steddum called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
Members present: Rick Albers, Kara Bang, Mike Crowley, Julie Jackson, Kassie Locke, Kandi Luensmann, Ruben Peña, Bill Steddum, Byron Underwood, and Kelea Youngblood
Members absent: Candy Cooke, Charles Porter
Agenda Item 2 Welcome and remarks from Chair
Agenda Item 3 Housekeeping
Agenda Item 4 Discussion and possible action to amend the July 10, 2023, meeting minutes
Note: This item was passed until the January 2024 meeting.
Agenda Item 5 Public or written comments received on non-agenda items
Agenda Item 6 Staff report on education enforcement matters
Agenda Item 7 Discussion and possible action regarding the signature requirements under 22 TAC §535.65(d)(2), Responsibilities and Operations of Providers of Qualifying Courses
ACTION: The committee decided by consensus to ask staff to provide clarification via the education newsletter.
Agenda Item 8 Discussion and possible action regarding revisions to Principles I and II course approval forms
ACTION for Agenda Items 8 and 9: Kelea Youngblood, seconded by Byron Underwood, moved to ask staff to review the feasibility of the recommendations from the working group in the materials provided and to ask staff to provide an analysis of combining Principles I and II vs. keeping them separate. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote.
Agenda Item 9 Discussion and possible action regarding requiring Principles I and II courses as a prerequisite to other qualifying courses
Agenda Item 10 Discussion regarding agenda items for next meeting
ACTION: The committee requested the following items be added:
- Review of revised Principles I and II course outlines put in TREC format;
- Update regarding Principles I and II as one course vs. two courses; and
- Law of Agency Outline for committee review with staff informing new members to bring forth their outline suggestions to the January 2024 meeting
Agenda Item 11 Discussion and possible action regarding future meeting dates
Dates for next meetings: Alternative dates:
Monday, January 8, 2024 Wednesday, January 3, 2024, Thursday, January 4, 2024
ACTION: The next meeting is scheduled for January 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
Agenda Item 12 Adjourn
ACTION: The meeting adjourned at 11:08 a.m.