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Education Standards Advisory Committee Discusses Qualifying Course Outlines for Property Management, Real Estate Brokerage
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Thu, 2022-07-21 14:34The Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met July 7 and discussed pre-licensing course credit and the qualifying course outline for real estate brokerage and property management.
Pre-Licensing Course Credit
The committee discussed whether to further consider recommending a time limit for accepting and awarding pre-licensing course credit. Any update would require a rule change. Staff will gather data on this issue and present to the committee for discussion at the next committee meeting in October.
Education Standards Advisory Committee Accepting Applications for Members
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Fri, 2022-07-15 13:57The Texas Real Estate Commission's Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) is accepting applications to fill two education member positions by real estate instructors or owners of real estate schools, accredited by the Commission, that provide qualifying or continuing education. It is also accepting applications to fill four real estate license holder positions.
Update to the Qualifying Education Course Posting System
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Thu, 2022-04-28 10:10TREC is pleased to announce an update to the Posting System that allows all providers of real estate Qualifying Education (QE) courses to post course credit directly into the agency’s system of record. The student must have a TREC real estate sales agent or broker license number to award qualifying credit.
Education Standards Advisory Committee Recap: Broker-Agent Relationship Education, Future Review of Property Management Course
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Mon, 2022-04-25 09:25The TREC Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met April 4. Members of the committee made plans to review the qualifying course outline for property management and discussed how to incorporate education on the broker-agent relationship in existing courses.
Education Standards Advisory Committee Recap: New Leadership, Administrative Audit Update, and New Working Group
Submitted by Summer Mandell on Thu, 2022-01-27 13:29The Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met January 3 and discussed potential courses and appointed new leadership.
New Committee Officers
The committee appointed three new officers to serve through 2022:
Rule Amendments Regarding Credit for Professional Designation Courses
Submitted by Jennifer Wheeler on Tue, 2021-11-30 16:11The Commission recently voted to eliminate references in TREC rule §535.92(f) to professional designations and automatic CE credit for taking courses required to obtain one of these designations. These amendments eliminate an alternative path for license holders to request CE credit for professional designations and removes the list of specific designations.
October ESAC Meeting Update
Submitted by Christine Anderson on Thu, 2021-10-14 15:29The Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met by videoconference on October 4, 2021. ESAC Chair Kelea Youngblood opened the meeting by honoring the life and accomplishments of ESAC member and long-time license holder, Lynda Conway. Ruben Pena was welcomed back to the committee in her place.
What’s the Difference Between the Texas Practicum and a Ride Along Course Session?
Submitted by Christine Anderson on Fri, 2021-10-01 14:46The 40 Hour Texas Practicum is a pre-licensing requirement for applicants following the Substitute Experience and Education Requirements for a Real Estate or Professional Inspector. A Ride-Along session is no longer a requirement for pre-licensing, but is still an option for obtaining inspector continuing education (ICE) credit.