Section 535.63 - Qualifications for Instructors of Qualifying Courses(a) A provider must ensure that an instructor who teaches real estate, easement or right-of-way, or real estate inspection qualifying courses is competent in the subject matter to be taught and has the ability to teach effectively.(b) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, the provider must use an instructor who possesses the following qualifications:(1) a college degree in the subject area to be taught and three years of experience in teaching or training;(2) five years of active experience as a license holder (broker for Real Estate Brokerage and Broker Responsibility courses) and three years of experience in teaching or training; or(3) the equivalent of subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section as determined by the provider after consideration of the instructor's professional experience, research, authorship, or other significant endeavors in real estate, easement or right-of-way, or real estate inspection.(c) For Texas Standards of Practice or Inspector Legal and Ethics and Standards of Practice Review, the provider must use an instructor who has five years of active licensure as a Texas professional inspector, and has: (1) performed a minimum of 200 real estate inspections as a Texas professional inspector; or(2) three years of experience in teaching and/or sponsoring trainees or inspectors.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 535.63
The provisions of this §535.63 adopted to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11679; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7330; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 50, December 12, 2014, TexReg 9685, eff. 1/1/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 47, November 20, 2015, TexReg 8226, eff. 1/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 21, May 20, 2016, TexReg 3695, eff. 5/23/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 20, May 19, 2017, TexReg 2724, eff. 5/24/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 35, August 30, 2019, TexReg 4736, eff. 9/2/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 20, May 20, 2022, TexReg 3054, eff. 9/1/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 23, June 9, 2023, TexReg 2950, eff. 6/11/2023