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ESAC Recommends Real Estate Brokerage Course as Mandatory SAE, Discusses Course Outline for Property Management

The Texas Real Estate Commission Education Standards Advisory Committee (ESAC) met October 3 and discussed changes to the qualifying course outline for Property Management and making the 30-hour Real Estate Brokerage course a mandatory course as part of required SAE.

TREC Now Accepting ERW Courses

The 87th Texas Legislature enacted HB 2730 effective January 1, 2023, requiring easement or right-of-way agents to complete 16 hours of TREC-approved qualifying education prior to registration, and 16 hours of TREC-approved continuing education (CE) for each two-year registration term.

Education Standards Advisory Committee Discusses Qualifying Course Outlines for Property Management, Real Estate Brokerage

The 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

The 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.

Education Standards Advisory Committee Recap: Broker-Agent Relationship Education, Future Review of Property Management Course

The 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

The 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: