16 Tex. Admin. Code § 67.25 - Continuing Education
(a) Terms used in
this section have the meanings assigned by Chapter 59 of this title, unless the
context indicates otherwise.
(b) To
renew a license as an auctioneer or associate auctioneer, a licensee must
complete six hours of continuing education in courses approved by the
department, including two hours of instruction in laws and rules that regulate
the conduct of auctioneers and associate auctioneers.
(c) The continuing education hours must have
been completed within the term of the current license, in the case of a timely
renewal. For a late renewal, the continuing education hours must have been
completed within the one year period immediately prior to the date of
renewal.
(d) A licensee may not
receive continuing education credit for attending the same course more than
once.
(e) A licensee must retain a
copy of the certificate of completion for a course for one year after the date
of completion. In conducting any inspection or investigation of the licensee,
the department may examine the licensee's records to determine compliance with
this subsection.
(f) To be approved
under Chapter 59 of this title, a provider's course must be dedicated to
instruction in one or more of the following topics:
(1) Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1802,
Auctioneers;
(2) Title 16, Texas
Administrative Code, Chapter 67, Auctioneers Administrative Rules;
(3) other laws and rules that regulate the
conduct of auctioneers and associate auctioneers;
(4) auction-related laws, such as the Uniform
Commercial Code - Sales, Title 1, Chapter 2, Texas Business and Commerce Code
§
2.328 and
the Deceptive Trade Practices - Consumer Protection Act, Chapter 17, Subchapter
E, Texas Business and Commerce Code; or
(5) business practices, such as insurance,
auction ethics, contracts, maintenance of trust accounts, and
marketing.
(g) A
licensee whose license has been placed on inactive status, pursuant to Texas
Occupations Code, §
51.4011 is not
required to complete continuing education as required by this section until the
licensee seeks to change to 'active' status.
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