"Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Update" course

Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online Texas Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics Update course. This six-hour course teaches the inspector the Texas Standards of Practice, Legal and Ethics Rules and Updates. It is based upon:

Section 535.227-.233 of the TREC Rules,
Chapter 1102 of the Texas Occupations Code, and
Section 535.220 of the TREC Rules.

And, in keeping with InterNACHI's commitment to Continuing Education, this online training course is open and free to all members, and can be taken again and again, without limit.

Reminder to members: InterNACHI's Code of Ethics 1.10 requires that you comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where you conduct business. InterNACHI's courses and Standards generally exceed the Standards of Practice that you are required to abide by locally.

This course has been approved by:

The "Texas Standards of Practice, Legal and Ethics" course includes:

6 Continuing Education credit hours;
11 quizzes;
a 100-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool);
instant grading;
a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion; and
accreditations and state approvals.

The course covers the following categories:

Student Verification & Interactivity

Introduction

Standards of PracticeUpdate (2 hours)

Section 535.227-.233 of TREC Rules

General Provisions

Structural Systems

Electrical Systems

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

Plumbing Systems

Appliances

Optional Systems

Frequently Asked Questions about the Standards

Legal Update (2 hours)

Section 1: General Provisions

1.1 Definitions

1.2 Applicability

1.3 Rules and Inspection Forms

1.4 Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee

Section 2: License Requirements

2.1 Apprentice Inspector License Required

2.2 Real Estate Inspector License Required

2.3 Professional Inspector License Required

2.4 Supervision

2.5 Application

2.6 Moral Character Determination

2.7 Eligibility for Apprentice License

2.8 Eligibility for Real Estate Inspector

2.9 Eligibility for Professional Inspector

2.10 Eligibility of Previous License Holders

2.11 Substitute Requirements

2.12 Waiver for Applicant Licensed In Another

2.13 Eligibility As Sponsor

2.14 Issuance of License

2.15 Denial of License

2.16 Probationary License

2.17 Inactive License

2.18 Change of Address

Section 3: License Examination

3.1 Content of Examination

3.2 Offering of Examination

3.3 Deadline for Completion

3.4 Examination Results

3.5 Reexamination

Section 4: License Renewal

4.1 License Term and Expiration

4.2 Notice of License Expiration

4.3 Renewal of license

4.4 Continuing Education Requirements

Section 5: License Fees

5.1 Fees

5.2 Payment

5.3 Review of Fee Amounts

Section 6: Prohibited Acts

6.1 Negligence of Incompetence

6.2 Agreement for Specific Report; Dishonesty

6.3 Acting in Conflicting Capacities

6.4 Repairs and Maintenance

6.5 Violation of Law

Section 7: Inspection Recovery Fund

7.1 Fund

7.2 Payments Into Fund

7.3 Management of Fund

7.4 Deadline for Action; Notice to Commission

7.5 Claim for Payment From Fund

7.6 Issues at Hearing

7.7 Commission Response

7.8 Court Order for Payment

7.9 Payment Limits; Attorney's Fees

7.10 Application of Judgment Recovery

7.11 Subrogation

7.12 Effect on Disciplinary Proceedings

7.13 Waiver of Rights

7.14 Notice to Consumers and Service Recipient

Section 8: Disciplinary Proceedings

8.1 Disciplinary Powers of Commission

8.2 License Revocation for Claim on Fund

8.3 Administrative Penalty

8.4 Injunctive Relief

8.5 Appeal Bond Exemption

8.6 General Criminal Penalty

8.7 Criminal Penalty

8.8 Temporary Suspension

Section 9: Related Case Law

Ethics Update (2 hours)

Section 535.220 Conduct and Ethics

Upon completion of this course and passing of the 100-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool), the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.

The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log. It counts as six InterNACHI Continuing Education hours (6 CEU) and is approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) for 6 hours.

Non-members may view only the first page of the course.

Members will need their username and password. If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fastreply@nachi.org and request it (don't forget your name).

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Some features which make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:

The course is free for all InterNACHI members.
The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading. The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up.
The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation. This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and photos.
The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them.
The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary. Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition.
The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images.
The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
1. The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
2. Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted.
  1. Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly.
  2. Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly.
  3. Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name.

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