TRELA Sec. 1101.456. EXEMPTION FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BROKERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a broker who, before October 31, 1991, qualified under former Section 7A(f), The Real Estate License Act (Article 6573a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as added by Section 1.041, Chapter 553, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991, for an exemption from continuing education requirements is not required to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements of this subchapter to renew the broker's license.
(V.A.C.S. Art. 6573a, Sec. 7A(f) (part).)

Why is it ... how does it get so confused ... that some say "EVERY BROKER" has to take the Bienniel Legal/Ethics Update MCE for license renewal? Probably because of the TREC Rule below, not read in context with TRELA Sec. 1101.456 above. Note: A broker exempted from the Bienniel Legal/Ethics Update MCE can still be qualified to teach other licencees MCE. Always check the background of an Instructor with the Provider of a real estate course. Every Staff Instructor at TARREC™ is a TRETA™ Certified Real Estate Instructor - CREI™ - or they are enrolled and actively seeking to complete the stringent requirements of the CREI™ Program run by C. Wallace Cater, CREI, of the TRETA™ Board of Directors. Click here to check our more information about our Instructors.

TREC Rules Regarding Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements On or after January 1, 2005.

(b) Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements. On or after January 1, 2005 and except as authorized by §535.92 of this chapter, for the next and all subsequent renewals of a license on active status that is not subject to the annual education requirements of §1101.454 of the Act, the license holder must attend during the term of the current license, two Commission-developed legal courses consisting of a three-hour required legal update course and a three-hour required legal ethics course to satisfy the six legal hours of mandatory continuing education required by §1101.455 of the Act. The remaining nine hours required by §1101.455 of the Act may consist of
elective credit courses registered with the commission under this section.

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Practicing Under The "1991 MCE OPT OUT" STATUS

All Texas Real Estate Brokers who opted out of Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements in 1991 are invited to attend, participate and complete two "FREE" Commission-developed legal courses consisting of a three-hour required legal update course and a three-hour required legal ethics course to satisfy the six legal hours of mandatory continuing education required for all other real estate practitioners by TRELA §1101.455.