Tex.
Ins. Code Section 2651.0021
Professional Training Program
(a)
The commissioner shall adopt by rule a professional training program for a title insurance agent and the management personnel of the title insurance agent.(b)
The professional training program must be designed to provide information regarding:(1)
the basic principles and coverages related to title insurance;(2)
recent and prospective changes in those principles and coverages;(3)
applicable rules and laws;(4)
proper conduct of the license holder’s title insurance business;(5)
accounting principles and practices and financial responsibilities and practices relevant to title insurance; and(6)
the duties and responsibilities of a title insurance agent.(c)
Professional training program hours may be used to satisfy the continuing education requirements established under Section 2651.204 (Continuing Education).(d)
A professional training program course must be offered by:(1)
a statewide title insurance association, statewide title agents’ association or professional association, or local chapter of a statewide title insurance or title agents’ association or professional association;(2)
an accredited college or university;(3)
a career school or college as defined by Section 132.001 (Definitions), Education Code;(4)
the State Bar of Texas;(5)
an educational publisher;(6)
a title insurance company authorized to engage in business in this state;(7)
a company that owns one or more title insurance companies authorized to engage in business in this state;(8)
a public school system in this state; or(9)
an individual accredited as an instructor by an entity described by Subdivisions (1)-(8).(e)
An individual is exempt from the professional training requirement of this section if the individual has held in this state for at least five years a position as management personnel with a title insurance agent, or a comparable position, as determined under rules adopted by the commissioner.
Source:
Section 2651.0021 — Professional Training Program, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2651.htm#2651.0021 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
