Texas § 2651.0021 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.

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§ 2651.0021 — PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.

Texas § 2651.0021

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 2651.0021 (2026).

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Sec. 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 educati

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Sec. 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 .
(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 , 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.