Committee previews 'Return to Active Readiness' course to ease reentry for inactive licensees

Ty Williams introduced a proposal the committee labeled the Texas Return to Active Readiness Course, a short pre‑sponsorship refresher aimed at helping license holders who have been inactive for a renewal cycle return to practice safely.

"It's called the Texas Return to Active Readiness Course," Williams said, presenting a draft structure that would be required before sponsorship for licensees inactive one renewal period and that could be counted within the existing 18‑hour continuing‑education requirement. He outlined modules covering a minimum competency update, agency/disclosures, forms and risk recognition, advertising/AI guidance, fair housing and ethics, and fraud/cybersecurity.

Members treated the proposal as a preventive, education‑first approach rather than a punitive measure. Committee members raised questions about how to address people who have been out of practice longer than two cycles and whether the broker responsibility course already covers overlapping material. Bob Baker and others suggested broker involvement and pilot testing to evaluate whether a 4‑hour minimum or a 6‑hour module would be sufficient for different reentry timelines.

Ty Williams said he would remove firm branding from his written proposal and asked staff to circulate the draft to committee members ahead of the next meeting for detailed review. The committee did not take a formal vote but agreed to review the circulated materials and discuss next steps at the October meeting.