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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to continuing education program contents and format |
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relating to building codes for insurance adjusters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4004.105, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 4004.105. ADJUSTER CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM |
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CONTENTS AND FORMAT. (a) A continuing education program for |
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adjusters licensed under Chapter 4101 must include education |
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relating to: |
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(1) Chapter 541; |
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(2) Chapter 547; |
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(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 542; |
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(4) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce |
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Code; [and] |
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(5) state and local building codes that is at least one |
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hour in each licensing period and includes information relating to: |
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(A) damage assessment and claim adjustment; |
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(B) policy coverage interpretations involving |
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building codes; and |
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(C) mitigation and reconstruction standards |
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applicable to insured losses; and |
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(6) any other similar laws specified by the |
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department. |
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(b) In relation to a course instructing an adjuster licensed |
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under Chapter 4101 on building code requirements under Subsection |
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(a), the department shall: |
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(1) develop the course or certify a continuing |
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education program with the course under Section 4004.101; and |
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(2) ensure that the course is available through |
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continuing education program providers in multiple formats, |
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including a classroom setting, an online setting, and self-paced |
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study. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |