89R14509 SCF-F
By: Morgan H.B. No. 3658
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to continuing education program contents and format
relating to building codes for insurance adjusters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 4004.105, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 4004.105. ADJUSTER CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
CONTENTS AND FORMAT. (a) A continuing education program for
adjusters licensed under Chapter 4101 must include education
relating to:
(1) Chapter 541;
(2) Chapter 547;
(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 542;
(4) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce
Code; [and]
(5) state and local building codes that is at least one
hour in each licensing period and includes information relating to:
(A) damage assessment and claim adjustment;
(B) policy coverage interpretations involving
building codes; and
(C) mitigation and reconstruction standards
applicable to insured losses; and
(6) any other similar laws specified by the
department.
(b) In relation to a course instructing an adjuster licensed
under Chapter 4101 on building code requirements under Subsection
(a), the department shall:
(1) develop the course or certify a continuing
education program with the course under Section 4004.101; and
(2) ensure that the course is available through
continuing education program providers in multiple formats,
including a classroom setting, an online setting, and self-paced
study.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.