Sec. 1101.604. MANAGEMENT OF TRUST ACCOUNT. (a) The commission shall hold money credited to the trust account in trust to carry out the purpose of the trust account.
(b) Money credited to the trust account may be invested in the same manner as money of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, except that an investment may not be made that would impair the liquidity necessary to make payments from the trust account as required by this subchapter.
(c) Interest from the investments shall be deposited to the credit of the trust account.
(d) If the balance in the trust account on December 31 of a year is more than the greater of $3.5 million or the total amount of claims paid from the trust account during the preceding four fiscal years, the commission shall transfer the excess amount of money in the trust account to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Practices and Professions Related to Real Property and Housing
Subtitle A - Professions Related to Real Estate
Chapter 1101 - Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents
Subchapter M. Real Estate Recovery Trust Account
Section 1101.601. Real Estate Recovery Trust Account
Section 1101.6011. Applicability to Business Entity
Section 1101.602. Entitlement to Reimbursement
Section 1101.603. Payments Into Trust Account
Section 1101.604. Management of Trust Account
Section 1101.605. Deadline for Action; Notice to Commission
Section 1101.606. Claim for Payment From Trust Account
Section 1101.607. Issues at Hearing
Section 1101.608. Commission Response
Section 1101.609. Court Order for Payment
Section 1101.610. Payment Limits; Attorney's Fees
Section 1101.611. Application of Judgment Recovery
Section 1101.613. Effect on Disciplinary Proceedings
Section 1101.614. Waiver of Rights
Section 1101.615. Notice to Consumers and Service Recipients