(a) The commission by rule shall provide for substitution of relevant experience and additional education in place of:
(1) the number of real estate inspections required for licensing; and
(2) the requirement that an applicant be:
(A) licensed as an apprentice inspector before being licensed as a real estate inspector; or
(B) licensed as a real estate inspector before being licensed as a professional inspector.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may not require an applicant to:
(1) complete more than 320 additional hours of core real estate inspection courses;
(2) complete more than 40 hours of field work, if the applicant completes correspondence or other course provided by alternative means; or
(3) have more than seven years of relevant experience.