DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Florida Real Estate Commission
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61J2-3.009Continuing Education for Active and Inactive Broker and Sales Associate Licensees
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 195, October 6, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
61J2-3.009 Continuing Education for Active and Inactive Broker and Sales Associate Licensees
(1)(a) No change.
(b) through (e) No change.
(f) The Commission shall approve any specialty course, seminar or conference in the real estate practice area provided by a public or private school, firm, association, organization, person, corporation, sponsor or provider. “Specialty” courses on real estate practices shall be approved for no less than 2 hours and for not more than 8 hours of instruction of 50 minutes each. Courses shall not be approved for fractional hours. The Commission will approve the course for 24 months. A school or provider must submit the course materials and end-of-course examinations to the Commission for evaluation at least 60 days prior to use and receive approval before it may offer the course. Approval or denial of a “specialty” course will be based on its compliance with the criteria established in Section 475.182(1), F.S. Thereafter, it is the responsibility of the school or provider offering the Commission-approved courses to keep the course materials current and accurate, as changing times and laws require, and obtain approval from the Commission at least 60 days before implementing any significant changes to the course during its approval period. The school or provider must also submit a copy of the continuing education course, and access to the course, in the format in which the course will be offered to the student. All Core Law continuing education courses shall be resubmitted for evaluation prior to every second renewal.
(g) A school or provider must submit the course materials and end-of-course examinations to the Commission for evaluation at least 60 days prior to use and receive approval before it may offer the course, The school or provider must also submit a copy of the continuing education course, and access to the course, in the format in which the course will be offered to the student. Thereafter, it is the responsibility of the school or provider offering the Commission-approved courses to keep the course materials current and accurate, as changing times and laws require. Classroom and distance education courses may be submitted for renewal no more than 120 days prior to the course expiration date.
(h) All Core Law continuing education courses shall be resubmitted for evaluation prior to every second renewal. Classroom and distance education courses may be submitted for renewal no more than 120 days prior to the course expiration date.
(i) If a school or provider develops a new version of course materials or new end-of-course examinations during the approval period, the end-of-course examinations and a summary of the changes must be submitted to the Commission at least 60 days prior to use and receive approval before it may offer the course.
(2)(a) No change.
(b) Licensees must take the 3-hour Core Law course once during each renewal period. A licensee who takes the 3-hour Core Law course in each year of the renewal period shall be allowed a total of 3 hours of Ccore Llaw education and 3 hours of specialty education toward the 14 hour requirement. Beginning October 1, 2017, licensees must also take the 3-hour Ethics and Business Practices course once during each licensure renewal period. Licensees who complete the Core Law course and Ethic and Business Practices course will receive 6 hours credit toward the 14 hour requirement. The “specialty” course hours must total at least 8 hours.
(3) No change.
(4)(a) No change.
(b) A copy of the distance education course materials and a copy of each form of the end-of-course examinations that will be distributed to students shall be submitted to the Commission for evaluation and approval at least 60 days prior to use. Examinations must test the course material. The provider must submit the course materials and a minimum of five end-of-course examinations for each course to the Commission for evaluation and approval at least 60 days prior to its use. The Commission will issue an acknowledgement of receipt and status report to the course provider within 30 days after submission of the course and examinations. Thereafter, it is the responsibility of the provider offering the Commission-approved courses to keep the course material current and accurate., and notify the Commission at least 60 days before implementing any significant changes to the course during its approval period. Examinations must test the course material. If the Commission does not approve the course, the provider may resubmit the course, with the mandated changes for re-evaluation. If a provider develops a new version of course materials or new end-of-course examinations during the approval period, the end-of-course examinations and a summary of the changes must be submitted to the Commission at least 60 days prior to use and receive approval before it may offer the course.
(c) through (e) No change.
(5) through (7) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 455.2123, 475.01(1)(d), (e), (2), 475.05, 475.42(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 455.2123, 475.04, 475.17, 475.182, 475.183, 475.451 FS. History–New 1-1-80, Amended 8-24-80, 10-19-83, 9-16-84, Formerly 21V-3.09, Amended 10-13-88, 6-17-91, 12-29-91, 12-8-92, 6-28-93, Formerly 21V-3.009, Amended 2-2-94, 11-13-94, 5-13-96, 12-30-97, 10-25-98, 3-7-99, 1-18-00, 9-17-00, 1-12-04, 7-10-06, 11-3-15, .
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Lori Crawford, Executive Director, Florida Real Estate Commission, 400 N. Robinson Street, Suite N801, Orlando, Florida 32801.
