863-020-0000 Applicability and Purpose (1) This division applies to real estate broker, principal real estate broker, and real estate property manager licensees. It also applies to continuing education providers and instructors who teach courses for continuing education providers. It does not apply to timeshare sales agents. (2) For all applicable real estate licensees, the purpose of this division is to set forth continuing education requirements for license e renewals, including: (a) Courses that meet the requirements for course topics and learning objectives in this division 20; (b) A Board-approved Law and Rule Required Course, described in OAR 863-022-0055, required for all applicable licensees; (c) A Board-approved State and Federal Fair Housing Course, described in OAR 863-022-0057, required for all applicable licensees; (d) A 26-hour broker advanced practices course, described in OAR 863-022-0020, required for real estate brokers before the first active renewal of the broker's license or before the first license reactivation following an inactive first renewal; (e) A 26 -hour principal broker advanced practices course described in OAR 863-022-0021, required for principal real estate brokers before the first active renewal of the principal broker's license or before the first license reactivation following an inactive first renewal; (f) A 26 -hour property manager advanced practices course described in OAR 863-022-0022, required for licensed real estate property managers before the first active renewal of the property manager’s license or before the first license reactivation following an inactive first renewal; (g) The 40-hour brokerage administration and sales supervision course, described in OAR 863-022-0025, for an initial principal real estate broker license application; and (h) Continuing education record-keeping requirements for all applicable licensees. (3) For continuing education providers, the purpose of this division is to set forth: (a) The application requirements for certification as a real estate continuing education course provider; and (b) The responsibilities of continuing education course providers; including: (A) Ensuring that courses offered by the provider meet the eligible course topics, learning objectives, and length of course requirements; (B) Maintaining required records in paper or electronic format, as directed by the Agency. (C) Providing real estate licensees with certificates of completion for each course that meet the requirements for certificates of completion; and (D) Ensuring that each instructor who will teach a course offered by a provider meets instructor qualifications and completes a continuing education instructor form. (4) For instructors who teach courses for continuing education providers, the purpose of this division is to set forth the instructor qualifications, set out on the instructor form that is completed by the instructor and given to the continuing education provider. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 696.385 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 696.174, ORS 696.182, ORS 696.184, ORS 696.186 & Chapter 389, (2025 Laws) History: REA 4-2025, amend filed 10/09/2025, effective 01/01/2026 REA 1-2022, amend filed 04/27/2022, effective 05/01/2022 REA 34-2018, amend filed 10/09/2018, effective 10/31/2018 REA 1-2017, amend filed 11/17/2017, effective 01/01/2018 REA 6-2014, f. 4-14-14, cert. ef. 4-28-14 REA 1-2013, f. 1-14-13, cert. ef. 2-1-13 REA 1-2012(Temp), f. 8-14-12, cert. ef. 8-15-12 thru 2-1-13 REA 1-2010, f. 6-14-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10