225 ILCS 454/30-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 454/ - Real Estate License Act of 2000.|Article 30 - Education Providers And Courses

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030)Sec. 30-15. Licensing of education providers; approval of  courses.(a) (Blank).(b) (Blank).(c) (Blank).(d) (Blank).(e) (Blank).(f) All education providers shall submit, at the time of initial  application and  with each license renewal, a list of courses with course materials that comply with the course requirements in this Act to be  offered by the education provider. The Department may establish an online mechanism by which education providers may submit for approval by the Department upon the recommendation of the  Board or its designee pre-license, post-license, or continuing education courses that  are submitted  after the time of the education provider's initial license application or renewal. The Department shall provide to each education provider   a certificate for each approved pre-license, post-license, or continuing education course.  All pre-license, post-license, or  continuing education  courses shall be valid for the period coinciding with the term of license of  the education provider. However, in no case shall a course continue to be valid if it does not, at all times, meet all of the requirements of the core curriculum established by this Act and the Board, as modified from time to time in accordance with this Act.  All education providers shall provide a copy of the  certificate of the pre-license, post-license, or continuing  education course within the course materials given to each student or shall  display a copy of the  certificate of the pre-license, post-license, or continuing education course in a conspicuous place at the  location of the class.(g) Each education provider shall provide to the Department a report  in a  frequency and format determined by the Department, with information concerning students who  successfully completed all  approved pre-license, post-license, or continuing education courses offered by the education provider.(h) The Department, upon the recommendation of the Board, may temporarily  suspend a licensed education provider's approved courses without  hearing and refuse to  accept successful completion of or participation in any of these pre-license, post-license, or continuing  education courses for   education credit from that education provider upon the failure of that   education provider  to comply with the provisions of this Act or the rules for the administration  of this Act, until such  time as the Department receives satisfactory assurance of compliance. The Department shall notify  the  education provider of the noncompliance and may initiate disciplinary  proceedings pursuant to  this Act. The Department   may refuse to issue, suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the license  of an  education provider or may withdraw approval of a pre-license, post-license, or continuing education course for  good cause.  Failure to comply with the requirements of this Section or any other  requirements  established by rule shall  be deemed to be good cause.  Disciplinary proceedings shall be conducted by the  Board in the same  manner as other disciplinary proceedings under this Act.(i) Pre-license, post-license, and continuing education courses, whether submitted for approval at the time of an education provider's initial application for licensure or otherwise, must meet the following minimum course requirements:(1) No continuing education course shall be required     to be taught in increments longer than 2 hours in duration; however, for each one hour of course time in each course, there shall be a minimum of 50 minutes of instruction.(2) All core curriculum courses shall be provided     only in the classroom or through a live, interactive webinar or online distance education format.(3) Courses provided through a live, interactive     webinar shall require all participants to demonstrate their attendance in and attention to the course by answering or responding to at least one polling question per 50 minutes of course instruction.(4) All participants in courses provided in an online     distance education format shall demonstrate proficiency with the subject matter of the course through verifiable responses to questions included in the course content.(5) Credit for courses completed in a classroom or     through  a live, interactive webinar or online distance education format shall not require an examination.(6) Credit for courses provided through     correspondence, or by home study, shall require the passage of an in-person, proctored examination.(j) The Department is authorized to engage a third party as the Board's designee to perform the functions specifically provided for in subsection (f) of this Section, namely that of administering the online system for receipt, review, and approval or denial of new courses.(k) The Department may adopt any administrative rule consistent with the language and intent of this Act that may be necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this Section. (Source: P.A. 100-188, eff. 1-1-18; 101-357, eff. 8-9-19.)