Alabama Administrative Code › Title 790 - ALABAMA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION › Chapter 790-X-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 790-X-1-.12 - Continuing Education Course Approval and Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)  All instructors of continuing education courses shall apply
				for course approval on a form prescribed by the Commission along with a $100
				course review fee and all required documents. Applications for courses shall be
				submitted online as required by the Commission.
(2)  Approved continuing education courses shall be taken from
				a Commission approved school and taught only by approved instructors. Otherwise
				those completing the course shall not receive credit toward meeting continuing
				education requirements.
(3)  In order to be approved for continuing education credit,
				courses shall contain a minimum of three (3) clock hours of instruction. A
				licensee shall not earn more than nine (9) hours of continuing education credit
				in any one day. Upon special request courses which contain one and one-half (1
				1/2) hours may be approved by the Commission.
(4)  Administrators shall not advertise courses out as
				approved, enroll students or conduct classes for which students expect to earn
				continuing education credit prior to the course instructor receiving written
				approval from the Commission. Course instructors shall submit the course
				application to the Commission at least 14 days prior to the proposed beginning
				date of the course.
(5)  Administrators shall report all required course
				information including the exact location, times and dates of the courses to the
				Commission via the electronic submission program provided by the Commission at
				least five (5) business days prior to the beginning of each course. Should
				changes occur in this information, the administrator shall submit the changes
				immediately via the electronic submission program provided by the Commission.
				Business days are Monday through Friday and do not include federal holidays,
				state holidays and weekends.
(6)  Administrators shall within 10 days of course completion,
				report credit for the students who successfully completed the course to the
				Commission via the electronic submission program provided by the Commission.
				Credit completed on or before September 30 of a renewal year shall be entered
				before midnight of September 30 to avoid possible disciplinary action.
(7)  Each school shall maintain permanent records for its
				students showing attendance, course credit submission via the electronic
				submission program provided by the Commission, and any other documentation
				required by the Commission for a minimum of four (4) years. If a school closes
				because it merges with another school or is bought by another school, the
				records for the previous four years shall be turned over to and become the
				responsibility of the new school. If a branch school closes, the records for
				the previous four years shall be turned over to and become the responsibility
				of the principal school.
(8)  No more than one-third of any continuing education class
				can be presented through video unless the course is an ARELLO certified
				distance education course.
(9)  Students shall attend 100% of the course offering in order
				to be awarded continuing education credit. Instructors may take a 10-minute
				break after each 50 minutes of instruction. Credit shall not be given for time
				spent on meals or other unrelated activities. The instructor and school shall
				not issue credit to students who do not attend 100% of the course
				offering.
(10)  Prior to becoming licensed, a person shall not earn real
				estate continuing education credit.
(11)  Any licensee who completes the entire 60-hour broker
				prelicense course or the entire 30-hour post license course shall earn 15 clock
				hours of continuing education credit which shall satisfy all continuing
				education requirements for the current license period.
(12)  Instructors and schools shall provide each student in any
				approved continuing education class with instructions on how they can check
				continuing education credit and electronically submit a course evaluation on
				the Commission's website.
(13)  Any licensee who completes a continuing education
				classroom course in another state which is approved by any state may receive
				credit in Alabama for successful completion of that course by submitting
				appropriate documentation as prescribed by the Commission including
				verification of approval by any state, the number of hours for which the course
				is approved, and course completion. Such courses shall count as elective
				continuing education credit only. These courses shall not be subject to renewal
				procedures, instructor application and fee or the course review
				fee.
Author:
Alabama Real Estate Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-27-6, 34-27-8, 34-27-32, 34-27-35.