West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 174 - Real Estate Commission › Title 174 - LEGISLATIVE RULE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION › Series 174-03 - Requirements For Real Estate Courses, Course Providers And Instructors › Section 174-3-3 - Real estate courses, course providers and instructors

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. Approval by Commission. -- Unless
				exempted by statute, all real estate courses, course providers and instructors
				must be approved by and registered with the Commission prior to advertising or
				offering pre-license or continuing education courses, although a provider may
				advertise a course submitted for approval prior to approval by including a
				plain, visible statement that the course has not yet been approved by the
				Commission. Applications for approval shall be on forms prescribed by the
				Commission and through a process prescribed by the Commission. The required
				approval fees, set forth in Series 2 of these rules, must be submitted with the
				application. Application fees are non-refundable. Post-secondary education
				institutions are approved education providers and must go through a modified
				approval process prescribed by the Commission.
3.2. Renewal; failure to renew.
3.2.a. To remain active, all course, course
				provider, and instructor approvals shall be renewed on an annual basis. Such
				renewal shall be on forms and through a process as prescribed by the
				Commission. The required, non-refundable, renewal application fee, set forth in
				Series 2 of these rules, must be submitted with the application.
3.2.b. All pre-license course, course
				provider, and instructor approvals shall be renewed no later than December 31
				of each calendar year. Real estate pre-license courses which have not been
				renewed by this deadline may no longer be offered. Real estate pre-license
				course providers and instructors, who have not renewed by this deadline, may no
				longer offer or teach pre-license real estate courses. Any real estate
				pre-license course, course provider or instructor not renewed by this deadline
				will need to be approved following the process set out in 3.1 of this rule.
				Approved and renewed instructors may not teach under a pre-license provider who
				has not renewed.
3.2.c. All
				continuing education course, course provider, and instructor approvals shall be
				renewed no later than June 30 of each fiscal year. The Commission, by policy,
				may add a grace period and late fee for renewal after June 30. Real estate
				continuing education courses, which have not been renewed by this deadline, may
				no longer be offered. Real estate continuing education course providers and
				instructors, who have not renewed by this deadline, may no longer offer or
				teach continuing education courses. Any real estate continuing education
				course, course provider or instructor not renewed by this deadline will need to
				be approved following the process set out in 3.1 of this rule. Approved and
				renewed instructors may not teach under a continuing education provider who has
				not renewed.
3.2.d. To be eligible
				to renew, all pre-license and continuing education instructors shall complete
				annual instructor development workshops when offered by the Commission, unless
				the attendance is waived by the Commission.