Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 018 - Real Estate Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Real Estate Commission › Chapter 4 - RENEWALS AND EDUCATION › Section 4-6 - Required Education Classes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				and/or its staff shall pre-approve, conditionally approve, or approve
				educational seminars and classes for required education credit. Required
				seminars and classes may be delivered in classroom, online, distance learning
				and hybrid formats.
(b) Every
				September of the calendar year, the Commission shall elect an Education
				Chairman to oversee the processes articulated in these rules. This Chairman
				shall serve a term of one calendar year and may serve subsequent, consecutive
				terms.
(c) On March 1 of every
				calendar year, the Commission shall release and publish on its web site
				required course criteria and objectives to the public and solicit proposals
				from qualified instructors and institutions.
(d) Any institution or instructor desiring to
				deliver required education in the state of Wyoming shall submit the necessary
				forms prescribed by the Commission to the Commission office July 1 of each
				calendar year. All required class proposals shall be pre-approved,
				conditionally approved, approved or denied by the Commission on or before
				September 1 of each calendar year. The denial of a proposal may be appealed by
				written petition of the institution or instructor to the Commission within
				thirty (30) days of notice of the denial.
(e) All approved required seminars and
				classes shall be deemed valid for one year starting January 1 following initial
				approval through December 31 of the following year. The Commission and/or its
				staff members may audit a class or seminar at any time free of charge. Approved
				classes are subject to a one-time fee for processing as set forth in Chapter 2
				of these rules.
(f) The Commission
				reserves the right to amend and update seminar and class outlines, objectives
				and materials, as well as, revoke approval of any required class at any time.
				If a required outline and/or objective is amended, all current instructors of
				these classes shall be notified of the changes within ten (10) business days
				and changes must be implemented to coursework as soon as reasonably
				possible.
(g) All instructors shall
				adhere to the rules and policies set forth by the Commission.
(h) All instructors delivering required
				education classes and seminars shall furnish proof of professional work and
				experience in the real estate industry for at least five (5) years. Instructors
				that have completed coursework in adult education and instruction shall receive
				favorable consideration. For online courses or when presenting videos in the
				classroom, actors may be used to deliver course material developed by a
				qualified instructor.
(j) All
				required seminars and classes shall meet the following criteria:
(i) Every seminar or class shall be at least
				three (3) clock hours in duration. Each hour of direct instruction, discussion
				and evaluation shall count for one (1) credit hour for continuing education. A
				credit hour is considered fifty (50) minutes of instruction per clock hour.
				Completed required classes, by class number and/or name, shall only be counted
				once for required course credits during a licensee's renewal cycle.
(ii) All seminars and classes shall meet
				requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the promotion of
				any product or service is prohibited during instruction hours.
(iii) All required classes delivered by
				asynchronous online formats shall be certified by the International Distance
				Education Certification Center (IDECC), a subsidiary of the Association of Real
				Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) after they are pre-approved or approved
				by the Commission. Approved required classes formatted for live delivery may
				also be delivered via live, synchronous webinar or video conference at any
				time, at the school or instructors discretion, to no more than fifty (50)
				participants.
(iv) All instructors
				and institutions delivering education shall keep records of attendance for each
				class for no less than five (5) years and submit this attendance record to the
				Commission within ten (10) days after each course is delivered. Attendance
				records shall contain the following information:
(A) The name of each participant
(B) The hours and dates each participant
				attended the class or seminar
(C)
				The title of the seminar/class
(D)
				The name of the seminar/class instructor
(v) All instructors and/or providers shall
				certify that participants were present for at least ninety percent (90%) of the
				approved course. If directly observed, instructors must report any false
				reports of attendance to the Commission immediately.
(vi) Credit hours will not be awarded for
				only taking an examination.
(vii)
				All final attendance records and completion certificates and/or information
				shall be filed by the course provider with the Commission within ten (10)
				calendar days following each class offering.
(viii) All instructors or education providers
				shall provide class/seminar participants with notice that they may submit
				course feedback directly to the Commission via email at rec-education@wyo.gov,
				as well as, a class/seminar evaluation (paper or electronic). All completed
				evaluations shall be saved and archived, in paper or electronic format, for two
				(2) years following each class offering. Evaluations may be requested and
				reviewed by the Education Chairman, the Commission and/or Commission staff at
				any time.