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HB 2399: real estate licenses; online classes

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Mosley, LD 5

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW

               COM: DP 9-0-0-0

Legend: Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelated to online real estate classes for licensure.

Provisions

1.       Allows an initial applicant for a real estate salesperson or broker license to take real estate classes online if the courses are offered by a school certified by the Commissioner and all exams are taken in person. (Sec. 1)

2.       Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

An initial applicant for a real estate salesperson or broker license is required to complete at least 90 classroom hours in a real estate school certified by the Commissioner and pass the required examinations. The application must be completed within 10 years after completing the required classroom hours. (A.R.S. § 32-2124)

A renewal applicant is required to file an application, pay the renewal fee and show evidence of continuing education attendance (24 credit hours for a salesperson or associate broker and 30 credit hours for a designated broker or associate broker employed by a designated broker) at a school certified by the Commissioner during every 24-month period of licensure. (A.R.S. § 32-2130)

Designated broker is the natural person who is licensed as a broker and acts on behalf of an employing real estate entity or does business as a sole proprietor. (A.R.S. § 32-2101)

A salesperson or real estate broker that does not reside in the state is required to complete a minimum of a 27-hour course that is specific to Arizona's real estate statutes, rules, practices and procedures and is required to pass the real estate school's examinations before taking Arizona's examinations. (A.R.S. § 32-2125.02)

A real estate school must obtain from the Commissioner a certificate of approval or renewal to operate for a period of at least four years. (A.R.S. § 32-2135)

Additional information

Current real estate licensees may attend "distance learning courses", or courses that can be taken over the internet as outlined in the Arizona Administrative Code Title 4, Chapter 28, Article 1 which contains the corresponding provision.

 

 

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2399

Second Regular Session                               Version 2: Caucus & COW

 

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