ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: COM DP 10-0-0-0 | 3^rd Read 59-0-1-0 Senate: COM DP 9-0-0-0 | 3^rd Read 26-0-4-0 Final Pass: 49-0-11-0

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HB 2694: department of real estate; fees

Sponsor: Representative Toma, LD 22

Transmitted to Governor

Overview

Eliminates the minimum fee amounts relating to real estate licensure and modifies licensure course requirements.

History

Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE) was established in 1921 and administers real estate laws for the purpose of protecting the public interest through licensure and regulation of the real estate profession in Arizona.  The Department regulates and issues licenses for real estate and membership camping brokers and salespersons and cemeteries. The Department oversees the activities of licensees, investigates complaints against licensees and land developers, participates in administrative hearings and administers the Homeowners Association Dispute Process. ADRE is directed by the Real Estate Commissioner, who is appointed by the Governor (Title 31, Chapter 2, A.R.S.).

ADRE requires applicants, for real estate salesperson's licenses and real estate broker's licenses, to complete a real estate course that is approved by ADRE and to pass an examination on that course. The course must be at least 90 classroom hours of instruction in a real estate school certified by ADRE. Statute additionally permits an applicant to complete the real estate course online if the online course is offered by a real estate school that is certified by ADRE, but the examination for the online course must still be in person (A.R.S. § 32-2124).

Statute outlines licensure fees which ADRE charges as follows:

1) Broker's examination application fee of $35-$125;

2) Broker's examination fee of $35-$100;

3) Broker's license fee of $75-$250;

4) Broker's renewal fee of $100-$400;

5) Salesperson's examination application fee of $15-$75;

6) Salesperson's examination fee of $15-$50;

7) Salesperson's license fee of $35-$125;

8) Salesperson's renewal fee of $60-$200;

9) Branch office broker's license fee or renewal fee of $60-$200;

10) Change of name and address of licensee fee of not more than $20;

11) Duplicate license fee of $5;

12) Reinstatement of license fee of $5;

13) Certificate of correctness of copy of records fee of $1, plus the cost of reproduction;

14) Temporary broker's license fee of $15-$50;

15) Temporary cemetery salesperson's license fee of $15-$50; and

16) Membership camping salesperson certificate of convenience fee of $15-$50

All monies collected from these fees are deposited in the state General Fund (A.R.S. §§ 32-2103; 32-2132).

Provisions

1. Removes the fee minimums for fees charged by ADRE relating to licensure. (Sec. 3)

2. Defines live classroom course, relating to real estate education, as a course or instructional segment delivered in either an in-person classroom format or a synchronous remote instructional format that allows students to observe and participate remotely in an instructional segment via livestreaming. (Sec. 1)

3. Permits an applicant, for a real estate salesperson license or broker license, to fulfill the course requirement for licensure through completing a live classroom course by a certified real estate school. (Sec. 2)

4. Specifies that examinations for applicants taking a live classroom course must be in-person. (Sec. 2)

5. Allows an applicant to complete the required course in any combination of in-person or synchronous remote delivery methods. (Sec. 2)

6. Requires prelicensure or renewal course fees to be the same regardless of the instructional format a person uses to complete such a course. (Sec. 3)

7. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 3, 4, 5)

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