ࡱ> !" ܥhW e5_>2:::::::T;T;T;T;T;T; ^; T;=Fh;h;h;h;h;h;h;h;;;;;=;<q==X->2=:h;h;h;h;h;=~;::h;h;~;~;~;h;:h;:h;;}d:D:r::::h;;~;<~;SUMMARY (Inserted for descriptive purposes. The summary is not part of the amended rule.) Rule 61J23.009, Continuing Education for Active and Inactive Broker and Salesperson Licensees, was amended effective January 18, 2000. The revision deletes reference to a core law syllabus and extends the renewal cycle from 12 months to 24 months. The rule also added requirements for correspondance course answer keys. CODED TEXT 61J23.009 Continuing Education for Active and Inactive Broker and Salesperson Licensees, effective January 18, 2000. (1) All persons holding active or inactive licenses as brokers or salespersons must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 14 classroom hours of instruction of 50 minutes each as prescribed or approved by the Commission during each license renewal period excluding the first renewal period of their current license. A copy of the course shall be submitted to the Commission for evaluation at least 60 days prior to use. The Commission will issue a status report to the course provider within at least 30 days after submission of the course. Approval must be granted before the course and examinations, if required, may be offered. It is the responsibility of the institution or school offering the Commission-approved courses to keep the course materials current and accurate. (2)(a) The Commission prescribed Core Law course or courses totaling 3 classroom hours of instruction of 50 minutes each will review and update licensees on the Florida real estate license law, Commission rules, and agency law, and provide an introduction to other state laws, federal laws, and taxes affecting real estate. Approval or denial of the Commission-required Core Law course will be based on the extent to which the course content covers the above-referenced subject areas material set forth in the Commission-approved course syllabus, incorporated herein by reference, effective September 7, 1993. Examinations, if required, must test the course material. Approval must be granted before the course and examinations may be offered. If course approval is denied, the institution or school may resubmit the course, with the mandated changes. It is the responsibility of the institution or school offering the Commission-approved courses to keep the course materials current and accurate. (b) No change. (c) A licensee who takes the 3 hour Core Law "core law" course in each year of the renewal period shall be allowed a total of 6 hours toward the 14 hour requirement. In such event, the "specialty" course hours need total only 8 hours. The purpose of this paragraph is to encourage licensees to keep abreast of changes in the law by taking the Core Law "core law" course in each year of the renewal period. (3) The Commission may approve any course, seminar or conference in the real estate practice area provided by a public or private school, firm, association, organization, person, corporation or society. The course will be approved for 24 12 months plus the remaining period of the renewal cycle following the end of the 24 12 month period at which point the course will expire. A course may not be offered after the expiration date except for a course that is begun before the expiration date may be competed even if the completion date is after the expiration date. (4) through (5)(b) No change. (c) A copy of the correspondence course and a copy of each form of the end of course examinations that will be distributed to students shall be submitted to the Commission for evaluation and approval at least 60 days prior to use. The Commission will issue a status report to the course provider within at least 30 days after submission of the course and examinations. Approval must be granted before the course and examinations may be offered. Thereafter, the course and examinations shall be maintained by each institution or school offering the correspondence course in accordance with the Commission approved standard as subsequently modified by changing times, standards and laws. It is the responsibility of the institution, school or sponsor offering the Commission approved correspondence courses to keep the course material current and accurate. (d) The objective of the correspondence course of study end of course examination is to test fairly and reliably whether students have learned essential facts and concepts from the course. This examination shall consist of a minimum of 30 questions. All questions shall be multiple choice with 4 answer choices each. The order of the examination questions may not follow the sequence of the course content. The answer key must be unique for each form of the examination. The answer key must reference the page number(s) containing the information on which each question and correct answer is based. At least 20% of the questions on each form of the test shall be application oriented. The answer key must be unique for each form of the examination exam. Any Florida institution or licensed real estate school offering the Commission prescribed continuing education course of study by correspondence must maintain a sufficient bank of questions to assure examination validity when administered to licensees from a common source such as a specific business, firm or family. (e) through (g) No change. (6) The Florida institution, licensed real estate school or Commission approved entity offering these Commission prescribed or approved courses shall inform each student of the standards and requirements at the commencement of each course. Notice of course completion shall be made as on a form prescribed by the Commission in Rule 61J2-3.015, Florida Administrative Code. (7) The Commission prescribed or approved specialty courses may be offered by accredited universities, colleges and community colleges in this state, area technical centers, approved sponsors or real estate schools licensed pursuant to s.475.451, Florida Statutes. The Commission prescribed Core Law core law course or courses may be offered by accredited universities, colleges and community colleges in this state, area technical centers or real estate schools licensed pursuant to s.475.451, Florida Statutes. Satisfactory completion of these courses will not entitle any person to renew a license as a real estate broker or salesperson until such person has met all requirements of law. (8) through (10) No change. Specific Authority 475.01(1)(d), (e), (2), 475.05, 475.42(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 475.04, 475.17, 475.182, 475.183, 475.451 FS. HistoryNew 1180, Amended 82480, 101983, 91684, Formerly 21V3.09, Amended 101388, 61791, 122991, 12892, 62893, Formerly 21V3.009, Amended 2294, 111394, 5-13-96, 12-30-97, 10-25-98, 3-7-99, . FINAL VERSION 61J23.009 Continuing Education for Active and Inactive Broker and Salesperson Licensees. (1) All persons holding active or inactive licenses as brokers or salespersons must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 14 classroom hours of instruction of 50 minutes each as prescribed or approved by the Commission during each license renewal period excluding the first renewal period of their current license. A copy of the course shall be submitted to the Commission for evaluation at least 60 days prior to use. The Commission will issue a status report to the course provider within 30 days after submission of the course. Approval must be granted before the course and examinations, if required, may be offered. It is the responsibility of the institution or school offering the Commission-approved courses to keep the course materials current and accurate. (2)(a) The Commission prescribed Core Law course or courses totaling 3 classroom hours of instruction of 50 minutes each will review and update licensees on the Florida real estate license law, Commission rules, and agency law, and provide an introduction to other state laws, federal laws, and taxes affecting real estate. Approval or denial of the Commission-required Core Law course will be based on the extent to which the course content covers the above-referenced subject areas. Examinations, if required, must test the course material. Approval must be granted before the course and examinations may be offered. If course approval is denied, the institution or school may resubmit the course, with the mandated changes. It is the responsibility of the institution or school offering the Commission-approved courses to keep the course materials current and accurate. (b) No change. (c) A licensee who takes the 3 hour Core Law course in each year of the renewal period shall be allowed a total of 6 hours toward the 14 hour requirement. In such event, the "specialty" course hours need total only 8 hours. The purpose of this paragraph is to encourage licensees to keep abreast of changes in the law by taking the Core Law course in each year of the renewal period. (3) The Commission may approve any course, seminar or conference in the real estate practice area provided by a public or private school, firm, association, organization, person, corporation or society. The course will be approved for 24 months plus the remaining period of the renewal cycle following the end of the 24 month period at which point the course will expire. A course may not be offered after the expiration date except for a course that is begun before the expiration date may be competed even if the completion date is after the expiration date. (4) through (5)(b) No change. (c) A copy of the correspondence course and a copy of each form of the end of course examinations that will be distributed to students shall be submitted to the Commission for evaluation and approval at least 60 days prior to use. The Commission will issue a status report to the course provider within 30 days after submission of the course and examinations. Approval must be granted before the course and examinations may be offered. Thereafter, the course and examinations shall be maintained by each institution or school offering the correspondence course in accordance with the Commission approved standard as subsequently modified by changing times, standards and laws. It is the responsibility of the institution, school or sponsor offering the Commission approved correspondence courses to keep the course material current and accurate. (d) The objective of the correspondence course of study end of course examination is to test fairly and reliably whether students have learned essential facts and concepts from the course. This examination shall consist of a minimum of 30 questions. All questions shall be multiple choice with 4 answer choices each. The order of the examination questions may not follow the sequence of the course content. The answer key must be unique for each form of the examination. The answer key must reference the page number(s) containing the information on which each question and correct answer is based. At least 20% of the questions on each form of the test shall be application oriented. The answer key must be unique for each form of the examination. Any Florida institution or licensed real estate school offering the Commission prescribed continuing education course of study by correspondence must maintain a sufficient bank of questions to assure examination validity when administered to licensees from a common source such as a specific business, firm or family. (e) through (g) No change. (6) The Florida institution, licensed real estate school or Commission approved entity offering these Commission prescribed or approved courses shall inform each student of the standards and requirements at the commencement of each course. Notice of course completion shall be made as prescribed by the Commission in Rule 61J2-3.015, Florida Administrative Code. (7) The Commission prescribed or approved specialty courses may be offered by accredited universities, colleges and community colleges in this state, area technical centers, approved sponsors or real estate schools licensed pursuant to s.475.451, Florida Statutes. The Commission prescribed Core Law course or courses may be offered by accredited universities, colleges and community colleges in this state, area technical centers or real estate schools licensed pursuant to s.475.451, Florida Statutes. Satisfactory completion of these courses will not entitle any person to renew a license as a real estate broker or salesperson until such person has met all requirements of law. (8) through (10) No change. Specific Authority 475.01(1)(d), (e), (2), 475.05, 475.42(1)(c) FS. Law Implemented 475.04, 475.17, 475.182, 475.183, 475.451 FS. 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