12 AAC 64.440 - Instructor approval
(a) Except as provided in
12 AAC 64.410(f) and
(g), only a course taught by an instructor
who is approved by the commission, or the commission's designee, to teach a
course on that topic meets the education requirements of
AS
08.88.091,
08.88.095, and this chapter. A
national instructor must obtain approval from the commission, or the
commission's designee, in the appropriate topic area before teaching any course
other than a course required to qualify a licensee for a professional
designation in licensed real estate practice from a national
organization.
(b) An applicant for
instructor approval must apply to the commission by submitting
(1) a completed application on a form
provided by the department;
(2) the
fees required in
12 AAC 02.360;
(3) a list of topics the applicant is seeking
approval to teach; and
(4) a resume
indicating the education and experience of the applicant in the requested topic
areas, including the experience and education required in (c) of this
section.
(c) To be
approved as an instructor, an applicant must have experience teaching or
training adults, and at least one of the following:
(1) a bachelor's degree in real estate or a
related field;
(2) five years of
experience as a real estate licensee with documented experience in the topic
area the applicant is seeking approval to teach;
(3) another combination of experience and
education that establishes the applicant's credentials in the requested topic
area;
(4) be listed as an approved
instructor by a national organization that offers professional real estate
courses that have been approved by the commission for continuing education
credit under
12 AAC 64.420.
(d) Successful completion of an
instructor workshop sponsored by the Association of Real Estate License Law
Officials (ARELLO), the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Real Estate
Educators' Association (REEA), the International Right of Way Association
(IRWA), the Community Association Institute (CAI), or other national
organization determined to be comparable by the commission, or the commission's
designee, may be substituted for the teaching experience or training required
in (c) of this section.
(e)If
necessary to verify or substantiate the qualifications of an applicant for
instructor approval, the commission, or its designee, will interview an
applicant for instructor approval. If the commission requests division staff to
conduct the interview, the division staff shall conduct the interview using the
standards for instructor approval set out in this section. The division staff
shall prepare a report on the interview and provide it to the commission for
further action.
(f) The applicant
must have not been disciplined within the last five years by any real estate
regulating authority or professional real estate association.
(g)An instructor approval expires on April 1
of years ending in 0 and 5. An initial instructor approval issued under (b) of
this section from January 1 through April 1 of a year ending in 0 or 5 expires
on April 1 of the next year that ends in a 0 or 5. An applicant for renewal of
an instructor approval must submit to the department
(1) a completed application for renewal on a
form provided by the department;
(2) the instructor approval recertification
fee specified in
12 AAC 02.360; and
(3)evidence of completion during the biennial
licensing period for real estate licensee's immediately preceding the date of
application, or the current biennial licensing period if in progress at the
date of application, of
(A) at least two
hours of continuing education in each topic area for which the instructor is
applying for recertification;
(B)
teaching a course in the topic area for which the instructor is applying for
recertification; or
(C) practical
experience in the topic.
(h) An applicant for initial instructor
approval that wishes to substitute completion of an instructor workshop in (d)
of this section for teaching experience or training required in (c) of this
section must apply for instructor approval not later than six months after
completing an approved instructor workshop.
Notes
Information on workshops described in 12 AAC 64.440 may be obtained from the applicable organizations at the following websites: Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), https://www.arello.com/; National Association of Realtors (NAR), https://www.nar.realtor/; Real Estate Educator's Association (REEA), https://www.reea.org/; International Right of Way Association (IRWA). https://www.irwaonline.org/; Community Association Institute (CAI), https://www.caionline.org/.
Authority:AS 08.88.061
AS 08.88.081
AS 08.88.091
AS 08.88.095
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