(1) Each active licensee is required to complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing real estate education every licensing year. The licensing year is from November 1 through October 31.

(2) Courses completed after the renewal deadline will result in a late renewal and penalty regardless of when the licensee submits the renewal application.

(3) The licensee must attend 90 percent of the first hour and 100 percent of each additional hour of the approved course time in order to receive credit for attendance. Reasonable accommodations will be made for people with medical conditions.

(4) The required hours shall be in real estate related courses approved by the board.

(5) By August 1 of each year, the board will identify topics in which the required hours of education must be obtained for the following reporting year. The board, in its discretion, may adjust the topics at any time.

(6) No carry over hours will be recognized or allowed.

(7) No licensee shall repeat a course for credit in the same reporting year, without the course receiving prior board approval.

(8) The course provider must supply each licensee with a course completion certificate and student evaluation form approved by the board and must verify attendance of each licensee.

(9) Course and instructor evaluation forms approved by the board must be provided and may be collected by a board representative and forwarded to the board office.

(10) A board representative may, at no charge, audit all board-approved courses for rule compliance.

(11) All continuing education course providers must report licensee attendance at approved continuing education offerings to the board within 20 days of the course offering.

(12) The course provider must report all education attendance in a format approved and provided by the board.

(13) Failure to accurately and timely provide attendance information to the board could result in withdrawal of the course provider approval.

(14) All continuing education courses must be taken and completed within the reporting period.

(15) The board may grant continuing education credit to board members for actively preparing and participating in board meetings. Credit will be limited to no more than three hours of credit per meeting.

(16) Licensees completing continuing education in another jurisdiction or completing education that the licensee believes meets the topic requirements of the board, but which was not previously submitted to the board for approval, may submit an individual course application for approval consideration.

(17) The completed individual course application and accompanying fee must be filed with the board office within 30 days after completion of the course. Failure to timely file the application will result in a late filing fee.