Continuing education: Standards; renewal or reinstatement of license.
1. The Commission shall adopt regulations that prescribe the standards for the continuing education of persons licensed pursuant to this chapter. Until the Commission adopts such regulations, the standards for continuing education are as follows:
(a) For renewal of a license which is on active status, a requirement for the hours of attendance at any approved educational course, seminar or conference of:
(1) Thirty hours within the first year immediately after initial licensing; and
(2) Fifteen hours within each subsequent 2-year period before renewal.
Ê For each period, at least 6 of the hours must be devoted to ethics, professional conduct or the legal aspects of real estate.
(b) For reinstatement of a license which has been placed on inactive status, a requirement for total attendance at any approved educational course, seminar or conference of:
(1) Thirty hours if the license was on inactive status for 2 years or less during the initial license period;
(2) Fifteen hours if the license was on inactive status for a period of 2 years or less, no part of which was during the initial license period;
(3) Forty-five hours if the license was on inactive status for a period of more than 2 years, part of which was during the initial license period; or
(4) Thirty hours if the license was on inactive status for a period of more than 2 years, no part of which was during the initial license period.
Ê For each period, at least 6 of the hours must be devoted to ethics, professional conduct or the legal aspects of real estate.
(c) A basis and method of qualifying educational programs and certifying attendance which will satisfy the requirements of this section.
(d) A procedure for the evaluation of petitions based on a claim of equivalency with the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b).
(e) A system of controlling and reporting qualifying attendance.
(f) A statement of the conditions for which an extension of time may be granted to comply with the continuing education requirements as well as a method of applying and qualifying for an extension.
2. The standards prescribed in subsection 1 must permit alternatives of subject material, taking cognizance of specialized areas of practice and alternatives in sources of programs considering availability in area and time. The standards must include, where qualified, generally accredited educational institutions, private vocational schools, educational programs and seminars of professional societies and organizations, other organized educational programs on technical subjects, or equivalent offerings. The Commission shall qualify only those educational courses that it determines address the appropriate subject matter and are given by an accredited university or community college. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commission has exclusive authority to determine what is an appropriate subject matter for qualification as a continuing education course.
3. In addition to any other standards for continuing education that the Commission adopts by regulation pursuant to this section, the Commission may, without limitation, adopt by regulation standards for continuing education that:
(a) Establish a postlicensing curriculum of continuing education which must be completed by a person within the first year immediately after initial licensing of the person.
(b) Require a person whose license as a real estate broker or real estate broker-salesman has been placed on inactive status for any reason for 1 year or more or has been suspended or revoked to complete a course of instruction in broker management that is designed to fulfill the educational requirements for issuance of a license which are described in paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 645.343, before the person’s license is reissued or reinstated.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the license of a real estate broker, broker-salesman or salesman must not be renewed or reinstated unless the Administrator finds that the applicant for the renewal license or for reinstatement to active status has completed the continuing education required by this chapter. Any amendment or repeal of a regulation does not operate to prevent an applicant from complying with this section for the next licensing period following the amendment or repeal.
Last modified: February 27, 2006