Rule 520-2-.03 - Real Estate Instructors(1)Approved Instructors. Only instructors approved by name by the Commission or guest instructors as provided for in paragraph (5) of this Rule may teach Community Association Managers Prelicense, Salespersons Prelicense, and Brokers Prelicense Courses.(2)Timetable for Approval. The Commission shall approve, disapprove, or request further information on all applications for instructor approval within sixty days of the receipt of a complete application meeting the requirements of Rule 520-1-.04 and containing the data required by this Rule. The Commission, in its discretion, may elect not to process an incomplete application as defined by Rule 520-1-.04(4) unless and until all the requirements of that paragraph are met.(3)Application Required for Approval. Applicants for instructor approval must file with the Commission an application and a fee as provided in Rule 520-1-.04. The applicant must sign the application and must include the status of any real estate license held by the applicant, a resume of the applicant's background, and the following information: (a) Teaching Experience. A description of the applicant's teaching experience.(b) Formal Education. A summary of the applicant's formal education including any degrees earned.(c) Real Estate Education. A list of all pre-license and continuing education courses in real estate and any college real estate courses completed by the applicant.(d) Real Estate Experience. A description of the applicant's real estate experience, membership in professional real estate associations, experience with auxiliary fields, training in real estate brokerage and education, and specific numbers and types of brokerage transactions in which the applicant has participated.(e) Criminal Background Report. No more than sixty days prior to making application, each applicant for an instructor approval shall obtain, at the applicant's expense, and attach to the applicant's application for approval: 1. a certified criminal history report issued by the Georgia Crime Information Center of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, indicating whether the applicant has any record of a criminal history or2. for applicants for approved instructor who have not lived in Georgia, a certified criminal history report from their resident state, province, or territory that is equivalent to the report required in sub-paragraph (e) of this sub-section. If that report indicates that the applicant has a record in another jurisdiction, or if the applicant is unable to obtain a report as set forth in sub-paragraph (e) 2. of this sub-section, the applicant must, at the applicant's expense, provide a Federal Crime Information Center report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(f) Required Courses. The application must provide evidence of the applicant's having successfully completed, within one year prior to making an application for instructor approval, the following: 1. a Commission approved instructor development workshop and2. a Salespersons Prelicense Course including the passing of the course examination; and(g) such other biographical information as the Commission may require.(4)Approval Criteria. In approving the applicant, the Commission shall consider qualifications from paragraph (3) above. The Commission may approve a non-resident instructor that another jurisdiction's real estate regulatory body has approved and who can provide evidence of having actively taught prelicense courses as an approved instructor for at least five years. The Commission shall be the final determinant of approval of instructors.(5)Guest Instructors. Schools may utilize guest instructors with expertise in particular areas in any approved course provided a properly approved instructor is present at the time of their presentation. Schools may, however, utilize guest instructors without an approved instructor's being present with the prior written approval of the Commission.(6)Renewal of Instructor Approval. All instructors must apply for renewal of approval by December 31 of the year in which their approval expires. Renewal applications must be on forms supplied the Commission and accompanied by: (a) the required renewal fee established in Rule 520-1-.04;(b) evidence of teaching 60 instructional hours to students in a Commission approved school during the current renewal period; and(c) evidence of successfully completing 36 hours of instructor continuing education during the current renewal period from the following: (1) a minimum of 12 hours from the Commission's annual meetings for approved schools and instructors;(2) course(s) that meet the requirements of this Chapter that an approved instructor teaches; or(3) course(s) which the Commission approvers for instructor continuing education.(d) the effective date of this amendment shall be December 31, 2017.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 520-2-.03
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-40-2, 43-40-8, 43-40-25.
Original Rule entitled "Course Approval" adopted as ER. 520-2-0.2-.03. F. and eff. July 5, 1974, as specified by the Agency.Amended: Permanent Rule of same title adopted. F. Sept. 26, 1975; eff. Oct. 16, 1975.Amended: F. Jan. 17, 1977; eff. Feb. 6, 1977. Amended: F. Feb. 14, 1977; eff. Mar. 6, 1977.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Resident Course for Salesperson's Examination" adopted. F. June 13, 1979; eff. July 3, 1979.Amended: F. June 5, 1980; eff. July 1, 1980, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Aug. 5, 1982; eff. Nov. 1, 1982, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Prelicensing Courses" adopted. F. Nov. 14, 1983; eff. Jan. 1, 1984, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. June 7, 1984; eff. July 1, 1984, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Courses" adopted. F. July 10, 1986; eff. January 1, 1987, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Sept. 13, 1990; eff. Oct. 3, 1990.Amended: F. Nov. 16, 1990; eff. Dec. 6, 1990.Amended: F. June 13, 1991; eff. July 3, 1991.Amended: F. Apr. 7, 1994; eff. Apr. 27, 1994.Amended: F. Sept. 8, 1995; eff. Sept. 28, 1995.Amended: F. June 14, 1996; eff. July 4, 1996.Amended: Rule retitled "Prelicense and Postlicense Courses Offered in Residence". F. Nov. 14, 1996; eff. Jan. 1, 1997, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Dec. 10, 2003; eff. Dec. 30, 2003.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Real Estate Instructors" adopted. F. May 2, 2005; eff. May 22, 2005.Amended: F. Aug. 15, 2007; eff. Sept. 4, 2007.Amended: Nov. 2, 2011; eff. Nov. 22, 2011.Amended: F. June 9, 2016; eff. June 29, 2016.