Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.23307

Current through Vol. 24-22, December 15, 2024

Section R. 339.23307 - Conduct of courses

Rule 307.

(1) A course sponsor shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) A sponsor shall not represent a course to licensees or to the public as meeting the requirements of the code and these rules until the course is approved by the department, unless the course advertises that it has been submitted for approval but has not yet been approved by the department.

(b) A person shall not solicit for organizational membership, employment, or business-related products and services during qualifying course classroom hours.

(c) A sponsor shall appoint an individual as coordinator for the sponsor's courses. The coordinator is responsible for supervising the program of courses and ensuring compliance with the code, these rules, and the AQB criteria. The coordinator does not need to be a licensee.

(d) An instructor who meets the requirements of R 339.23309(3) and (4) shall teach the course.

(e) Each student or licensee shall be provided with a written syllabus that contains, at a minimum, all of the following information:

(i) The course title.

(ii) The times and dates of the course offering.

(iii) The name, business address, telephone number of the course coordinator, and the name of the instructor.

(iv) A detailed outline of the subject matter to be covered and the estimated time to be devoted to each subject.

(f) A course must not be credited for more than 10 classroom hours of instruction in 1 day. Calculations of classroom hours for a course must not include any of the following:

(i) Meals.

(ii) Breaks.

(iii) Registration.

(iv) Required reading.

(v) Outside assignments.

(g) Each course must reflect the most current version of state and federal laws, regulations, and the AQB criteria.

(h) A sponsor shall allow the department to review a course at any time or to inspect the records of a course sponsor during normal business hours.

(i) A sponsor whose programs are transferred to another entity shall arrange for student or licensee records to be maintained permanently by the successor entity. The successor entity shall ensure that student or licensee records are available to students or licensees who need to verify their education.

(2) A proprietary real estate appraiser sponsor licensed under the proprietary schools act, 1943 PA 148, MCL 395.101 to 395.103, shall continuously comply with the proprietary schools act.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.23307

1996 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2006 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 8, Eff. 4/27/2023