230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-20-2.30

Current through December 3, 2024

Section 230-RICR-30-20-2.30 - Continuing Education

A. Continuing Education Required for License Renewal

1. As a pre-requisite to renewing a license, all licensees not specifically exempted shall complete twenty-four (24) clock hours of Department-approved real estate courses during the preceding two (2) year period.

2. At each renewal, licensees shall submit proof to the Department that the licensee has completed the required continuing education in accordance with § 2.30 of this Part.

3. Only those courses previously approved by the Department in accordance with § 2.29(G) of this Part may be taken to fulfill the requirements of § 2.30 of this Part.

B. For each two (2) year period:

1. At least nine (9) of the twenty-four (24) clock hours must come from the following CORE subject areas:

a. Rhode Island law defining relationships between licensees and consumers;

b. Rhode Island law pertaining to real estate licensure;

c. Rhode Island landlord-tenant law;

d. The law of contracts;

e. Federal, Rhode Island, and local law pertaining to fair housing and the treatment of any individual in a protected class as designated in the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 34-37;

f. Lead hazard mitigation or other environmental issues pertaining to real property;

g. Local ordinances and Regulations pertaining to residential real estate;

h. Financing the purchase of real estate;

i. Ethical considerations in real estate transactions; or

j. Coastal real estate, wetlands, flood plains and sea-rise.

2. At least three (3) of the nine (9) core subject area clock hours must be in Federal, Rhode Island, and local law pertaining to fair housing and the treatment of any individual in a protected class as designated in the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 34-37.

3. The remaining fifteen (15) clock hours may be completed with any Department-approved real estate course.

C. Completion of the requirements of § 2.30 of this Part is a condition precedent to the renewal of a license. A licensee's misrepresentation or false certification or documentation as to course attendance and completion shall subject the licensee to disciplinary action.

D. Exemptions:

1. Licensees who hold a valid license originally issued prior to December 12, 1984, are not required to take continuing education courses for purposes of license renewal.

2. Effective January 1, 2022, attorneys licensed by and in good standing with the Rhode Island Supreme Court and granted a license pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20.5-4(d) are not subject to the continuing education requirements in § 2.30 of this Part.

E. Remotely-Delivered Online Continuing Education Courses (Not Pre-Licensing)

1. Remotely-delivered online courses may be presented either as a live/synchronous course or as an on-demand/pre-recorded/asynchronous course.

2. All remotely-delivered online courses must be structured to fill the allotted time. In on-demand/pre-recorded/asynchronous courses, students shall not be able to "fast forward" to the end of a presentation. The course technology must provide built-in parameters to prevent such "skipping."

3. In a live/synchronous course, the instructor must be able to interact with each student in real time during each class presented.

4. In an on-demand/pre-recorded/asynchronous course, the school must be able to assess the understanding and comprehension of the students by quizzes, exams or other assessment tools at the end of the allocated time.

230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-20-2.30

Amended effective 11/27/2019
Amended effective 5/1/2021
Amended effective 2/21/2022