Section 230-RICR-30-20-2.7 - Pre-Licensing Education RequirementsA. Applicants for a real estate salesperson's license, including former licensees whose salesperson's license has expired for more than one (1) year, must submit satisfactory evidence of completion of a minimum of forty-five (45) classroom hours pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20.5-4(b). Classroom hours completed more than two (2) years from the date of the application will not be considered in meeting the forty-five (45) hour requirement.B. Applicants for a real estate broker's license, including former licensees whose broker's license has expired for more than four (4) years, must submit satisfactory evidence of completion of a minimum of ninety (90) classroom hours, unless exempted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20.5-4(b).C. At no time shall the forty-five (45) classroom hours used to qualify for a salesperson's license be used to qualify for the ninety (90) hours required for a broker's license. In addition, classroom hours completed more than four (4) years from the date the application will not be considered in meeting the ninety (90) hour requirement.D. All pre-licensing courses must be taken in a classroom as defined in § 2.2(A)(3) of this Part, and must comply with the following requirements: 1. In-person classroom - The real estate school shall:a. Verify each student's identity prior to the beginning of each course and take attendance at each session;b. Implement policies to monitor student attendance and participation for the duration of each instructional session; and c. Keep an attendance record for each course and for each instructional session of that course. All such attendance records must be maintained for three (3) years.c. Keep an attendance record for each course and for each instructional session of that course. All such attendance records must be maintained for three (3) years.2. Live-virtual classroom - The real estate school shall:a. Ensure that all remotely delivered instruction is live and interactive. (1) For pre-licensing courses, on-demand and pre-recorded instruction is prohibited. However, this requirement shall not be interpreted to prohibit students from viewing videos or other multimedia presentations as part of a course so long as most of the course is a real-time collaboration between instructor and students.b. Verify each student's identity prior to the beginning of the course and take attendance at each session.c. Implement policies to monitor student attendance, participation and engagement for the duration of each instructional session, including(1) Requiring students to be on video and visible to the instructor and other students at all times; and(2) Ensuring that instructors and students in a live-virtual classroom are able to see, hear, and communicate with each other in real time throughout each session.d. Implement a Code of Conduct for students while participating in each class session (including, but not limited to, prohibiting taking the course or any session while driving a motor vehicle, consuming alcohol, wearing inappropriate attire, etc.).e. Keep an attendance record for each course and for each instructional session of that course. All such attendance records must be maintained for three (3) years.E. The Department's representative may attend any pre-licensing course at no charge to evaluate compliance. Each school teaching through a live-virtual classroom shall provide login credentials to the Department for auditing purposes.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-20-2.7
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