12 AAC 64.440. Instructor approval

(a) Except as provided in 12 AAC 64.410(f) and (g), only a course taught by an instructor who is approved by the commission, or the commission's designee, to teach a course on that topic meets the education requirements of AS 08.88.091 , AS 08.88.095 , and this chapter. A national instructor must obtain approval from the commission, or the commission's designee, in the appropriate topic area before teaching any course other than a course required to qualify a licensee for a professional designation in licensed real estate practice from a national organization.

(b) An applicant for instructor approval must apply to the commission by submitting

(1) a completed application on a form provided by the department;

(2) the fees required in 12 AAC 02.360;

(3) a list of topics the applicant is seeking approval to teach; and

(4) a resume indicating the education and experience of the applicant in the requested topic areas, including the experience and education required in (c) of this section.

(c) To be approved as an instructor, an applicant must have at least 30 contact hours of experience teaching adults, and at least one of the following:

(1) a bachelor's degree in real estate or a related field;

(2) five years of experience as a real estate licensee with documented experience in the topic area the applicant is seeking approval to teach;

(3) another combination of experience and education that establishes the applicant's credentials in the requested topic area;

(4) be listed as an approved instructor by a national organization that offers professional real estate courses that have been approved by the commission for continuing education credit under 12 AAC 64.420.

(d) Successful completion of an instructor workshop sponsored by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Real Estate Educators' Association (REEA), the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), the Community Association Institute (CAI), or other national organization determined to be comparable by the commission, or its designee, may be substituted for 30 contact hours of teaching experience.

(e) If necessary to verify or substantiate the qualifications of an applicant for instructor approval, the commission, or its designee, will interview an applicant for instructor approval. If the commission requests division staff to conduct the interview, the division staff shall conduct the interview using the standards for instructor approval set out in this section. The division staff shall prepare a report on the interview and provide it to the commission for further action.

(f) Instructor approval expires on April 1 of even-numbered years, except that an instructor approved between January 1 and March 31 is exempt from recertification in the year of the initial approval. An instructor may apply for recertification by submitting

(1) a completed application;

(2) the fees required in 12 AAC 02.360; and

(3) evidence of completion during the previous licensing period of

(A) an instructor development workshop sponsored by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Real Estate Education Association (REEA), the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), the Community Association Institute (CAI), or other comparable national organization; or

(B) at least two hours of continuing education in each topic area for which the instructor is applying for recertification.

(g) The commission, or its designee, will grant conditional approval to an applicant for instructor approval if the applicant meets the requirements in (b) of this section except for the classroom experience teaching adults. Conditional approval of an instructor is valid for one year from the date of the approval. The commission, or its designee, will audit a course taught by the instructor to determine whether the instructor's conditional approval will be changed to approval. If the commission requests division staff to audit a course, the division staff shall prepare a report on the course and the instructor, and provide it to the commission to determine whether to change the conditional approval to approval.

History: Eff. 10/8/90, Register 116; am 3/6/91, Register 117; am 7/16/94, Register 131; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 2/12/99, Register 149; am 1/1/2006, Register 176

Authority: AS 08.88.061

AS 08.88.081

AS 08.88.091

AS 08.88.095

Editor's note: Information on workshops described in 12 AAC 64.440 may be obtained from the applicable organizations at the following addresses: Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), P.O. Box 129, Centerville, UT 84014-0129; National Association of Realtors (NAR), 430 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611; Real Estate Educator's Association (REEA), 10565 Lee Highway, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030-3135; International Right of Way Association (IRWA), 13650 South Gramercy Place, Gardena, CA 90249; Community Association Institute (CAI), 1630 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

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