(a)

1. (1) The renewal period for school, association, and instructor licenses will be May 1 to April 30.
2. (2) Renewal applications accompanied by the required fee must be filed with the Arkansas Real Estate Commission no later than March 31.

3. (3) In order to be considered filed with the commission by the deadline, the renewal applications and accompanying fees must be submitted in completion and must:

   1. (A) Bear a United States Postal Service postmark of March 31; or
   2. (B) Be received in the commission’s office on or before March 31.
4. (4) If March 31 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the commission shall accept as meeting the filing deadline those renewal applications that bear a United States Postal Service postmark of the first business day thereafter, and those applications received in the commission office on the first day the office is open to the public following such Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

(d)

1. (1) The renewal period for real estate education courses will be twelve (12) months from the date of initial course approval.
2. (2) Where no substantive changes have been made to course content, course renewal applications accompanied by the required fee must be filed with the commission no later than thirty (30) days prior to the approval’s expiration date.
3. (3) Where substantive changes have been made to course content, course renewal applications accompanied by the required fee must be filed with the commission no later than sixty (60) days prior to the approval’s expiration date.