1. (a) Content approval — Continuing education.

   1. (1)

      1. (A) From the list of topics identified by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission one (1) or more topics must be selected for inclusion in the outline.
      2. (B) Outlines approved for six (6) hours shall include the required topic of not less than one (1) hour (sixty (60) minutes) unless waived by the commission and approved by the State Board for Private Career Education.
      3. (C) Outlines approved for three (3) hours may include the required topic of not less than one (1) hour (sixty (60) minutes).
      4. (D) Certificates of one (1) hour may be issued for the required topic by schools with ARELLO certification of three (3) hour courses.
   2. (2) The proposed course outline must be submitted on the forms and with the appropriate fee, as prescribed by the board.
   3. (3) Properly completed course outlines must be received by the first working day of the month prior to the month the board meets.

   4. (4)

      1. (A)

2. (i) A committee will review the proposed course outline.

   1. (ii) This review committee will recommend approval, pending approval, or disapproval of outlines.

      1. (B) Approval. Those outlines receiving committee recommendation for approval will be forwarded to the board for consideration at the next regular board meeting.

      2. (C) Pending – approval.

         1. (i) Providers submitting outlines which receive pending approval by the committee will be given an opportunity to correct the deficiencies cited.
         2. (ii) The request for additional information/clarification will be faxed or emailed to the provider.
         3. (iii) The provider will be given a deadline to provide the requested information.
         4. (iv) Failure to meet this deadline shall result in the review committee recommending the outline for disapproval.
      3. (D) Disapproval. Any outlines that have been disapproved may be resubmitted with appropriate corrections as new outlines with the appropriate fees and forms.
   2. (5) Final approval by the board will be reported to providers as soon as possible after consideration by the board.
   3. (6) Approval for course outlines will be valid until December 31 of the current real estate licensing year.
   4. (7) Approval for course outlines that have ARELLO approval will be valid until the expiration of the certification or that of the primary provider whichever is first.
   5. (8) Outlines shall be submitted requesting approval of not less than three (3) hours or more than six (6) hours of education except in the case of the one (1) hour required topic when used with the ARELLO certification.

3. (b) Distance education instruction.

   1. (1) Only courses that have the appropriate ARELLO certification will be accepted for real estate education in Arkansas.
   2. (2) A final examination shall be completed by the student.
   3. (3) The final examination shall be completed without the assistance of, or collaboration with, another person or any source other than the approved continuing education instructor or the material provided with the course.

   4. (4)

      1. (A) The student shall send to the school with the appropriate documentation a copy of photo identification such as a driver’s license.

      2. (B) Based on the type of training offered the final examination shall be:

         1. (i)
4. (a) (a) Computer–based training (CBT) or online courses for six (6) hours of credit shall have a test consisting of the CBT or online course questions plus the twenty (20) questions covering the required topic.

5. (b) (b) The required topic questions shall be essay or fill in the blank questions with hand written answers;

   1. (ii) CBT or online courses for three (3) hours of credit shall have a test consisting of CBT or online course questions;

      1. (iii)
6. (a) (a) The required topic offered for one (1) hour credit by schools with ARELLO certification of three-hour courses shall consist of twenty (20) questions covering the required topic.

7. (b) (b) The questions shall be essay or fill in the blank questions with hand written answers; and

   1. (iv)
8. (a) (a) Textbook courses offered for six (6) hours of credit shall have a test consisting of a minimum of sixty (60) questions including the twenty (20) questions on the required topic.

9. (b) (b) The test questions shall be essay or fill in the blank questions with hand written answers.

   1. (5) The student shall complete a notarized affidavit that they completed the final exam without assistance, as supplied by the school, and return it with their completed examination to the organization offering the distance education course.

   2. (6) Organizations receiving approval to offer courses in real estate continuing education through distance education study will be required to:

      1. (A) Certify to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, on the forms and in the manner prescribed, that each licensee receiving credit for the course, has taken and satisfactorily passed an examination on the distance education study material; and
      2. (B) Indicate on licensee's certificate of completion that the course was completed by distance education study.

   3. (7) Each student that takes a distance education course that is offered by use of a textbook shall receive a book to keep.

      1. (c) Real estate general requirements.
   4. (1) Time devoted to breakfasts, luncheons, and/or dinners offered during a class shall not be counted as continuing education.
   5. (2) No more than one hundred twenty (120) continuous minutes of education may be offered without a minimum ten (10) minute break.

   6. (3)

      1. (A) No more than fifty percent (50%) or one hundred fifty (150) minutes of a six (6) classroom or seventy-five (75) minutes of a three (3) classroom hour course may be presented by a panel discussion and/or by a guest speaker or speakers.
      2. (B) An approved instructor shall be present in the classroom during the panel and/or guest speaker or speakers presentation.
      3. (C) Panel members and/or guest speakers are not allowed to participate in any postlicensure approved modules.
   7. (4) An approved instructor shall determine satisfactory completion of a course.
   8. (5) Prior to each class the following statement shall be read: “NO BEEPERS, PHONES, OUTSIDE READING MATERIALS, OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN COURSE MATERIALS WILL BE ALLOWED IN ANY REAL ESTATE CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASS. REAL ESTATE CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFICATES SHALL NOT BE AWARDED TO ANY ATTENDEE WHO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH COMMISSION REGULATIONS REQUIRING ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION.”

   9. (6)

      1. (A) Not less than three hundred (300) minutes of instruction shall be conducted or supervised by an approved instructor or instructors for a course to be counted for six (6) hours of continuing education.
      2. (B) Not less than one hundred and fifty (150) minutes of instruction shall be conducted or supervised by an approved instructor or instructors for a course to be counted for three (3) hours of continuing education.
      3. (C) An individual student shall not receive credit if they miss more than ten percent (10%) of the approved classroom hours.
   10. (7) The instructor or sponsor shall provide a copy of the real estate continuing education course outline as approved by the board to each student taking the course.
   11. (8) The instructor has the authority to ask for photo identification of any person to determine that the correct person is in attendance.
   12. (9) Postlicensure education shall only be presented by classroom instruction.

   13. (10)

       1. (A) Any real estate class that is offered and has an attendance of over forty (40) participants shall have on file an approved monitoring plan with the commission.
       2. (B) The plan shall be filed not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the course offering.
   14. (11) No more than six (6) classroom hours of postlicensure education shall be offered in one (1) day without a minimum of a thirty-minute break between modules.

   15. (12) No more than one and one-half (1 1/2) modules of postlicensure education shall be offered in one (1) day.

       1. (d) Reporting requirements.
   16. (1) Continuing education attendance shall be reported to the commission in electronic format within ten (10) business days of course completion and indicate the name of the approved instructor.

   17. (2)

       1. (A) Students who have satisfactorily completed a continuing education or postlicensure course shall be awarded a certificate of attendance.

       2. (B) The following information must be on the certificate:

          1. (i) Name of school or sponsor;
          2. (ii) Course outline approval number as assigned by the board;
          3. (iii) Name of student as licensed with the commission;
          4. (iv) Real estate license number;
          5. (v) Course title as approved by the board (if offered by distance education, title must include "Distance Education Course");
          6. (vi) Course location;
          7. (vii) Course dates (for distance education courses this shall be the date the course was completed);
          8. (viii) Number of classroom hours of instruction as approved by the board;
          9. (ix) Instructor's or sponsor’s signature (does not have to be original signature);
          10. (x) The classroom certificates shall have the following statement and provide a place for the licensee’s signature: “This is to certify that I attended and completed the course identified above which included a minimum of (insert three (3) or six (6) whichever is appropriate for the program offered) classroom hours of instruction.”;
          11. (xi) The distance education certificates shall have the following statement and provide a place for the licensee’s signature: “This is to certify that I personally completed the distance education course identified above. I also certify that I answered all examination questions without the assistance of or collaboration with another person or any source other than the approved continuing education instructor or the material provided with the course.”; and
          12. (xii) Size of certificate shall be eight and one-half by eleven inches (8 1/2" x 11”) .

Codification Notes: "ARELLO" means Association of Real Estate License Law Officials.