790-X-1-.10. Application, Fees And Renewal Requirements For Instructors, Courses, And Schools.

(1) Schools and instructors shall submit application for approval on forms prescribed by the Commission. Instructors shall submit application for course approval on a form prescribed by the Commission. Applications for schools, instructors, and courses shall be submitted online as required by the Commission. Instructor, course and school approvals shall be renewed every two years in the odd numbered years. The approval period shall run from October 1 of the first year of the approval period through September 30 of the second year of the approval period. All schools shall name an individual associated with the school to serve as the school administrator. The school administrator shall be the contact person for all course offerings and activities related to real estate education that are offered at the school. Any school offering prelicense/post license courses in more than one location shall have an approved branch school for each location using the same application procedure as the main school.
(2) School and instructor renewal reminders shall be sent by the Commission to instructors by August 1 of the second year of the approval period. Instructors shall renew their approval online and school administrators shall renew their school approval online as required by the Commission.
(3) School renewal: School administrators shall renew the school approval no later than August 31 of the second year of each approval period. Failure to meet this deadline shall result in the school being placed on inactive status. If placed on inactive status, the school cannot enroll any additional students until the approval is renewed.
(4) Instructor renewal: Instructors shall renew their instructor approval no later than August 31 of the second year of each approval period. Failure to meet this deadline shall result in the instructor being placed on inactive status. If placed on inactive status, the instructor cannot teach any classes until the approval is renewed.
(a) Real estate instructors shall complete 12 hours of instructor training courses approved by the Commission no later than August 31 of the second year of each approval period. These instructor training courses shall be taken in addition to the continuing education courses required for renewal of a salesperson or broker license. Instructor training courses may not be used to satisfy requirements for renewal of a real estate license nor may courses taken for real estate license renewal be used to satisfy requirements for instructor renewal.
(b) Instructor applicants approved in the second year of the approval period, instructors who teach only continuing education courses or full time college instructors shall not be required to complete 12 hours of instructor training courses for renewal of instructor approval.
(5) Course Renewal: In order to retain approval for each course, the instructor shall submit the renewal fee and file an updated outline and learning objectives with the renewal form. Instructors shall renew courses online as required by the Commission. Courses which are not renewed by the deadline set forth by the Commission shall be deleted from that instructor's list of approved courses. Once a course is deleted, it is subject to all requirements of new courses and cannot be offered until written approval has been received from the Commission.
(6) Fees: The initial fee for instructor approval shall be $50 per year or any portion thereof except that instructors who teach only elective continuing education shall pay an initial fee of $25 per year or any portion thereof. The fee for instructor renewal shall be $100 for the two year approval period. For those who teach only elective continuing education the fee shall be $50 for the two year approval period. The initial course review fee shall be $100. The fee for course renewal shall be $50 per course for the two year approval period. An initial course constitutes either one being submitted for the first time or an existing course which incurs substantial changes as determined by the Commission. With the exception of distance education courses, all courses for which the Commission supplies a course outline do not require the $100 initial course review fee for approval. All courses for which the Commission supplies a course outline do not require the $50 renewal fee.
(7) Instructors who teach only college credit courses shall not be required to pay either the initial instructor or course application fee or the instructor or course renewal fee and shall not be subject to instructor renewal requirements specified in paragraph 4(a).
(8) Deadline for Renewal: Schools and instructors shall be renewed on or before August 31 of the second year of each approval period in order for the respective approval to be renewed on a timely basis for the following approval period.
(9) Failure by instructors to meet the August 31 deadline shall result in approval being terminated until the instructor meets all renewal requirements. If renewal requirements are not met by December 31 of the first year of the next approval period, the approval may not be renewed and the instructor shall apply as an original applicant and meet all requirements applicable to new instructors.
(10) Failure by instructors to meet the August 31 deadline for course renewal shall result in course approval being terminated until the instructor meets all renewal requirements. If course renewal requirements are not met by December 31 of the first year of the next approval period, the course may not be renewed and the instructor shall submit a new course application and meet all requirements applicable to new courses.
(11) Failure by the administrator of an approved school to meet the August 31 filing deadline shall result in the approval for that school being terminated until renewal requirements are met. If renewal requirements are not met by December 31 of the first year of the next approval period, the approval may not be renewed and the administrator shall submit a new school application and meet all requirements applicable to new schools.
(12) All instructors shall attend training programs as directed by the Commission in order to retain approval.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-27-6; 34-27-8.