21 NCAC 58A .1703. CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSE ACTIVATION

(a)  A broker requesting to change an inactive license to active status on or after the licensee's second license renewal following his or her initial licensure shall demonstrate completion of continuing education as described in Paragraph (b) or (c) of this Rule, whichever is appropriate.

(b)  If the inactive licensee's license has properly been on active status at any time since the preceding July 1, the licensee is considered to be current with regard to continuing education and no additional continuing education is required to activate the license.

(c)  If the inactive licensee's license has not properly been on active status since the preceding July 1 and the licensee has a deficiency in his or her continuing education record for the previous license period, the licensee must make up the deficiency and fully satisfy the continuing education requirement for the current license period in order to activate the license.  Any deficiency may be made up by completing, during the current license period or previous license period, approved continuing education elective courses; however, such courses shall not be credited toward the continuing education requirement for the current license period.  When crediting elective courses for purposes of making up a continuing education deficiency, the maximum number of credit hours that will be awarded for any course is four hours.  When evaluating the continuing education record of a licensee with a deficiency for the previous license period to determine the licensee's eligibility for active status, the licensee shall be deemed eligible for active status if the licensee has fully satisfied the continuing education requirement for the current license period and has taken any two additional continuing education courses since the beginning of the previous license period, even if the licensee had a continuing education deficiency prior to the beginning of the previous license period.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 93A-3(c); 93A-4.1;

Eff. July 1, 1994;

Amended Eff April 1, 2006; July 1, 2000; July 1, 1995.