21 NCAC 58C .0607. EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, AND REINSTATEMENT OF APPROVAL

(a)  Commission approval of prelicensing and postlicensing instructors shall expire on the third December 31 following issuance of approval, except as otherwise provided in Rule .0603(c) of this Section.

(b)  In order to assure continuous approval, approved instructors must file applications for renewal of approval on a form provided by the Commission on or before December 1 immediately preceding expiration of their approval.  To qualify for renewal of approval, instructors must demonstrate that they continue to satisfy the criteria for original approval set forth in Rule .0603(b) of this Section and that they have attended, during the immediately preceding approval period, at least three separate real estate instructor educational programs of at least six hours each.  When considering an application for renewal of instructor approval, the Commission shall recognize experience in teaching real estate prelicensing or postlicensing courses, Commission-approved continuing education courses or comparable courses in lieu of the real estate brokerage experience requirement set forth in Rule .0603(b) of this Section.

(c)  In order to reinstate an expired instructor approval, the former instructor must file an application provided by the Commission, must satisfy the criteria for original approval set forth in Rule .0603(b) of this Section, and must demonstrate that he or she has attended at least three separate real estate instructor educational programs of at least six hours each during the previous three years.  If an applicant's prior approval has been expired for more than three years, the applicant also must satisfy the criteria for original approval set forth in Rule .0603(c) of this Section.  A reinstatement applicant who satisfies the criteria set forth in Rule .0603(b) of this Section but who does not satisfy the criteria set forth in Rule .0603(c) of this Section or who has not attended the aforementioned three real estate instructor educational programs within the previous three years shall be reinstated and granted a six-month grace period to satisfy all remaining requirements.  The grace period shall operate in the same manner as the grace period described in Rule 0603(c) of this Section.  Any instructor educational programs attended during the grace period to satisfy the reinstatement requirement shall not also be credited toward the instructor educational program attendance requirement described in Paragraph (b) of this Rule when the instructor subsequently applies for renewal of his or her approval.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 93A‑4(a),(d); 93A-33; 93A-34;

Eff. October 1, 2000;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2006; July 1, 2005.