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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 909
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 4287
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL
ESTATE
Introduced by:
(INS)
AN ACT ENABLING PERS ONS TO SATISFY THE EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS APPLICA BLE TO REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND
SALESPERSONS THROUGH AN ONLINE COURSE OF STUDY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 20-314 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(d) (1) Each applicant applying for a real estate broker's license on or 4
after July 1, [2016] 2019, shall, before being admitted to such 5
examination, prove to the satisfaction of the commission or the 6
Commissioner of Consumer Protection that the applicant (A) (i) has 7
been actively engaged for at least two years as a licensed real estate 8
salesperson under the supervision of a licensed real estate broker in 9
this state, (ii) has successfully completed a course approved by the 10
commission or commissioner in real estate principles and practices of 11
at least sixty classroom or online hours of study, (iii) has successfully 12
completed a course approved by the commission or commissioner in 13
real estate legal compliance consisting of at least fifteen classroom or 14 Raised Bill No. 909
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online hours of study, (iv) has successfully completed a course 15
approved by the commission or commissioner in real estate brokerage 16
principles and practices consisting of at least fifteen classroom or 17
online hours, and (v) has successfully completed two elective courses, 18
each consisting of fifteen classroom or online hours of study, as 19
prescribed by the commission or commissioner, or (B) has equivalent 20
experience or education as determined by the commission or 21
commissioner. 22
(2) The commission or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection 23
shall waive the elective courses under subparagraph (A)(v) of 24
subdivision (1) of this subsection if the applicant has successfully 25
completed at least twenty real estate transactions within five years 26
immediately preceding the date of application. As used in this 27
subdivision, "real estate transaction" means any transaction in which 28
real property is legally transferred to another party or in which a lease 29
agreement is executed between a landlord and a tenant. 30
(3) Each applicant for a real estate salesperson's license shall, before 31
being admitted to such examination, prove to the satisfaction of the 32
commission or the Commissioner of Consumer Protection that the 33
applicant (A) has successfully completed a course approved by the 34
commission or commissioner in real estate principles and practices 35
consisting of at least sixty classroom or online hours of study, or (B) 36
has equivalent experience or education as determined by the 37
commission or commissioner. 38
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 20-314a of the general statutes is 39
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 40
1, 2019): 41
(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and 42
assistance of the commission, may adopt regulations, in accordance 43
with chapter 54, relating to the approval of schools offering courses in 44
real estate principles and practice and related subjects, the content of 45
such courses and the advertising to the public of the services of such 46 Raised Bill No. 909
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schools. Such regulations shall not require (1) approval of instructors 47
at such schools, or (2) a course to be conducted in a classroom. 48
[location approved for such use by a local fire marshal provided the 49
course is conducted in a hotel, restaurant or other public building or a 50
place of public assembly, as defined in section 19-13-B105 of the 51
regulations of Connecticut state agencies.] 52
Sec. 3. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 20-319 of the 53
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 54
thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 55
(b) There is hereby established an annual renewal license to be 56
issued by the Department of Consumer Protection. Persons licensed in 57
accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall fulfill a continuing 58
education requirement. Applicants for an annual renewal license for 59
real estate brokers or real estate salespersons shall, in addition to the 60
other requirements imposed by the provisions of this chapter, in any 61
even-numbered year, submit proof of compliance with the continuing 62
education requirements of this subsection to the commission, 63
accompanied by an eight-dollar processing fee. The continuing 64
education requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of 65
any of the following during the two-year period preceding such 66
renewal: (1) A course or courses, approved by the commission, of 67
continuing education in current real estate practices and licensing 68
laws, including, but not limited to, practices and laws concerning 69
common interest communities, consisting of not less than twelve hours 70
of classroom or online study; or (2) a written examination prepared 71
and administered by either the Department of Consumer Protection, or 72
by a national testing service approved by the department, which 73
demonstrates a knowledge of current real estate practices and licensing 74
laws; or (3) equivalent continuing educational experience or study as 75
determined by regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this 76
section. An applicant for examination under subdivision (2) of this 77
subsection shall pay the required examination fee to the national 78
testing service, if administered by such testing service, or to the 79 Raised Bill No. 909
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Department of Consumer Protection, if administered by the 80
department. 81
(c) If the commission refuses to grant an annual renewal license, the 82
licensee or applicant, upon written notice received as provided for in 83
this chapter, may have recourse to any of the remedies provided by 84
sections 20-314, as amended by this act, and 20-322. 85
(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with 86
the commission, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 87
54, concerning the approval of schools, institutions or organizations 88
offering courses in current real estate practices and licensing laws, 89
including, but not limited to, practices and laws concerning common 90
interest communities, and the content of such courses. Such 91
regulations shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Specifications for 92
meeting equivalent continuing educational experience or study; (2) 93
exceptions from continuous education requirements for reasons of 94
health or instances of individual hardship. No school, institution or 95
organization that offers a course in current real estate practices and 96
licensing laws may be disapproved solely because its courses are 97
offered or taught online or by electronic means, and no course may be 98
disapproved solely because it is offered or taught online or by 99
electronic means. 100
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 20-314(d)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 20-314a(a)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 20-319(b) to (d)
INS Joint Favorable