A licensee shall submit to the department evidence of satisfactory completion of clock hours, pursuant to RCW
18.85.165, in the manner and on forms prescribed by the department.
(1) A licensee applying for renewal of an active license shall submit evidence of completion of at least thirty clock hours of instruction in a course(s) approved by the director and commenced within thirty-six months of a licensee's renewal date. A minimum of fifteen clock hours must be completed within twenty-four months of the licensee's current renewal date, and a portion of that fifteen must include three hours of the prescribed core curriculum defined at WAC
308-124A-605. Up to fifteen clock hours of instruction beyond the thirty clock hours submitted for a previous renewal date may be carried forward to the following renewal date. Licensees shall begin reporting prescribed core curriculum for renewal dates on or after June 1, 2004. Failure to report successful completion of the prescribed core curriculum clock hours shall result in denial of license renewal.
(2) The thirty clock hours shall be satisfied by evidence of completion of approved real estate courses as defined in WAC
308-124H-025. A portion of the thirty clock hours of continuing education must include three clock hours of prescribed core curriculum defined at WAC
308-124A-605.
(3) Courses for continuing education clock hour credit shall be commenced after issuance of a first license.
(4) A licensee shall not place a license on inactive status to avoid the continuing education requirement. A licensee shall submit evidence of completion of continuing education clock hours to activate a license if activation occurs within one year after the license had been placed on inactive status and the last renewal of the license had been as an inactive license.
(5) Approved courses may be repeated for continuing education credit in subsequent renewal periods.
(6) Clock hour credit for continuing education shall not be accepted if:
(a) The course is not approved pursuant to chapter
308-124H WAC and chapter
18.85 RCW;
(b) Course(s) was taken to activate an inactive license pursuant to RCW
18.85.215(3);
(c) Course(s) was used to satisfy the requirements of RCW
18.85.095 (1)(b), real estate salesperson's license, RCW
18.85.095 (2)(a), real estate salesperson's practices course, and RCW
18.85.090, broker's license and WAC
308-124A-570, reinstatement.
(7) Instructors shall not receive clock hour credit for teaching or course development.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.040(1), 43.24.086. 02-03-080, § 308-124A-600, filed 1/15/02, effective 2/15/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.040 and chapter 18.86 RCW. 97-01-027, § 308-124A-600, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.040 and SB 6284. 95-03-012, § 308-124A-600, filed 1/5/95, effective 2/5/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.85.040. 91-23-006, § 308-124A-600, filed 11/7/91, effective 12/8/91.]