Section 12 AAC 64.440 - Instructor approval(a) Except as provided in 12 AAC 64.410(f) and (g), only a course taught by an instructor who is approved by the commission, or the commission's designee, to teach a course on that topic meets the education requirements of AS 08.88.091, 08.88.095, and this chapter. A national instructor must obtain approval from the commission, or the commission's designee, in the appropriate topic area before teaching any course other than a course required to qualify a licensee for a professional designation in licensed real estate practice from a national organization.(b) An applicant for instructor approval must apply to the commission by submitting (1) a completed application on a form provided by the department;(2) the fees required in 12 AAC 02.360;(3) a list of topics the applicant is seeking approval to teach; and(4) a resume indicating the education and experience of the applicant in the requested topic areas, including the experience and education required in (c) of this section.(c) To be approved as an instructor, an applicant must have experience teaching or training adults, and at least one of the following: (1) a bachelor's degree in real estate or a related field;(2) five years of experience as a real estate licensee with documented experience in the topic area the applicant is seeking approval to teach;(3) another combination of experience and education that establishes the applicant's credentials in the requested topic area;(4) be listed as an approved instructor by a national organization that offers professional real estate courses that have been approved by the commission for continuing education credit under 12 AAC 64.420.(d) Successful completion of an instructor workshop sponsored by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO), the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Real Estate Educators' Association (REEA), the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), the Community Association Institute (CAI), or other national organization determined to be comparable by the commission, or the commission's designee, may be substituted for the teaching experience or training required in (c) of this section.(e)If necessary to verify or substantiate the qualifications of an applicant for instructor approval, the commission, or its designee, will interview an applicant for instructor approval. If the commission requests division staff to conduct the interview, the division staff shall conduct the interview using the standards for instructor approval set out in this section. The division staff shall prepare a report on the interview and provide it to the commission for further action.(f) The applicant must have not been disciplined within the last five years by any real estate regulating authority or professional real estate association.(g)An instructor approval expires on April 1 of years ending in 0 and 5. An initial instructor approval issued under (b) of this section from January 1 through April 1 of a year ending in 0 or 5 expires on April 1 of the next year that ends in a 0 or 5. An applicant for renewal of an instructor approval must submit to the department (1) a completed application for renewal on a form provided by the department;(2) the instructor approval recertification fee specified in 12 AAC 02.360; and(3)evidence of completion during the biennial licensing period for real estate licensee's immediately preceding the date of application, or the current biennial licensing period if in progress at the date of application, of (A) at least two hours of continuing education in each topic area for which the instructor is applying for recertification;(B) teaching a course in the topic area for which the instructor is applying for recertification; or(C) practical experience in the topic.(h) An applicant for initial instructor approval that wishes to substitute completion of an instructor workshop in (d) of this section for teaching experience or training required in (c) of this section must apply for instructor approval not later than six months after completing an approved instructor workshop.Eff. 10/8/90, Register 116; am 3/6/91, Register 117; am 7/16/94, Register 131; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 2/12/99, Register 149; am 1/1/2006, Register 176; am 6/22/2008, Register 186; am 1/9/2014, Register 209, April 2014; am 8/30/2020, Register 235; am 9/9/2021, Register 239, October 2021Authority:AS 08.88.061
AS 08.88.081
AS 08.88.091
AS 08.88.095