DBPR 2017 Instructor Seminar Education section Jocelyn Pomales

CONTACT INFORMATION Jocelyn Pomales, Education Coordinator, Supervisor jocelyn.pomales@myfloridalicense.com Janice Taylor, Government Analyst I janice.taylor@myfloridalicense.com Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES TO FREC Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES FOR FREC Florida Administrative Code 3.008 - Pre-licensing Education for Broker and Sales Associate Applicants. Clarified Definition of Classroom: Instructional Hours does not include breaks or other time not spent in instruction Live streaming courses: When submitting courses an explanation of delivery method and the course materials must be included with submission Courses must be re-submitted prior to every third renewal. Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES TO FREC Distance learning is defined as the following: Via internet and/or other interactive electronic media Must provide for an interchange of information between student and instructor Shall provide for the registration, evaluation, monitoring and verification of pre-licensing education Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES FOR FREC Can submit course no more than 120 days prior to expiration Renewals must include the following: Course materials End of course exams Summary of changes Schools/Instructors need to inform students of the course number and expiration date upon enrollment. Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES FOR FREC Florida Administrative Code 3.009 – Continuing Education for Active and Inactive Broker and Sales Associate Licensees Clarified Definition of Classroom: Instructional Hours Live streaming courses: When submitting courses an explanation of delivery method and the course materials must be included with the submission Specialty course can not be less than two (2) hours and not more than eight (8) hours. All core law classes must be resubmitted for approval as a new course prior to every second renewal Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES FOR FREC Correspondence courses were added under distance education Defined distance education as the following: Delivery of education via correspondence, internet and/or other interactive media Courses are interactive Courses provide for interchange of information between the student and the instructor Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES FOR FREC 14 hours of Continuing Education consist of the following: 3 hours of Core Law 3 hours of Ethics and Business Practices 8 hours of specialty courses Effective Date: 10/1/2017 for licensees with the expiration date of 9/30/2018 and thereafter Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES TO FREC What does this mean? Ethics and Business Practices courses approved on or after November 2016 satisfy this requirement. Any Ethics courses approved prior to November 2016 will continue to only count as specialty. You must re-submit your existing course for approval if the original approval date was prior to November 2016 in order for it to be considered possibly approved as the new Ethics and Business Practices. Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES TO FREC Any existing 14 hour continuing education courses approved prior to June 6, 2017, will not satisfy the renewal hours for licensees renewing with an expiration date starting 9/30/2018. They will only receive credit for the Core Law and 8 hours of specialty They will then need to take the Ethics and Business Practices course in order to complete the renewal requirements. Jocelyn Pomales

UPCOMING CHANGES TO FREC You need to submit new 14 hour courses for approval, and must add the 3 hours Ethics and Business Practice in order to teach a 14 hour course that will satisfy the entire renewal requirement. Please make sure you are informing your students if you are going to keep teaching the old course. They will still need to take the additional Ethics and Business Practices in order to renew their license. Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES The following applications have been updated and are located on the Forms and Publications section of the Division of Real Estate webpage: Request for Course Evaluation – DBPR RE 18 Educational Provider Application – DBPR RE 19 Request for Instructor Evaluation – DBPR RE 20 Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES TO FREAB Jocelyn Pomales

CONTINUING EDUCATION Jocelyn Pomales

CONTINUING EDUCATION Florida Administrative Code 61J1-4.003 Course can now be at least 2 hours in length instead of 3 hours. Jocelyn Pomales

Post education Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB Florida Administrative Code 61J1-4.009 Bill passed repealing the Statute that deals with Post-Licensing Education. Therefore, 61J1-4.009 is being repealed. Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB What does this mean? Trainee’s must complete the normal 30 hours continuing education instead of the post-licensing education. No more confusion. Jocelyn Pomales

reactivation Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB Florida Administrative Code 61J2-4.007 There are now three levels of reactivation Same levels apply to all license types Rule became effective 2/22/2016 Levels are detailed as follows: Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB LEVEL ONE Inactive status does not exceed one (1) year Must complete the following education to reactivate: Thirty (30) hours of continuing education: Twenty (20) hours of specialty Seven (7) hour National USPAP Update Three (3) hours Florida Laws and Rule Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB LEVEL TWO Inactive status is more than one year but does not exceed two (2) years Must complete the following education to reactivate: Thirty (30) hours of pre-certification education Each course must be at least fifteen (15) hours in length Must apply to the licensee’s category For Example; residential must take residential courses Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB Three (3) hour Supervisor and Trainee course Rule being amended to say at a minimum three (3) hour Supervisor and Trainee course Thirty (30) hours of continuing education: Twenty (20) hours of specialty Seven (7) hour National USPAP Update Three (3) hours Florida Laws and Rule Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB LEVEL THREE Inactive status is more than two years but does not exceed four (4) years Must complete the following education to reactivate: Seventy five (75) of pre-certification education Each course must be at least 15 hours in length Must apply to the licensee’s category For Example; residential must take residential courses Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB Three (3) hour Supervisor and Trainee course Rule being amended to say at a minimum three (3) hour Supervisor and Trainee course Thirty (30) hours of continuing education: Twenty (20) hours of specialty Seven (7) hour National USPAP Update Three (3) hours Florida Laws and Rule Courses may be completed in classroom or by distance education Jocelyn Pomales

CHANGES FOR FREAB Any registration, license or certification that exceeds four (4) years in the inactive status shall automatically expire and become null and void. Jocelyn Pomales

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION INFORMATION Jocelyn Pomales

Syllabus for pre-licensing course The Broker Syllabus was amended with an effective date of 1/1/2017. Must confirm with the syllabus Make sure you are teaching up to date courses. If your course was approved prior to the end of 2016, then it is probably out of date. Jocelyn Pomales

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EDUCATION INFORMATION What can you find here at this time? Instructor Seminar Information Information on attending the board meetings for Continuing Education Credit Equivalency information for Pre-Licensing and Post-Licensing Education Syllabi for Pre-Licensing Courses Jocelyn Pomales

Thank you Jocelyn Pomales