1. DBPR 2017 Instructor Seminar
Education section
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2. CONTACT INFORMATION
Jocelyn Pomales, Education Coordinator, Supervisor
Janice Taylor, Government Analyst I
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3. UPCOMING CHANGES TO FREC
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4. UPCOMING CHANGES FOR FREC
Florida Administrative Code 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.
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5. 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
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6. 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.
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7. UPCOMING CHANGES FOR FREC
Florida Administrative Code – 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. 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.
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11. 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.
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12. 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.
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13. 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
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14. CHANGES TO FREAB
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15. CONTINUING EDUCATION
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16. CONTINUING EDUCATION Florida Administrative Code 61J1-4.003
Course can now be at least 2 hours in length instead of 3 hours.
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17. Post education
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18. CHANGES FOR FREAB Florida Administrative Code 61J1-4.009
Bill passed repealing the Statute that deals with Post-Licensing Education.
Therefore, 61J is being repealed.
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19. 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.
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20. reactivation
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21. 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:
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22. 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
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23. 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
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24. 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
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25. 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
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26. 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
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27. 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.
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28. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION INFORMATION
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29. 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.
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31. 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
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32. Thank you
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