Salespersons & brokers; Real Estate Board to adopt regulations establishing educational requirement. (HB2064)
Introduced By
Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Real Estate Board; educational requirements for salespersons and brokers. Increases from 16 to 24 the number of continuing education hours that must be completed by a broker during a two-year license term. The bill also (i) requires a minimum of three hours of continuing education for salespersons and brokers to be on ethics and standards of conduct, (ii) provides a breakdown of the continuing education curriculum, (iii) changes from two years to six months the time in which a new licensee must complete the Board's 30-hour educational curriculum, and (iv) provides for the Board to develop regulations for ensuring the quality of real estate education and the requirements for proof of identity for applicants taking the principles of real estate examination. Read the Bill »
Status
03/23/2007: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2007 | Committee |
| 01/08/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071552284 |
| 01/08/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/15/2007 | Assigned GL sub: #4 Prof./Occup./Admin. (Cosgrove) |
| 01/16/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2064) |
| 02/02/2007 | Committee substitute printed 070925284-H1 |
| 02/03/2007 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2007 | Read second time |
| 02/05/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 070925284-H1 |
| 02/05/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2064H1 |
| 02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/06/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
| 02/07/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/12/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2064H1) |
| 02/15/2007 | Committee substitute printed 070942284-S1 |
| 02/16/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2007 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/19/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 070942284-S1 |
| 02/19/2007 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2064S1 |
| 02/19/2007 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/19/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2064S1) |
| 02/20/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/21/2007 | Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 95-N) |
| 02/21/2007 | VOTE: REJECTED (3-Y 95-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2007 | Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/22/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2007 | Senate requested conference committee |
| 02/22/2007 | House acceded to request |
| 02/22/2007 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/22/2007 | Delegates: Cox, Cosgrove, Bulova |
| 02/22/2007 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/22/2007 | Senators: Stosch, Hawkins, Herring |
| 02/24/2007 | Conference substitute printed 072809284-H2 |
| 02/24/2007 | Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2007 | VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2007 | Reading of conference report waived |
| 02/24/2007 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 02/24/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/12/2007 | Enrolled |
| 03/12/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2064ER) |
| 03/12/2007 | Signed by President |
| 03/13/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/14/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2064ER) |
| 03/23/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 809 (effective - see bill) |
| 04/10/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0809) |
Comments
I think this bill creates an undue hardship on new licensees to complete a mandatory training in too short a period of time. As a licensee I understand the costs of getting started in real estate and the amount of time it takes to get started. Requiring these courses in 6 months is too short a period of time.
This bill also requires brokers to maintain their education levels as well - which is a good thing.
Current real estate license laws have a near-negligently-low threshold for entry. The current 60 hours required to gain a license is laughable and serves only to reinforce the public's perception that anybody can get a license with little to no effort.
This bill will do what it intends to do - mandate a little bit of practical education.
...requires a minimum of three hours of continuing education for salespersons and brokers to be on ethics and standards of conduct,...
I think that should be 6 hours "on Ethics and Standards of Conduct" if they work for Real Estate-3.