For each three-year license cycle, all active real estate brokers must complete 24 hours of continuing education. Regarding a newly licensed broker: An initial
broker's license expires at midnight on December 31st of the year in which it was issued. During that initial licensure period, the newly licensed broker will not have any obligation to complete any continuing education. After that initial license period, the active licensee will then be on a three-year license cycle and be obligated to complete 24 hours of continuing education within that licensing cycle. Eligibility Requirements
Education providers that want to be eligible to provide continuing education to real estate brokers must submit their proposed course[s] to the Division of Real Estate for approval. The course and course materials must follow all the requirements found in section 12-10-213[3], C.R.S., and Real Estate Commission rules 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, and 4.7.
Annual Commission Update Provider Application
Resources
To apply as a provider/instructor to teach the Annual Commission Update [ACU] Course, complete the Annual Commission Update Provider Application and submit to .
Upon approval, at least one instructor from each organization must successfully complete the ACU training session to be granted access to the teaching material.
Providers are responsible for ensuring each approved instructor completes the training prior to teaching the course.
Should you have any questions concerning the ACU application process, instructor credential requirements, or the course materials, contact: David Donnelly at [303] 894-2355, or contact the Division at: .
- The Division recommends that you submit your application and course materials electronically. Use the email submission button at the bottom of the form for requesting course approval.
- Incomplete applications will result in the denial of the course approval. Course approval only applies to continuing education credit for real estate brokers.
- Courses will be approved for three [3] years, except that an annual or one-time seminar or conference may be approved for a specific date or dates.
- Real estate law;
- Property exchanges;
- Real estate contracts;
- Real estate finance;
- Real estate appraisal;
- Real estate closing;
- Real estate ethics;
- Condominiums and cooperatives;
- Real estate time-sharing;
- Real estate marketing principles;
- Real estate construction;
- Land development;
- Real estate energy concerns;
- Real estate geology;
- Water and waste management;
- Commercial real estate;
- Real estate securities and syndications;
- Property management;
- Real estate computer principles;
- Brokerage administration and management;
- Agency; and
- Any other subject matter as approved by the real estate commission.
Approved course topic areas are referenced in 12-10-213[3], C.R.S., and Real Estate Commission rule 4.4.B.
Education providers may choose any format for the continuing education course completion certificate. However, the completion certificate must include:
- The licensee’s name.
- Course subject and content.
- Course approval number.
- Number of CE credits granted.
- Date[s] of the course attended.
- Authentication by the provider.
All education providers should use Sircon to create and manage their accounts. Agents or adjusters: You can find your continuing education information by going to the agent and adjuster licensing webpage. You can then click on your license type and then on “Continuing
education credits.” Before courses can be submitted for approval, you must first have an active provider registration with TDI. Apply online using Sircon. Each continuing education [CE] course or pre-licensing education [PE] credit must be pre-approved by TDI. To get TDI pre-approval, submit your course application using your Sircon account. The fee is $10 per credit hour for CE courses. There is no state fee for PE courses. The following attachments must be uploaded with your course application.Provider registration
Course registration
- Home state provider approval if your resident state isn’t Texas.
- A statement identifying the knowledge, skills, or abilities the licensee is expected to obtain through completion of the course.
- A detailed, timed outline with major topics and sub-topics. The amount of time spent on each major topic needs to be reflected on the outline.
- Documentation supporting the hour calculation method for the course, see Title 28 Texas Administrative Code [TAC] 19.1010 [2].
- If a webinar, a narrative of how the course complies with the specific requirements stated in 28 TAC 19.1009[g].
- If for a classroom equivalent course, a narrative description of how the course complies with the specific requirements stated in 28 TAC 19.1009[h], and screen prints of two interactive inquiries showing a total of ten questions.
- If course is self-study, adjuster pre-licensing or small employer health benefit plan specialty certification, a copy of one exam.
- An exam guide
[construct] indicating which questions fall into the required categories for the course below:
- Adjuster pre-licensing courses, see TAC 19.1018 and guide below.
- Long Term Care Partnership Certification courses, see 28 TAC 19.1022.
- Medicare-Related Product Certification courses, see 28 TAC 19.1024.
- Small Employer Health Benefit Plan Specialty Certification courses, see 28 TAC 19.1026.
- Provider refund policy.
Course completion reports
Upon delivery of a certified course, providers are required to report the course completions to TDI.
- To report course completions to TDI, submit them online using your Sircon account:
- From the Online Services Menu click Education.
- Click the Continuing Education Course Completion link.
- Select Texas.
- Select the provider name from the drop down menu and click Submit.
- Select the course for the roster being processed by clicking on the relating course ID number.
- Choose the Submission Method [SSN, License Number, or NPN] of the information that will be supplied to submit the roster.
- Enter the Course Completion Date and the information relating to the Submission Method chosen [SSN, License Number, or NPN].
- Click Submit [click the Submit button only once].
- The fee for CE course completions is $0.88 per credit hour, per person.
- The fee for PE course completions is $5 per person, per course.
Renewals
Both provider registrations and certified courses must be renewed every two years to maintain an active status. Renewals become available 90 days before expiration and should be submitted using your Sircon account.
- The fee to renew a provider registration is $50.
- The fee to renew a CE course is $10 per credit hour. There is no fee to renew a PE course.
- Fees are not refundable in whole or in part. This includes when a course is rejected or certified for fewer hours than requested on the application.
- If you fail to maintain an active status on your provider registration, all registered courses will also become inactive.
Fines
Automatic fines have been established for such things as providing a course to students before it is certified by TDI or after certification has expired.
Read TAC 19.1016 to become familiar with all circumstances where an automatic fine may be assessed on course providers.
Texas Administrative Code rules
All providers are strongly encouraged to read the rules that are referenced in the table below. In general, only courses that deal with technical aspects of insurance coverages, laws, regulations, consumer protection and ethics are certifiable.
Rules by topic
The table below provides references to the continuing education rules for course providers. The rules are located in the Texas Administrative Code, and can be easily retrieved through the Texas Administrative Code Search Tool. For example, to locate 19.602, at the search screen, enter:
Title Number: 28
Chapter Number: 19
Rule Number: 602
19.602 | Adjuster renewal and reexamination requirements |
19.1001 | General provisions |
19.1002 | Definitions of terms used in rule |
19.1005 | Provider registration, instructors, speakers |
19.1006 | Course topics and criteria |
19.1007 | Course submission, expiration, resubmission |
19.1008 | Course advertising, modification, assignment |
19.1009 | Types of courses |
19.1010 | Determination of hours of course credit |
19.1011 | Requirements for successful course completion [CE] |
19.1012 | Forms and Fees |
19.1014 | Provider compliance records |
19.1015 | Failure to comply [licensee and provider] |
19.1016 | Automatic fines [licensee and provider] |
19.1017 | Adjuster prelicense course and examination requirements |
19.1018 | Adjuster examination topics |
19.1019 | Full time home office salaried employees |
Exam guide for adjuster prelicensing courses
When submitting an application for course certification for adjuster prelicensing, you must include an exam guide that shows how the questions fall into required categories as described in TAC 19.1018. See example:
Exam guide sample3% | Standard Fire Policy | 1-4 | 4 | 2.70% |
3% | Auto Liability | 5-9 | 5 | 3.30% |
10% | Personal Lines Coverage | 10-24 | 15 | 10.00% |
10% | Commercial Lines Coverage | 25-39 | 15 | 10.00% |
2% | Inland Marine | 40-42 | 3 | 2.00% |
2% | Ocean Marine | 43-45 | 3 | 2.00% |
7% | Additional Coverages, Exclusions, & Extensions | 46-55 | 10 | 6.70% |
3% | Bonds | 56-59 | 4 | 2.70% |
40% | Insurance Terms & Related Concepts | 60-119 | 60 | 40.00% |
7% | Licensing Requirements | 120-129 | 10 | 6.70% |
7% | Marketing Practices | 130-140 | 11 | 7.30% |
3% | Adjuster Practices, Responsibilities, & Duties | 141-145 | 5 | 3.30% |
3% | Workers' Compensation | 146-150 | 5 | 3.30% |
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