45:15-16.2e Core topics for continuing education courses.
27. a. Not less than 50 percent of the continuing education courses of study that a broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson are required to complete as a condition for license renewal shall be comprised of one or more of the following core topics:
(1) Agency;
(2) Disclosure;
(3) Legal issues;
(4) Ethics, which shall not be less than two hours;
(5) Fair housing;
(6) Rules and regulations;
(7) Real estate licensee safety;
(8) Financial literacy and planning; and
(9) Any other core topics that the New Jersey Real Estate Commission may prescribe by rule.
In no event shall the commission require that courses in these core topics comprise more than 60 percent of the total continuing education hours required for the renewal of any license.
b. In the case of continuing education courses and programs, each hour of instruction shall be equivalent to one credit.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the commission shall require that the continuing education courses of study that a broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson are required to complete as a condition for license renewal shall be comprised of at least one hour on the core topic of fair housing and housing discrimination during each biennial license term.
L.2009, c.238, s.27; amended 2018, c.71, s.15; 2019, c.177, s.2.