REEB 25.065 History
History:
Cr.
Register, January, 1992, No. 433, eff. 2-1-92; am. (6m), r. (4), r. and recr. (5),
Register, September, 1993, No. 453, eff. 10-1-93; am. (7),
Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; am. (5),
Register, August, 1999, No. 524, eff. 9-1-99; correction in (2), (3), (6) to (9) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671.
REEB 25.066
REEB 25.066
Requirements for approval of continuing education schools, courses and instructors. REEB 25.066(1)(1) A school seeking approval from the board of a continuing education program or course shall submit its application on a form provided by the department. A school shall submit an application for approval of a continuing education program or course to the board before conducting the continuing education program or course which the board has prescribed for a licensing biennium.
REEB 25.066 Note
Note: An applicant may obtain a copy of the Request For Approval of Real Estate Continuing Education Program or Courses, Form #1747, from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708.
REEB 25.066(2)
(2) Instructors of continuing education programs and courses shall be approved by the board. Instructors shall be knowledgeable in the subject which they are teaching and shall possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications:
REEB 25.066(2)(a)
(a) Be an instructor of real estate courses who is or has been engaged in the practice of teaching at an accredited institution of higher education.
REEB 25.066(2)(b)
(b) Be a properly licensed or certified person by the board or other governmental agency who is engaged in the real estate aspects of appraising, financing, marketing, brokerage management, real property management, real estate counseling, real property law, or other related subjects and has been for at least 5 years continuously engaged in such practice.
REEB 25.066(2)(c)
(c) Be a member of the state bar of Wisconsin who is engaged in the field of real estate-related law.
REEB 25.066(2)(d)
(d) Be a person who, in the judgment of the board, is qualified by experience or education, or both, to supervise a course of study.
REEB 25.066 Note
Note: An applicant may obtain a copy of the Application for Approval of Instructor, Form #831, from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708.
REEB 25.066(3)
(3) An instructor whose real estate license has been limited, suspended or revoked may not instruct in approved programs while the disciplinary action is in effect.
REEB 25.066(4)
(4) The board may require a school seeking initial approval and reapproval of continuing education programs and courses to describe or furnish its organizational structure, registration policies, fee schedules, promotional materials, detailed outlines of each program with specific allocations of hours to each topic presented as classroom instruction, student records system, the names and qualifications of administrators and instructors, the method of instruction, a summary of evaluations conducted, information about the school's response to complaints concerning an instructor.
REEB 25.066(5)
(5) A school shall inform the board of any changes in the information which it provided to the department in an application form within 10 days following the date of the change.
REEB 25.066(6)
(6) The following are additional criteria for approval of continuing education programs or courses:
REEB 25.066(6)(a)
(a) Applicants for approval of continuing education programs or courses may not discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex, race, color, sexual orientation as defined in s.
111.32 (13m), Stats., handicap, religion, age, physical disability, or national origin in their educational programs.
REEB 25.066(6)(c)
(c) A school shall submit to the board with the application for approval at least 15 multiple-choice questions for each course. The school shall clearly indicate the answer to each question and the portion of the course outline to which the question relates. The questions shall comply with reasonable standards of test development and shall relate to the substantive contents of the continuing education program or course. The questions shall be the original work of the writer and not be published. A school may only make questions available to school personnel.
REEB 25.066 Note
Note: An applicant may obtain a copy of the Continuing Education Question Development Form, Form #1746, and the Instructions for Submitting Continuing Education Questions, Form #1745, from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credential Processing, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708.
REEB 25.066(6)(d)
(d) A school shall agree to conduct an examination at the end of each continuing education program or course. The examination shall contain at least 15 multiple-choice questions for each course. The passing score shall be no less than 70%, unless the school provides substantial justification to the board for a lower score and the board approves the lower passing score.
REEB 25.066(6)(e)
(e) A school shall agree not to make available to students before the students take a specific examination the questions or answers to the questions. A school shall keep tests and answer sheets in a secure location at all times before and after administration of the examination.
REEB 25.066(6)(f)
(f) A school shall agree to inform students about the number of points of credit for each question in the examination and the passing score. It shall also provide clear instructions to students for recording their responses to the questions.
REEB 25.066(6)(g)
(g) A school shall agree to provide each student with a certificate of attendance at a program or course. The certificate shall comply with the requirements in
s. REEB 25.07.
REEB 25.066(6)(j)
(j) A school may not count examination time as part of the classroom hours required in a classroom education course.
REEB 25.066(6)(k)
(k) A school seeking the approval of continuing education programs and courses presented as distance education is not required to designate the number of hours of instruction. However, it shall describe to the board how it will do all of the following:
REEB 25.066(6)(k)1.
1. Ensure that instructors approved by the board under
sub. (2) are available to the students at reasonable times and by reasonable means.
REEB 25.066(6)(k)2.
2. Provide a reasonable level of examination security for the examination given at the end of each distance education continuing education course.
REEB 25.066(6)(k)3.
3. Sufficiently cover the subjects specified for continuing education courses.
REEB 25.066(6)(k)4.
4. Provide reasonable oversight to ensure that the students who take the examination are the enrolled students.
REEB 25.066(6)(k)5.
5. Provide a reasonable opportunity for student self-evaluation of mastery.
REEB 25.066 History
History:
Cr.
Register, January, 1992, No. 433, eff. 2-1-92; am. (2) (intro.), (4),
Register, September, 1993, No. 453, eff. 10-1-93; am. (1), r. (6) (h),
Register, July, 1997, No. 499, eff. 8-1-97; am. (2) (b),
Register, July, 1998, No. 511, eff. 8-1-98; am. (1), (4), and (6) (c) to (f), (j), r. (6) (b), (i), cr. (6) (k),
Register, August, 1999, No. 524, eff. 9-1-99; correction in (1), (2) (intro.), (b), (d), (4), (5), (6) (c), (d), (g), (k) (intro.), 1. made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671.
REEB 25.07
REEB 25.07
Certification of attendance at pre-license and continuing education programs and courses. REEB 25.07(1)(1)
Attendance requirements. A student shall attend all the required hours of a classroom education course and receive all the required contents of a classroom education course or a distance education course before a school may give a certificate of attendance to the student. In addition, for continuing education programs and courses, a student shall also satisfactorily complete the course examination administered by the school, as provided in
s. REEB 25.066 (6) (d).
REEB 25.07(2)(a)(a) Schools shall provide an individual certificate of attendance to all students upon satisfactory completion of education programs and courses.
REEB 25.07(2)(b)
(b) The board may accept an official transcript or student grade report as evidence of satisfactory completion of credit courses.
REEB 25.07(2)(c)
(c) Certificates for pre-license noncredit programs and all continuing education programs and courses shall meet the following criteria:
REEB 25.07(2)(c)3.
3. Clearly state the name of the program or course and whether it satisfies prelicense or continuing education requirements.
REEB 25.07(2)(c)4.
4. Clearly state the number of hours the student has successfully completed in an educational program presented as classroom education.
REEB 25.07(2)(d)
(d) A school shall maintain attendance records for at least 5 years after a program or course has been conducted.
REEB 25.07 History
History:
Cr.
Register, October, 1979, No. 286, eff. 11-1-79; renum. from REB 16.07 and am. (1) (a), (b) and (e) and (2),
Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83; r. (1) (d) and (e) and (2), renum. (3) to be (2) and am.
Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 6-1-87; r. and recr.
Register, January, 1992, No. 433, eff. 2-1-92; am. (1) and (2) (c) 4.,
Register, August, 1999, No. 524, eff. 9-1-99; correction in (1), (2) (b) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671.
REEB 25.075
REEB 25.075
Continuing education examination conducted by the department. REEB 25.075(1)
(1) The department shall conduct a continuing education examination pursuant to s.
452.12 (5) (c) 2., Stats.
REEB 25.075(2)
(2) The department shall conduct the continuing education examination during each biennial licensure period, but not from July 1 to December 31 of each even-numbered year.
REEB 25.075(3)
(3) The continuing education examination shall cover the subjects required for continuing education approved by the board under s.
452.05 (1) (d) and
(g), Stats., and shall have no less than 5 questions for each hour of instruction in classroom education courses or 5 questions for each hour of instruction if the topics presented in a distance education course were presented as a classroom education course or courses in the approved continuing education program or courses.
REEB 25.075(5)
(5) The board shall require a minimum passing score of 70 on the continuing education examination.
REEB 25.075(6)
(6) The board shall permit licensees who take the continuing education examination to review the examination and the examination results, as provided in
s. REEB 12.025.
REEB 25.075 Note
Note: 2011 Wis. Act 32 repealed s. 452.12 (5) (c) 2., Stats., invalidating s. REEB 25.075. Section REEB 25.075 will be repealed in future rule making by the board.
REEB 25.075 History
History:
Cr.
Register, October, 1979, No. 286, eff. 11-1-79; renum. from REB 16.075 and am. (1),
Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83; r. (2), renum. (1) and am.
Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 6-1-87; r. and recr.
Register, January, 1992, No. 433, eff. 2-1-92; am. (3), r. (4),
Register, August, 1999, No. 524, eff. 9-1-99; correction in (3), (5), (6) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671.
REEB 25.08(1)
(1)
Periodic review. The board, or its duly authorized representative, shall investigate and review all approved educational programs, courses, and instructors. The method of review shall be determined by the board in each case and will generally consist of the following:
REEB 25.08(1)(a)
(a) Consideration of information available from federal, state, or local agencies, private organizations or agencies, or interested persons.
REEB 25.08(1)(b)
(b) Conferences with officials or representatives of the school involved or with former students of the school.
REEB 25.08(1)(c)
(c) Public hearing respecting the educational program, course, or instructor involved, with adequate written notice to the school and/or instructor.
REEB 25.08(2)
(2) Upon complaint. In addition to investigation upon its own initiation, the board may investigate any school or instructor upon receipt of a complaint from an interested person.
REEB 25.08(3)(a)(a) The board may limit, suspend or revoke the approval of a school or instructor to conduct any program or course which had been approved pursuant to this chapter when the school or instructor:
REEB 25.08(3)(a)1.
1. Has falsified information on any application or certificate of attendance submitted to the department;
REEB 25.08(3)(a)3.
3. Has given credit to students for an amount of time present in class when the actual amount was less than the credited amount;
REEB 25.08(3)(a)4.
4. Has divulged to students before administration of a continuing education course examination questions which will be used in the examination when administered;
REEB 25.08(3)(a)6.
6. Has provided instruction on several occasions when not adequately prepared to teach; or
REEB 25.08(3)(a)7.
7. Has violated any provisions in this chapter. Violation of
subds. 1. to
4. may also be cause for disciplinary action against a licensee, pursuant to s.
452.14, Stats.
REEB 25.08(3)(b)
(b) If, after investigation, the board deems it proper to deny or withdraw its approval of any school, educational program, course, or instructor, the board shall follow the procedures in
ch. SPS 1 for denial of approval and the procedures in
ch. SPS 2 for limiting, suspending or revoking approval.
REEB 25.08 History
History:
Cr.
Register, October, 1979, No. 286, eff. 11-1-79; renum. from REB 16.08 and am. (1) (intro.), (2) and (3),
Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83; am. (3),
Register, January, 1992, No. 433, eff. 2-1-92; am. (3) (a), (b),
Register, September, 1993, No. 453, eff. 10-1-93; correction in (1), (2), (3) (a) (intro.), 5., (b) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671.
