Notice of Proposed Changes on Education Requirements for Real Estate Licensure in the Regulations of the Real Estate Commission

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:  The Real Estate Commission proposes to change regulations regarding real estate education courses used to qualify for initial licensure and for post licensing after initial licensure.

The Real Estate Commission (Commission) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 64 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with minimum education requirements for licensure and education requirements after initial license, including the following:

1.  12 AAC 64.063, Minimum education requirements for licensure, is proposed to be changed to      alter the real estate minimum education requirements for licensure.

2.  12 AAC 64.064, Education requirements after initial license, is proposed to be changed to alter      the requirements for post licensing education after initial licensure.

You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Marilyn Zimmerman, Paralegal, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK  99811-0806.  Additionally, the Commission will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov.  Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/183356, and using the comment link.  The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on November 28, 2016.  Comments received after this deadline will not be considered by the Commission.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Marilyn Zimmerman, Paralegal, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK  99811-0806 or by e-mail at marilyn.zimmerman@alaska.gov.  The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period.  The Commission will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System or on the Commission’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/RealEstateCommission.aspx.  The Commission may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Marilyn Zimmerman at (907) 465-2532 or marilyn.zimmerman@alaska.gov not later than November 21, 2016 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Marilyn Zimmerman at (907) 465-2532 or marilyn.zimmerman@alaska.gov, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/REC-1016.pdf.

After the public comment period ends, the Commission will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action.  The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation.  You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.  Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.

Statutory Authority:  AS 08.88.071; AS 08.88.081; AS 08.88.091; AS 08.88.095; AS 08.88.171
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific:  AS 08.88.071; AS 08.88.081; AS 08.88.091; AS 08.88.095; AS 08.88.171

Fiscal Information:  The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

DATE:  10/25/16
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation.  The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code.  If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.

ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))

1.   Adopting agency:  Real Estate Commission – Department of Commerce, Community, and      Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

2.   General subject of regulation:  Minimum education requirements for licensure and education       requirements after initial license.

3.   Citation of regulation:  12 AAC 64.063 and 12 AAC 64.064.

4.   Department of Law file number:  To be assigned.

5.   Reason for the proposed action:  Compliance with new or changed state statute; update and       clarification of current regulations.

6.   Appropriation/Allocation:  Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.

7.   Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
      A private person:  Approximated one-time cost of $500 for additional education requirements.
      Another state agency:  None known.
      A municipality:  None known.

8.   Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars):      No costs are expected in FY 2017 or in subsequent years.

9.   The name of the contact person for the regulation:
      Sharon Walsh, Executive Administrator
      Alaska Real Estate Commission
      Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
      Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
      Telephone:  (907) 269-8197
      E-mail:  sharon.walsh@alaska.gov

10.   The origin of the proposed action:  Real Estate Commission.

11.   Date:  10/25/16
        Prepared by:  Jun Maiquis
                              Regulations Specialist
                              (907) 465-2537