Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 09, 2016 | signed chap.320 |
Sep 06, 2016 | delivered to governor |
May 18, 2016 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.617 substituted for a9474 |
May 17, 2016 | referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 16, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
May 11, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
May 10, 2016 | 1st report cal.794 |
Apr 11, 2016 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S7248
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
John J. Bonacic
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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George Latimer
(D) 0 Senate District
Michael H. Ranzenhofer
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S7248 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9474
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง441, RP L
S7248 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7248 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring three hours of agency related coursework as a requirement for renewal of a real estate license PURPOSE OF BILL : The bill amends the real property law to require two hours of agency related coursework in the licensee's initial two-year licensing term as part of the 22 1/2 hours of continuing education required for renewal of a real estate license in New York. In subsequent license terms one hour of agency related coursework will be required. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL : Section 1. Section 441(3)(a) subsection 7 of the real property law is amended to add "at least one hour of instruction pertaining to agency except in the case of the initial two-year licensing term for real estate salespersons, two hours of agency related instruction must be completed". JUSTIFICATION : Understanding the agency relationship created between buyers/sellers, landlords/tenants and the real estate professional representing them
S7248 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7248 I N S E N A T E April 11, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring three hours of agency related coursework as a requirement for renewal of a real estate license THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 441 of the real property law, as amended by section 1 of part D of chapter 328 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (a) No renewal license shall be issued any licensee under this article for any license period commencing November first, nineteen hundred nine- ty-five unless such licensee shall have within the two year period imme- diately preceding such renewal attended at least twenty-two and one-half hours which shall include at least three hours of instruction pertaining to fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property or an interest in real property, AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF INSTRUC- TION PERTAINING TO THE LAW OF AGENCY EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE INITIAL TWO-YEAR LICENSING TERM FOR REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS, TWO HOURS OF AGEN- CY RELATED INSTRUCTION MUST BE COMPLETED, and successfully completed a continuing education real estate course or courses approved by the secretary of state as to method, content and supervision, which approval may be withdrawn if in the opinion of the secretary of state such course or courses are not being conducted properly as to method, content and supervision. For those individuals licensed pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred forty-two-g of this article, in the individual's initial license term, at least eleven hours of the required twenty-two and one-half hours of continuing education shall be completed during the first year of the term. Of those eleven hours, three hours shall pertain to applicable New York state statutes and regulations governing the practice of real estate brokers and salespersons. To establish compli- ance with the continuing education requirements imposed by this section, licensees shall provide an affidavit, in a form acceptable to the department of state, establishing the nature of the continuing education EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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