Assembly Bill A9751

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring additional training for real estate brokers and real estate salespeople to prevent discrimination in the real estate industry

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A9751 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7581
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §441, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1760

2019-A9751 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires additional training for real estate brokers and real estate salespeople to prevent discrimination in the real estate industry.

2019-A9751 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9751
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  real  property  law,  in  relation  to  increasing
   required  training for real estate brokers and real estate salespeople
   to prevent discrimination
 
   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 chapter 320 of the laws of 2016, is  amended
 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] TWENTY-
 FIVE and one-half hours which shall include at least [three]  SIX  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 instruction pertaining to the law of agency except in
 the case of the initial two-year licensing term for real  estate  sales-
 persons,  two hours of agency 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 prop-
 erly 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] TWENTY-FIVE 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  compliance  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 acquired and
 shall provide such further proof as required by the department of state.
              

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