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Sep 18, 2020 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S8986
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S8986 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §441, RP L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S8986 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8986 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring real estate brokers and salespersons to receive implicit bias training as part of their license renewal process PURPOSE: This legislation requires an additional two hours of training, specif- ically concentrating on implicit bias training and understanding for a real estate broker, or salesperson as part of their license renewal process. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 Amends Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 441 of the real property law, as amended by chapter 320 of the laws of 2016 to require an additional two hours of instruction pertaining to implicit
S8986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8986 I N S E N A T E September 18, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring real estate brokers and salespersons to receive implicit bias training as part of their license renewal process 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 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] TWENTY- FOUR 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 TWO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO IMPLICIT BIAS AWARENESS AND UNDER- STANDING, 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 salespersons, 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 meth- od, 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] TWENTY-FOUR 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 prac- tice of real estate brokers and salespersons. To establish compliance with the continuing education requirements imposed by this section, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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