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As of September 1, 2007, TREC states that a licensee who takes an online MCE course will not be allowed to complete the course in less than 24 hours.
Frequently Asked
Questions Regarding MCE Requirements as of January 1, 2005
The following 11 questions and answers address the most frequently asked
questions concerning the new Mandatory
Continuing Education (MCE) requirements that will apply to real estate
broker and salesperson renewals, late renewals,
applications, and returns to active status on or after January 1, 2005.
1. I have an active two-year license that expires on April 30, 2005.
I intend to complete all my Mandatory Continuing
Education (MCE) requirements for renewal before January 1, 2005. Will
I need to take the new legal update
course and legal ethics course to renew my license on active status?
No, not for your first renewal after the effective date.
You will need to take the new legal courses anytime
thereafter to renew your license on active status.
2. I was out of the business for a couple of years. I just filed a late
renewal of my license and now I have an active
one-year license that expires on October 31, 2005. Will I need to take
the new legal update course and legal ethics
course to renew my license on active status?
No. You may, but are not required to, take the new legal
courses for your first renewal after the effective
date. You will need to take the new legal courses anytime thereafter
to renew your license on active status.
3. I have an active two-year license
that expires on April 30, 2005. I intend to complete some of my MCE requirements
before January 1, 2005, but I will need to take an additional 6 hours
to comply with the legal MCE requirements.
Will I need to take the new legal update course and legal ethics course
to renew my license on active
status?
No. You may, but are not required to, take the new legal
courses for your first renewal after the effective
date You will need to take the new legal courses anytime thereafter to
renew your license on active status.
4. I will get my first salesperson license
that is not subject to Salesperson Annual Education (SAE) requirements
in February 2005. When I renew in February 2006, will I need to take
the new legal courses?
Yes.
5. I currently have a one-year salesperson license.
I completed my SAE and got my one-year license in October
2004. Will I need to take the new legal courses to renew my license on
active status in October 2005?
No. You may, but are not required to, take the legal courses
for your first renewal after the effective date.
6. You will need to take the new legal courses
anytime thereafter to renew your license on active status.
My license is inactive. I plan on returning my license to active status
in February 2005. Will I need to take the new
legal courses?
If you have not completed your legal MCE requirements
by January 1, 2005, you will need to take the new legal
courses to return to active status.
7. I have an active two-year license
that expires on October 31, 2005. I plan on renewing inactive. When I
decide to return my license to active status, will I need to take the
new legal courses?
It depends. If you wish to return to active status after
September 1, 2006, you will need to take the new legal
courses as no other legal courses will be available. If you wish to return
to active status prior to September 1,
2006, you may, but are not required to, take the new legal courses.
8. Assume for purposes of this question
that the date is August 2005. I had an active two-year salesperson license
that expires on April 30, 2006. My broker terminated me in June 2005,
which made my license inactive. I found
another broker to sponsor me, but when I sent my sponsorship form to
TREC, I received a letter indicating that I
needed to complete my MCE requirements. Do I need to take the new legal
courses to return to active status?
No. You may, but are not required to, take the legal courses
to return to active status. Once you have an active
license, the courses you take will count for your renewal in 2006.
You will need to take the new legal courses
anytime thereafter to renew or reactivate a license.
9. I will get my broker license
in August 2005. Will I need to take the new legal courses to renew my
license in August 2006?
Yes.
10. I will apply for a late renewal of my salesperson license in February 2005.
Will I need to take the new legal courses
before I apply for my license?
If you have not completed the legal MCE requirements by
January 1, 2005, you will need to take the new legal
courses before you apply for a late renewal of your license.
11. I am a broker. In 1991, I got
the one-time exemption from continuing education requirements under section
1101.456 of the Occupations Code. Do I need to take the new legal courses?
No.
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