NAC645.426. Instructors: Requirements for and restrictions on approval; appeal of denial of approval; periodic review and evaluation.

     1. An instructor must have written approval from the Division before teaching an approved course.

     2. An applicant for approval as an instructor must apply on a form prescribed by the Division.

     3. The Division shall not, without the approval of the Commission, approve a person as an instructor if the person:

     (a) Has been disciplined by the Commission or the Division acting on behalf of the Commission:

          (1) Within the immediately preceding 5 years; or

          (2) More than one time; or

     (b) Has been determined in an administrative or judicial proceeding to have violated any statute, rule, regulation or order pertaining to real estate in this or any other state.

     4. A person may be approved as an instructor to teach an approved course relating to his or her principal occupation if:

     (a) The person has:

          (1) A bachelor’s degree or a more advanced degree, plus at least 2 years of full-time experience, in the field in which he or she will be providing instruction;

          (2) Teaching experience of at least 75 hours in the field in which he or she will be providing instruction within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of the person’s application for approval plus at least 3 years of full-time experience in that field;

          (3) At least 6 years of full-time experience in the field in which the person will be providing instruction; or

          (4) Any combination of at least 6 years of college-level course work and full-time experience in the field in which the person will be providing instruction;

     (b) The person has a good reputation for honesty, integrity and trustworthiness; and

     (c) The person submits to the Division satisfactory documentation of his or her qualifications and a resume outlining his or her experience, education and teaching experience in the field in which the person will be providing instruction.

     5. If the Division denies an application for approval as an instructor, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Division by filing an appeal with the Commission not later than 30 days after the date on which the applicant received notification of the denial of the application for approval as an instructor.

     6. If the applicant files a timely appeal, the Commission will, as soon as practicable, hold a hearing concerning the denial of the application for approval as an instructor at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission and will:

     (a) Affirm the decision of the Division to deny the application for approval as an instructor;

     (b) Approve the instructor for a limited period and under such conditions as the Commission deems appropriate; or

     (c) Reverse the decision of the Division to deny the application for approval as an instructor.

     7. The Division shall periodically review and evaluate each approved instructor.

     (Added to NAC by Real Estate Comm’n by R031-04, eff. 11-30-2004; A by R123-06, 6-1-2006)