Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 86 - KANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
Article 1 - EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
Section 86-1-10 - Approved courses of instructions; procedure
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 86-1-10
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Definitions. Each of the following terms, as defined in this subsection, shall apply to K.A.R. 86-1-10 through K.A.R. 86-1-12 and K.A.R. 86-1-17:
(1) "Commission" means Kansas real estate
commission.
(2) "Coordinator" means
an individual who serves as the primary contact for a school and is responsible
for complying with the requirements in this regulation.
(3) "Course" means instruction designed to
fulfill the education requirements of K.S.A. 58-3046a, and amendments
thereto.
(4) "Distance education
course" means a course for which the school provides instructional materials by
mail or electronic transmission to students who are physically separated from
the instructor for all or a portion of the course.
(5) "In-person education course" means a
course provided to students who are not physically separated from the
instructor.
(6) "Monitoring" means
review of approved courses by commission staff to ensure that the attendance,
presentation platform, instruction time, outline, and materials provided by
schools meet the requirements of the commission.
(7) "School" means an entity eligible under
K.S.A. 58-3046a(g), and amendments thereto, to offer courses approved by the
commission.
(b) Request for course approval. Each school seeking commission approval of a course shall submit the following information to the commission at least 45 days before the first scheduled class session:
(1) A completed
course approval application obtained from the commission;
(2) a copy of all course materials, including
textbooks, student workbooks, and examinations with answers;
(3) the total number of sessions, sections,
or modules;
(4) the duration of
each session, section, or module;
(5) the total number of requested hours for
the course;
(6) the course
objectives and a detailed course outline; and
(7) the course approval fee prescribed by
K.A.R. 86-1-5.
(c) Additional course approval requirements for distance education courses.
(1) In addition to meeting the requirements
of subsection (b), each school requesting approval of a distance education
course shall submit the following information:
(A) The means to access the distance
education course as it will be offered to students;
(B) evidence of sufficient information
technology support to enable students to complete the distance education
course;
(C) documentation on how
the distance education course will require active participation by each student
and substantial interaction between the students and the instructor, other
students, or a computer program; and
(D) evidence that the system used for testing
students will scramble questions and items for any quizzes or examinations to
ensure a random presentation.
(2) Each distance education course certified
by the association of real estate license law officials shall be presumed to
meet the requirements in paragraph (c)(1).
(3) Each school offering a distance education
course approved by the commission under K.S.A. 58-3046a(e) or K.S.A.
58-3046a(f), and amendments thereto, shall require each student to answer at
least 10 quiz or examination questions per credit hour.
(4) Each school offering a distance education
course approved by the commission under K.S.A. 58-3046a(a), K. S.A.
58-3046a(b), K.S.A. 58-3046a(c) or K.S.A. 58-3046a(d), and amendments thereto,
shall require each student to answer at least 50 quiz or examination questions.
(5) Each school shall issue a
certificate of completion of each distance education course approved by the
commission to meet any requirement of K.S.A. 58-3046a, and amendments thereto,
to each student who has answered at least 90 percent of the quiz or examination
questions correctly during the distance education course.
(d) Instructors. Each school coordinator shall be responsible for ensuring that the school's instructors have the specialized preparation, training, and experience in the subject matter to be taught to ensure competent instruction.
(e) Changes to an approved course.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (e)(2),
each school shall submit a new application for course approval under subsection
(b) if there is any change to the course content, outline, objectives, or
presentation platform for an approved course.
(2) A school shall not be required to submit
a new application for course approval under subsection (b) if any of the
following changes:
(A) The
coordinator;
(B) the location of
the school; or
(C) the course
title.
(3) Each school
shall submit notification to the commission of each change described in
paragraph (e)(2) at least 15 days before the change is scheduled to
occur.
(4) Each school shall submit
notification to the commission at least 15 days before the discontinuation of
any course or the intent to close the school.
(f) Registration of approved courses; application for renewal.
(1) The registration
of courses approved by the commission shall expire on January 31 of each year.
Each application to renew the approval of a course shall be submitted on a form
provided by the commission.
(2)
Each application to renew approval of a course received after the expiration
date shall require the submission of a new application for approval pursuant to
subsection (b).
This regulation shall be effective on and after July 1, 2020.
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