(a) The Commission may waive all or part of
the continuing education requirement of §
35.382 (relating to requirement)
upon proof that the standard license holder seeking the waiver is unable to
fulfill the requirement because of illness, emergency or hardship. The
following are examples of situations in which hardship waivers will be granted.
(1) A standard license holder who seeks to
renew a current license that was initially issued within 6 months of the
biennial license period for which renewal is sought will be deemed eligible, on
the basis of hardship, for a full waiver of the continuing education
requirement.
(2) A standard license
holder who seeks to renew a current license that was reactivated from
noncurrent status within 6 months of the biennial license period for which
renewal is sought will be deemed eligible, on the basis of hardship, for a full
waiver of the continuing education requirement.
(3) A standard license holder who is a
qualified continuing education instructor will be deemed eligible, for the
waiver of 1 hour of continuing education for each hour of actual classroom
instruction in an approved continuing education topic that the instructor is
qualified to teach. Duplicate hours of instruction in the same topic during the
same biennial license period will not be considered for waiver
purposes.
(b) Requests to
waive the continuing education requirement must be filed with the Commission on
or before March 31 of the renewal year unless the applicant proves to the
satisfaction of the Commission that it was impracticable to do so.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 35.383 adopted July 31, 1992, effective
8/1/1992, 22 Pa.B. 3980; amended
December 10, 2004, effective 12/11/2004, 34 Pa.B. 6530; amended August 19,
2005, effective 8/20/2005, 35
Pa.B. 4711.
The provisions of this § 35.383 issued under
sections 402, 404, 404.1 and 513 of the Real Estate Licensing and Registration
Act (63 P. S. §§
455.402,
455.404,
455.404a and
455.513); amended under
sections 201, 501, 601, 602 and 604 of the Real Estate Licensing and
Registration Act (63 P. S. §§
455.201,
455.501,
455.601,
455.602 and
455.604).
