Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-46-501

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-46-501 - Course Approval Required; Definitions

A. Under A.R.S. §§ 32-3601(10) and 32-3625, a course must be approved by the Director, including a course presented by distance education, before the course is offered in Arizona. A course shall be approved as either qualifying or continuing education.

B. Prior to the approval of a course as either qualifying or continuing education, the Department shall determine whether the course satisfies the qualification criteria under subsection R4-46-201(B).

C. A course owner shall ensure that the course is not offered as either qualifying or continuing education until the course owner receives notice that the course has been approved unless the course owner includes notice in the offering materials that course approval is pending and no credit may be claimed for participating in the course until approval is received.

D. The Department shall include in the notice of course approval referenced in subsection (C):

1. An index number for the approved course,

2. The maximum number of hours of instruction (including examination time if applicable) that may be claimed for participating in the approved course, and

3. Whether the course is approved as qualifying or continuing education.

E. A course owner shall ensure that the course is not advertised or represented as approved until after receipt of the notice referenced in subsection (D). After receiving notice of course approval, the course owner may represent in any materials that the course is approved.

F. As used in this Article:

"Continuing education" means the basic education requirement for renewal of a license or certification within the meaning of A.R.S. § 32-3625.

"Qualifying education" means the basic education requirement to apply as a state-licensed appraiser under A.R.S. § 32-3613(B) or state-certified real estate appraiser under A.R.S. § 32-3614(C).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-46-501

Adopted effective December 29, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended effective October 1, 1998; filed in the Office of the Secretary of State September 10, 1998 (Supp. 98-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 1503, effective June 2, 2007 (Supp. 07-2). Amended by Final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 1675, effective 10/6/2015. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1139, effective 6/10/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 893, effective 6/11/2022.