LAC 46:LXVII.5513. Post-license and Continuing Education Instructors

A. No person shall act as a post-license/continuing education instructor, and no real estate vendor shall hire or otherwise permit any person to act as a post-license/continuing education instructor, unless that person has been approved by the commission. B. The application to become approved as a real estate post-license/continuing education instructor shall be in such form and detail as prescribed by the commission and shall be accompanied by any documentation requested therein and the certification fee(s) prescribed in R.S. 37:1443. 1. Approval as a post-license/continuing education instructor shall be required per vendor course and shall not qualify an approved instructor to instruct any other post-license/continuing education courses. 2. The expiration of an approved post-license/continuing education course shall result in the automatic expiration of all instructor approvals issued for that course. C. The commission shall approve or deny a post-license/continuing education instructor application within 45 calendar days after it is received. Incomplete applications, or a request from the commission for additional information, may be cause for delay beyond 45 calendar days. D. The commission may deny an application for approval as a post-license/continuing education instructor for any of the following reasons. 1. The applicant has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or theft, or has been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude in any court of competent jurisdiction. 2. An application contains a false statement of material fact. 3. A professional license or certification held by an applicant has been revoked. 4. The applicant fails to meet the minimum requirements prescribed by the commission.