Sec. 20-314a. Regulations concerning approval of schools, courses, programs and advertising. Exemption from experience requirement for certain applicants.
Sec. 20-314a. Regulations concerning approval of schools, courses, programs
and advertising. Exemption from experience requirement for certain applicants.
(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the
commission, may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, relating to the approval of schools offering courses in real estate principles and practice and related subjects, or real estate student intern programs, the content of such courses or programs
and the advertising to the public of the services of such schools. Such regulations shall
not require (1) approval of instructors at such schools, or (2) a course to be conducted
in a classroom location approved for such use by a local fire marshal provided the course
is conducted in a hotel, restaurant or other public building or a place of public assembly,
as defined in section 19-13-B105 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.
(b) The commission may exempt any applicant for a real estate broker's license
from the requirements concerning experience under the provisions of subsection (d) of
section 20-314, if the commission determines that such applicant is unable to meet such
requirements solely because such applicant has been subjected to discrimination based
on race, creed or color, which discrimination interfered with such applicant's ability to
meet such requirements.
(1967, P.A. 445, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 225, 610; P.A. 79-74, S. 3; P.A. 82-422, S. 7, 14; P.A. 90-332, S. 8, 32; P.A. 93-354, S. 10, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 9; P.A. 03-71, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-48, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-614 transferred power to make regulations from commission to consumer protection commissioner,
retaining commission in advisory role, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-74 added reference to regulation of student intern
programs; P.A. 82-422 specified that regulations do not require approval of instructors at real estate schools; P.A. 90-332
amended section to include references to the real estate appraisal commission; P.A. 93-354 deleted reference to advisory
role of real estate appraisal commission in making regulations governing real estate education (see Sec. 20-512), effective
in accordance with Sec. 20-258; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A.
98-10 made technical changes; P.A. 03-71 deleted "such reasonable" and "as the commissioner deems necessary" re
adoption of regulations; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner
of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A.
03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004;
P.A. 05-48 inserted Subsec. designators (a)(1), (a)(2) and (b) and added as Subsec. (a)(2) provisions re courses conducted
in locations approved by local fire marshal.
Cited. 39 CS 99.