Proposed New Regulation by the California DRE

The California Department of Real Estate has proposed the following revisions to Sections 3007.05 and 3007.3. These proposed revisions not only effect all of the California real estate education facilities, but also effect all licensed real estate professional as it relates to continuing education.

The following is a summary of these proposed changes. The complete Proposed Regulatory Action is available for your review.

3007.05 Forms of Identification Accepted

A participant shall present one of the following forms of identification immediately before admittance to a live presentation of an offering or, immediately before the administration of the final examination for a correspondence offering.

(a)	A current California driver license.
(b)	A current identification card described in Section 13000 of the California Vehicle Code.
(c)	Any identification of the participant issued by a governmental agency or a recognized real estate related trade organization within the immediately preceding five years which bears a photograph, signature and identification number of the participant.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10080 and 10170.4, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 10170.4, Business and Profession Code.

3007.3 Final Examination Rules

(a)

Sponsors shall establish and participants shall observe the following final examination rules for approved offerings:

(1)	The final examination shall provide for the testing, examination or evaluation of participants. The sponsor shall take steps to protect the integrity of the examination and to prevent cheating in an examination.
(2)	The examination shall not be taken by participants until completion of the instructional portion of the offering to which the examination applies.
(3)	Participants taking a correspondence offering shall be limited to completion of final examinations for that offering for a maximum of twelve credit hours during any single 24 hour period.

(c)

To pass the examination, a participant must achieve a percentage score of 70 percent or more.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10080 and 10170.4, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 10170.4 Business and Professions Code.