N.M. Admin. Code § 16.61.15.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 19, October 8, 2024

Section 16.61.15.8 - EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The commission shall appoint an education advisory committee (EAC), hereinafter referred to as the committee, with the goal of upgrading and improving the real estate education program in order to carry out the commission's mission of protecting the public and increasing the professional competence of real estate brokers. The committee shall advise the commission on all matters related to broker education.

A. The committee shall meet monthly or as required for the purpose of evaluating applications for real estate course sponsors, courses, and instructors and shall make recommendations to the commission as to its findings.

(1) The committee shall use specific criteria to evaluate a course, an instructor or course sponsor for approval. These specific criteria shall consider both the instructor's depth of knowledge of the subject and the instructor's ability to convey that knowledge.

(2) The committee shall clearly state in writing to the applicant the reasons for which a course, an instructor or course sponsor are not approved.

(3) A sponsor or instructor applicant not recommended for approval by the committee may ask the commission to review the committee's unfavorable recommendation.

B. The committee shall consist of up to nine non-instructor members and no fewer than three instructor members. A committee chair and a vice chair shall be elected by the committee. All members shall be appointed to three-year terms.

C. Members shall serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, but may reapply for membership on year after the expiration of their second term. The commission shall appoint members to fill vacancies until the end of the term of the vacant position.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.61.15.8

16.61.15.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.61.15.8 NMAC, 1-1-2012, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 22, November 30, 2016, eff. 1/1/2017, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 24, December 26, 2017, eff. 1/15/2018, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, December 15, 2020, eff. 1/3/2021