Following a wave of new laws passed to address systemic racism, California’s legislature has updated a 2021 law ensuring equal treatment is cultivated by real estate professionals.
Beginning January 1, 2024, Senate Bill (SB) 1495 will require real estate course providers to include implicit bias and fair housing education within licensing courses required to obtain a real estate broker or sales agent license. Further, the implicit bias and fair housing components will be offered within the Real Estate Practice course only.
While continuing education courses are already required to include implicit bias and fair housing training in 2023, the delay for licensing courses stems from implementation issues of the bill itself.
The additional year provides real estate educators sufficient time to revise statutory courses with the newly required implicit bias and fair housing components. In turn, this guarantees students will be educated within implicit bias and fair housing practices.
For current real estate licensees, continuing education requirements remain the same.
Real estate licensees will need to complete 45-hours of continuing education every four years, including the additional two-hour implicit bias course to renew their license.
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