This article discusses the Enhanced Continuing Education (CE) required of California real estate licensees and provides an overview of first Tuesday coming Implicit bias cycle and video line to display the newly legislated interactive sharing element, Access for All: A Fair Housing Game™.
California for everyone
real estate agents And brokers Those who expire after 2022 will soon find themselves studying some of the new and innovative course content.
Passed at the end of 2021, Senate Act (SB) 263 requires two hours of implicit bias training to be incorporated into Continuing Education (CE) And pre-licensing courses. On top of that assigning three hours fair housing (or survey) regeneration cycle and Legal aspects of the property The pre-licensing course should include an interactive, participatory component.
The California Real Estate Administration (DRE) It was recently clarified that the new cycle requirements will apply to real estate agents and brokers whose licenses have expired in or after January 1, 2023.
additional, Late renewals – Licensees with expiration dates before January 1, 2023, but who renew after the implementation date – will also need to take more implicit bias course and updated fair housing which includes an interactive participatory component.
Editor’s Note – The California Legislature is currently considering SB 1495to stop the implementation of the implicit bias path requirements for Pre-licensing courses Until January 1, 2024, modifying how content is split across multiple pre-licensing cycles. In a webinar with course providers on March 17y2022, the DRE gave the impression that a passage of SB 1495 was likely, and has since confined all his comments about upcoming educational changes to the CE context exclusively.
Either way, SB 1495 has no bearing on the continuing education course requirements for implicit bias, which remain in effect for agents and brokers whose licenses expire on or after January 1, 2023.
first tuesday It has been in active production for this new education since SB 263 was proposed. As of April 2022, first Tuesday the new implicit bias and promoted fair housing Courses have been submitted to the DRE and are awaiting approval.
The DRE has made it clear to course applicants that it intends to “fast track” approvals. However, it has made it clear that it will not approve the courses or allow them to be made available to students Until July 2022 at the earliest.
What does this mean for real estate licensees
Rest assured – we’ve got you covered.
everyone first tuesday Students with license expiration dates after 2022 and who complete their renewal prior to approval of new education will gain access to additional materials in There are no additional fees When it was approved by the DRE in July. For existing students, you will be notified when courses are added to your student account.
For licenses that expire before 2023, you do not need to take this additional education until the next renewal date.
When your license expires after 2022 and you are currently enrolled in a renewal package, you can complete your registration now and return to complete your new education in July. However, it is recommended to wait until the file fair housing Re-approved prior to completing this course.
If you are not first tuesday Student and need updated CE, you can register for these new offerings separately after July 2022 approval from DRE. the new implicit bias and improved fair housing Courses are priced as a pool at $17.50.
Implicit Bias Training Course Content – Looking Forward
Implicit bias training It’s now happening across industries – in healthcare, police and now real estate, thanks to the 2021 pass for SB 263.
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the term implicit bias It refers to discriminatory thoughts or attitudes that a person is not fully aware of. These thought patterns are subtle, subconscious, and below the level of direct awareness. Think of the part of an iceberg lying beneath the surface of the freezing water: not immediately obvious, but hugely poignant to those who stray from its reach.
Instead, outright bias Describes the same type of discriminatory thoughts or attitudes, but combined with an awareness of their presence and impact on behaviour. outright bias It is the rocky piece of the glacier that protrudes above the surface of the water, and is visible to all. For example, a real estate agent or landlord who willfully and willfully refuse to show homes or accept applications from members of a protected group is guilty of outright discrimination.
This refers to the difference between perceiving a stereotype and allowing it to color the behavior, versus letting it stimulate unconsciously – implicitly.
first Tuesday Two hours implicit bias The training will prepare real estate professionals to identify the elements of systematic racism – Conscious and unconscious – in real estate transactions.
Specifically, the course will cover:
- Federal housing law and state law in the context of explicit and implicit bias;
- predatory lending and re-planning from a contemporary and historical perspective;
- The wealth and home ownership gap between white, black, and Latino families, and how it persists through discriminatory lending and real estate practices;
- proper implementation of fair recruitment practices;
- Reporting of discriminatory practices observed in the industry;
- Adhere to advertising guidelines to avoid discrimination in marketing; And
- The need for greater financial literacy to create a more stable housing market.
Access for All: A Fair Housing Game™
SB 263 requires that the fair housing course include “… an interactive, participatory component that allows the applicant to play roles as a consumer and real estate professional.”
To best realize the spirit of this Act, first tuesday created Access for All: A Fair Housing Game™ to be included in fair housing a path.
REACH FOR EVERYONE™ It presents a variety of interactive scenarios. Sometimes, students will take on the role of a real estate licensee. In other cases, students will take on the role of manager. Depending on the decisions students make, scenarios change—bad choices lead to negative outcomes, virtuous choices yield positive outcomes.
Access for all™ blends video, animation, text and audio into an engaging learning experience that puts the student directly in the participants’ shoes.
Access for all™ Created by Always A diverse team of writers, videographers, designers, programmers, and voice actors, and hosted by our ever-present collaborator, Summer Goralik. Summer has been appointed as a private investigator at DRE for six years and has worked closely with the former real estate commissioner Wayne Bell. Samar is a licensed real estate broker with an extensive background in real estate which includes private sector, regulatory and law enforcement experience.
The ultimate purpose of REACH FOR EVERYONE™ is to show how fair housing, discrimination, and implicit bias play out in actual practice, so that students can learn about it and take appropriate action to ensure that the California real estate market remains gold.
While we await DRE approval for our new offerings, DRE licensees whose licenses expire in 2023 may continue to take their renewal cycles as usual. Students who complete a CE certification with us for their next renewal will not be charged for the implicit bias and fair housing package needed to renew their DRE license expiring after 2022.
