Section 18056.2 Of Article 2.5. Continuing Education From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 2.5.
18056.2
. (a) Any person licensed as a dealer or salesperson to sell
manufactured homes or mobilehomes shall have completed approved
educational courses, seminars, or conferences, or their equivalent,
during the period preceding license renewal on the following basis:
(1) For the first license renewal period subsequent to issuance of
the license: 24 hours.
(2) For the second license renewal period subsequent to issuance
of the license: 12 hours.
(3) For the third and subsequent license renewal periods
subsequent to the issuances of the license: six hours.
(b) The regulations shall prescribe all of the following:
(1) A basis and method of qualifying educational programs,
including course content and topic requirements, and instructors, the
certification of attendance at which, or challenging the course of
which, will satisfy the requirements of this article.
(2) A procedure for evaluation of petitions based on a claim of
equivalency with the requirements of subdivision (a), and a
reasonable standard by which activity would be judged equivalent,
including, but not limited to, instruction in manufactured housing
educational programs, law, manufactured housing technical programs,
or research.
(3) A system of control and reporting qualifying attendance.
(4) A statement of the conditions of exemption from the continuing
education requirements established under this article, as well as a
method of applying and qualifying for the exemption, for reason of
health, military service, or other compelling cause.
(5) Criteria for the content, availability, and procedures for no
less than six hours of preliminary education courses or programs
which shall be attended and successfully concluded by applicants for
new dealers' or salespersons' licenses before the applicants take the
licensing examinations.
(c) In exercising the authority under this article, the department
shall establish standards which will assure reasonable currency of
knowledge as a basis for a level of manufactured housing practice
which will provide a high level of consumer protection and service.
The standards shall include, where qualified, generally accredited
educational institutions, private vocational schools, correspondence
institutions, educational programs and seminars of professional
societies and organizations, other organized educational programs or
technical subjects, or equivalent offerings.