Chapter 151

(House Bill 1153)

An Act to revise the number of class hours required to obtain a responsible broker's license.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 36-21A-31 be AMENDED:

36-21A-31. An applicant for a responsible broker's license shall have served actively for two years as a licensed salesperson or broker associate, or a combination thereof, and shall furnish evidence of completion of fifteen twenty-four additional class hours beyond the broker associate level in a course approved by the commission and given by instructors approved by the commission, or in an independent study or distance education course approved by the commission. If the applicant for a responsible broker's license meets all requirements except the fifteen-additional-class-hours requirement for twenty-four additional class hours, the commission or executive director may approve the applicant for a responsible broker's license if the applicant certifies in writing to furnish, conditioned on the applicant furnishing the commission with evidence of completion of the fifteen-additional-class-hours requirement twenty-four additional class hours within six months of the date of the approval. The commission may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to specify requirements for the course of study. Any person licensed as a broker associate under § 36-21A-34.1 shall, in addition to the education requirements of this section, complete the broker examination requirements to qualify as a responsible broker. Any broker licensed prior to July 1, 1996, is exempt from these requirements.

Section 2. This Act is effective on January 1, 2023.

Signed March 8, 2022