Requirements — Mandatory real estate education

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-42-504 — under Real Estate License Law.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-42-504

(a) A person shall not practice as a provider of real estate education for real estate licensure unless the person holds a real estate license under this subchapter.

(b) A person or school shall not represent that an offered real estate course satisfies the education requirements for real estate licensure unless the course is approved by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.

(c) On and after June 1, 2026, a person shall not practice as a provider of property management education for property management licensure unless the commission approves that education practitioner as a subject matter expert in the field of property management or that person holds a property management broker license issued by the commission.

(d) A person or school shall not represent that an offered property management course satisfies the education requirements for property management licensure unless the course is approved by the commission.

(e) (1) It is a violation of this subchapter to fail to obtain:(A) A license to practice as a provider of real estate education for real estate licensure;(B) Approval for a real estate education course by the commission;(C) A license to practice as a provider of property management education for property management licensure; or(D) Approval for a property management education course by the commission.(2) A real estate or property management education course offered in violation of this subchapter is a nonqualified offering.

(1) It is a violation of this subchapter to fail to obtain:(A) A license to practice as a provider of real estate education for real estate licensure;(B) Approval for a real estate education course by the commission;(C) A license to practice as a provider of property management education for property management licensure; or(D) Approval for a property management education course by the commission.

(A) A license to practice as a provider of real estate education for real estate licensure;

(B) Approval for a real estate education course by the commission;

(C) A license to practice as a provider of property management education for property management licensure; or

(D) Approval for a property management education course by the commission.

(2) A real estate or property management education course offered in violation of this subchapter is a nonqualified offering.