Oregon Code § 696.182·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Continuing education; rules.
(1) The Real Estate Agency, with advice from real estate professionals and
educators, shall establish by rule a system for certification and renewal of
real estate continuing education providers.
(2) The agency
shall include in the rules that an applicant for certification under this
section must be:
(a) A main office
or branch office, with a registered business name as provided under ORS
696.026, of a licensed real estate property manager or managing principal
broker;
(b) A licensed
title or escrow company conducting business in this state;
(c) A real estate
trade association or a trade association in a related field;
(d) A real estate
multiple listing service;
(e) An attorney
who is an active licensee of the Oregon State Bar;
(f) A law firm,
in which at least one of the attorneys associated with the law firm is an
active licensee of the Oregon State Bar;
(g) A private
career school licensed by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and
approved by the agency to provide the basic real estate brokers or property
managers educational courses required under ORS 696.022;
(h) An accredited
community college, an accredited public university listed in ORS 352.002 or a
private and independent institution of higher education as defined in ORS
350.635;
(i) A distance
learning provider as provided by rule of the agency; or
(j) Another
provider approved by the Real Estate Board.
(3) The Real
Estate Agency may provide continuing education without being certified under
this section.
(4) The agency,
in consultation with real estate professionals and educators, shall provide by
rule:
(a) A broad list
of course topics that are eligible for continuing education credit required by
ORS 696.174; and
(b) Learning
objectives for each course topic.
(5) The list of
course topics developed by the agency under subsection (4) of this section must
allow for changes in the real estate profession.
(6) The minimum
length of each course is one hour. A continuing education provider or course
instructor may allow a break of no more than 10 minutes for each hour of
instruction. [2009 c.502 §4; 2011 c.158 §9; 2011 c.637 §288; 2012 c.104 §46;
2017 c.234 §11; 2025 c.32 §113; 2025 c.389 §10]
Note:
696.182, 696.184 and 696.186 were
added to and made a part of 696.010 to 696.375 by legislative action but were
not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes
for further explanation.