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Volume 43 - Issue 37 - September 12, 2024

State of Kansas

Real Estate Commission

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations

A public hearing will be conducted at 9:00 a.m. Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Kansas Real Estate Commission, 700 SW Jackson, Suite 404, Topeka, Kansas, to review and consider the adoption of proposed permanent regulations of the Kansas Real Estate Commission. The public hearing will be conducted in-person and virtually. Members of the public who wish to attend the public hearing virtually can access the meeting at https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16108455048 using the Meeting ID: 161 0845 5048.

This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for receiving written public comments on the proposed regulations. All interested parties may submit written comments prior to the hearing to the Kansas Real Estate Commission, 700 SW Jackson, Suite 404, Topeka, KS 66603 or by email to erik.wisner@ks.gov. All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity to present their views orally regarding the adoption of the proposed regulation during the public hearing. It may be necessary to request each participant limit any oral presentation to five minutes to provide all parties an opportunity to present.

Any individual with a disability may request an accommodation to participate in the public hearing and may request the regulations and economic impact statement in an accessible format.

Requests for accommodation to participate in the public hearing should be made at least 10 business days in advance of the hearing by contacting Erik Wisner at 785-296-3411 or erik.wisner@ks.gov.

Copies of the proposed regulations and the economic impact statement for the proposed regulation can be viewed at https://www.krec.ks.gov/compliance/commission-statutes-rules-and-regulations.

Summaries of the proposed regulations and their economic impact follow.

K.A.R. 86-1-5. Fees. The proposed amendments increase fees for an applicant submitting fingerprints to the KBI for a mandatory background check and implement the requirements in K.S.A. 48-3406 that exempt military spouses of active military service members who reside or plan to reside in the state from any licensure or fingerprint fees. The Commission estimates the economic impact of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) increasing the background check fee by $10 will be about $20,000 annually that will be passed through to the KBI. The Commission is unable to estimate the economic impact of the fee exemption for military spouses because the Commission has no information on how many military spouses currently hold a Kansas real estate license or will obtain one in the future.

K.A.R. 86-1-10. Approved courses of instructions; procedure. The proposed amendments add a definition for “synchronous distance education” and modify standards for these types of courses. These amendments are based on distance education standards developed by the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials and used by many other states. The proposed amendments were requested by real estate education providers to provide more flexibility in offering distance education courses. The Commission estimates the economic impact of the amendments to be about $1,875 in 2025 and $350 each year after.

Erik Wisner
Executive Director
Real Estate Commission

Doc. No. 052480

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