South Carolina H 3947: Continuing education requirements for nonresident real estate brokers and associates

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2025-2026 Bill 3947 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 24, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3947

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Amended

April 24, 2025

H. 3947

Introduced 
by Reps. Hixon, Pedalino, McCabe, Vaughan and Taylor 

S. Printed 4/24/25--S.

Read the first time March 4, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO BIENNIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
LICENSURE RENEWAL BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE NONRESIDENT 
BROKERS AND NONRESIDENT ASSOCIATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY SATISFY CONTINUING 
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE MAY BE EXEMPT FROM 
THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE WITH APPROVAL OF THE 
COMMISSION.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 40-57-340(B)(1) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (1) Exempt from the biennial 
continuing education required by subsection (A) are:

 (a) 
an associate who successfully completes a post-licensing course or takes a 
broker course is exempt for the renewal period during which the course was 
taken;

 (b) 
a licensee while on inactive status;

 (c) 
a broker or associate with twenty-five years or more of licensure in South 
Carolina who is sixty-five years of age or more may apply for an age and 
experience-based full continuing education waiver, and upon granting of the 
waiver, is exempt from the continuing education requirements of this chapter; or

 (d) 
a broker or associate with a minimum of twenty-five years of licensure in South 
Carolina who may apply to be granted an experience-based partial continuing 
education waiver, and upon granting of the waiver, is required to complete only 
a mandatory four-hour core course biennially to maintain active licensure; or

 (e) a nonresident broker or a nonresident 
associate who has successfully satisfied the continuing education requirements of 
their jurisdiction of residence may be exempt with approval of the commission.

SECTION 2. Chapter 57, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
40-57-345. An individual with an expired license who, at the time of 
expiration, was in good standing, has twenty-five years or more of licensure in 
South Carolina, and who is sixty-five years of age, may apply to the Real 
Estate Commission for a renewal of the expired license. The applicant must pay 
the renewal fee as provided by law. Upon renewal, the licensee is exempt from 
continuing education requirements as provided by law. 

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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