Licensees: Please check your email registered with MiPlus for an important communication from LARA BPL sent on February 5th, 2024 regarding the new Fair Housing continuing education requirement:
"The Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL) within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) would like to inform you that Public Act 246 of 2023 amended the Michigan Occupational Code to require that all real estate professionals complete one hour of continuing education in each year of the license cycle concerning compliance with local, State or Federal fair housing law. The law will become effective on February 13, 2024, meaning those renewing their license after that date are required to comply with this new law.
For those renewing within the first year of the effective date of the law, if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will take into consideration the shortened window for you to comply with the new law. For those renewing more than 1-year after the effective date of the law (after February 13, 2025), if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will use its discretion but would expect that at least one hour of this new training is completed for each license cycle year since the law went into effect."
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Beginning on 2/13, CE Marketplace individual profiles will now include a credit type of 'Fair Housing' to indicate whether a course credit will meet the new Fair Housing requirement. Any Fair Housing course completed prior to 2/13/2023 will precede the effective date of the new law and will not count towards the requirement.
For any specific questions regarding the email communication or have further questions regarding the new requirement please contact BPL at 517-241-0199 or email to BPLHELP@michigan.gov.
For questions regarding your CE History, accessing your profile and current credit totals please contact CE Marketplace at 844-642-6633 or by email to tracking@cemarketplace.net.