SB171 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Title Insurance Agents, continuing education requirements met if mandatory continuing legal education requirements are met, Sec. 27-25-4.4 am'd.

Summary

SB171 would allow title insurance agents who are lawyers to satisfy continuing education requirements by certifying they meet Alabama’s mandatory continuing legal education rules, instead of completing separate title insurance CE.

What This Bill Does

The bill preserves the current 24 hours of continuing education for title insurance agents (including 3 hours of ethics) and biennial reporting, but lets attorney-licensees meet those CE requirements by providing certification of compliance with the Alabama State Bar’s mandatory CLE. It keeps approved-course and instructor rules, course-exam credit rules, and reciprocal agreements in place, and establishes an effective date three months after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Title insurance agents who are also attorneys: may satisfy the title-insurance CE requirement by certifying CLE compliance with the Alabama State Bar.
• Other title insurance agents (non-attorneys): continue to be subject to the standard CE requirements (24 hours, including 3 hours ethics) and reporting, with approved courses and providers.

Key Provisions

• An individual with a title insurance agent license must complete 24 hours of CE every two years, including 3 hours in ethics.
• Only CE courses and providers approved by the commissioner may be used; hours and ethics requirements are set by the commissioner and tied to the biennial license cycle.
• If a CE course requires a written exam, credit is not given unless the exam is passed.
• An attorney who is also a licensee may meet the CE requirement by providing certification to the Alabama State Bar that they have complied with mandatory CLE requirements.
• Course providers and instructors receive the same CE credit as attending licensees; reciprocal interstate CE is allowed under a reciprocal agreement.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Title Insurance