SB323 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

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

The bill lets attorney-title insurance agents satisfy mandatory continuing education by certifying they have completed the Alabama State Bar's CLE requirements.

What This Bill Does

Currently title insurance agents must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years, including 3 hours of ethics. The bill allows an agent who is also an attorney to meet these requirements by providing certification that they have complied with the State Bar's mandatory CLE. All other continuing education rules for title agents remain in place (approved providers, hours, ethics, and biennial reporting).

Who It Affects

• Title insurance agents who are also attorneys: can satisfy continuing education requirements by showing CLE compliance with the Alabama State Bar instead of completing the standard CE hours.
• Title insurance agents who are not attorneys: continue to follow the existing requirement of 24 hours of CE (including 3 hours of ethics) every two years, with courses approved by the commissioner.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 27-25-4.4 to allow a title insurance agent who is also an attorney to meet continuing education requirements by providing certification from the Alabama State Bar Association that the attorney has complied with mandatory CLE.
• Maintains the existing framework for non-attorney title insurance agents: 24 hours of CE every two years, including 3 hours of ethics, with credits only from approved courses and providers, and biennial reporting.
• Details on course credit, approval, reciprocity with other states, examinations, and instructor credit remain as established in the section.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Title Insurance