Effective September 21, 2022, all New York State real estate licensees will be required to successfully complete 22.5 hours of approved continuing education that includes a minimum of each of the following:

• 2.5 hours on ethical business practices
• 1 hour on recent legal matters
• 3 hours on fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property or an interest in real property
• 1 hour pertaining to law of agency except in the case of the initial two-year licensing term for real estate salespersons
• 2 hours of agency related instruction
• 2 hours pertaining to implicit bias awareness and understanding
• 2 hours of cultural competency training

Instruction must be completed within the two-year period immediately preceding a renewal.