Kansas Licensing Requirements
Area II is worth 3 of the 40 broker items: activities requiring a license, renewal, education, and deactivation and reinstatement.
Activities requiring a license and the license classes
K.S.A. 58-3036 forbids anyone not exempt under K.S.A. 58-3037 from conducting, or representing that they conduct, the business of a broker, associate broker or salesperson, or from performing any act described in K.S.A. 58-3035(f). That subsection lists ten activities, including selling, exchanging, purchasing or leasing real estate for another, negotiating such a transaction, listing property, auctioning real estate or procuring bids, dealing in options, procuring prospects, and charging an advance listing fee. Kansas has three classes: the salesperson (58-3035(o)), the associate broker, who holds a broker's license but works under another broker (58-3035(c)), and the broker who is designated supervising broker of a primary office (58-3035(p)) or branch broker of a branch (58-3035(d)). Licenses issue only to individuals, never to a firm (K.S.A. 58-3042(b)).
Renewal, expiration and late renewal
A license expires on a date set by the Commission's schedule, not more than two years from issuance or renewal (K.S.A. 58-3045(a)). Filing a renewal application on or before the expiration date lets the licensee keep operating until the Commission decides (subsection (d)); failing to file expires the license automatically on that date (subsection (b)(2)). The cure is a late renewal filed within six months of expiration, with the renewal fee plus a $100 late fee (subsection (c)). K.A.R. 86-1-5 sets the current fee amounts, including a two-year broker renewal of $175 and a $70 fingerprint fee, and waives licensure and fingerprint fees for the military spouse of an active service member stationed in Kansas.
Education and reinstatement after deactivation
An original broker applicant needs a Kansas real estate fundamentals course of 30 to 45 hours within the preceding 12 months (K.S.A. 58-3046a(b)) and, applying on or after 1 January 2020, a Kansas real estate management course of 30 to 45 hours within the preceding six months (subsection (d)); the hours are additional to each other. An applicant licensed in another jurisdiction takes a four-hour Kansas law course emphasizing BRRETA instead (subsection (e)). Every licensee then completes not less than 12 hours of approved continuing education each renewal period (subsection (f)). Reinstatement after deactivation is tiered by K.S.A. 58-3047: up to two years, satisfy the education for the preceding period and pay the fee; more than two and up to five years, add six hours for each full year deactivated; more than five years, meet the examination requirements for an original applicant as well.
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State-specific details
State exam facts
- State regulator
- Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC)
- Exam vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Passing score
- Scaled score of 70
- Scored questions
- 120
- Time limit
- 240 minutes
Who regulates real estate brokers in Kansas?
The Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) licenses brokers and salespersons. KREC contracts with Pearson VUE to deliver the licensing exams.
What experience do I need before the Kansas broker exam?
Broker applicants must have at least two years of active experience as a licensee (documented on a Broker Transaction Log) and complete the approved Kansas 'Broker Fundamentals' course within one year before passing both exam portions.
How is the Kansas broker exam structured?
The Kansas broker exam has 120 questions (80 general + 40 state), delivered by Pearson VUE over 4 hours, and requires a scaled score of 70 or higher to pass.
Sources: https://krec.ks.gov, https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/ks/realestate.html
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