New sales associates must complete 48-hours of Post-License Education (PLE) within 2 years of activating the license. The 48 hours post-license curriculum consists of 32 Mandatory hours and 16 Elective hours. The Mandatory hours must cover the following topics: Commission Compliance course (3 hours), Agency (6 hours), Contracts (6 hours), Finance (3 hours), Advertising (3 hours), Disclosure (3 hours), Fair Housing (3 hours), Technology & Data Security (3 hours), and Risk Management (2 hours).
Student Protection Fund
Pursuant to KRS 165A.450 All licensed schools, resident and nonresident, shall be required to contribute to a student protection fund. The fund shall be used to reimburse eligible Kentucky students, to pay off debts, including refunds to students enrolled or on leave of absence by not being enrolled for one (1) academic year or less from the school at the time of the closing, incurred due to the closing of a school, discontinuance of a program, loss of license, or loss of accreditation by a school or program.
Filing a Claim Against the KY Student Protection Fund
To file a claim against the Kentucky Student Protection Fund, each person filing must submit a signed and completed Form for Claims Against the Student Protection Fund, Form PE-38 and provide the requested information to the following address:
Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education
500 Mero Street, 4th Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Forms may be located at www.kcpe.ky.gov.