What is the exam-ready answer?
| Roadmap lesson | 126 of 500 |
|---|---|
| Official syllabus topic | State Laws and Rules: Qualifications and Fees; Substantive Regulations |
| Official PSI group | State Laws and Rules |
| Published group count | 16 of the 52 Georgia questions |
| Exam portion | Georgia salesperson supplement |
| Source edition | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin dated July 1, 2026 |
| Law checked through | August 2, 2026 |
| Last verified | August 2, 2026 |
The Rule
PSI publishes 16, 21, and 15 items for the three Georgia groups. It does not publish a guaranteed subtopic count. The statute, current GREC rule, contract, or other cited primary authority controls each lesson.
Complete lesson
Read these concepts as one Georgia decision system. A plausible national rule can still be the wrong answer when the stem supplies a Georgia statute, instrument, role, or procedure.
Post-license
The 25-hour first-year requirement belongs to the original salesperson license. It is not another 25 hours required in every renewal cycle.
Renewal CE
An active license normally requires 36 instructional hours in the renewal period, with at least three hours devoted to license law.
Broker CE
From July 1, 2025, broker-level licensees must complete 18 hours on broker education topics as part of, not in addition to, the 36-hour total.
Status consequences
Failure to meet education requirements can prevent active renewal or cause lapse. Reactivation can require catch-up education or requalification depending on the facts.
Decision rule
Georgia rule and national contrast
Worked Georgia example
Scenario. An associate broker completes 36 CE hours, but only 12 qualify as broker education and three qualify as license law.
Reason it through. The total and license-law minimum are satisfied, but the broker-education minimum is not. A course may sometimes qualify in more than one category, but the approval must show it.
Answer. The associate broker still needs enough approved broker education to reach 18 hours.
Common exam traps
- Adding 18 broker hours on top of 36
- Applying broker CE to salespersons and CAMs
- Confusing post-license education with CE
- Ignoring approved course categories
Original practice questions with detailed explanations
These are original instructional questions mapped to the July 1, 2026 PSI outline. They are not copied from PSI or a live examination. Choose an answer before opening the explanation.
Question 1Which statement best states the Georgia rule for Georgia Post-License and Continuing-Education Rules?
- A. Every licensee must complete 25 post-license hours during each renewal.
- B. The 18 broker hours are added on top of the 36-hour CE total.
- C. Separate post-license education from renewal CE, then identify whether the person is a salesperson, broker-level licensee, nonresident reciprocity licensee, active, or inactive.
- D. Salespersons and CAMs are subject to the broker-education category.
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Answer: C. Separate post-license education from renewal CE, then identify whether the person is a salesperson, broker-level licensee, nonresident reciprocity licensee, active, or inactive.
The correct choice states the controlling rule. The other choices either remove a required element, replace Georgia authority with a generic assumption, or expand an exception beyond the cited source.
Question 2An associate broker completes 36 CE hours, but only 12 qualify as broker education and three qualify as license law.
- A. Ignore the Georgia-specific fact because good intentions control.
- B. Apply the nearest national rule without checking Georgia authority.
- C. Let the participant with the strongest preference decide without following the required process.
- D. The associate broker still needs enough approved broker education to reach 18 hours.
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Answer: D. The associate broker still needs enough approved broker education to reach 18 hours.
The total and license-law minimum are satisfied, but the broker-education minimum is not. A course may sometimes qualify in more than one category, but the approval must show it. The correct option follows that reasoning. The distractors ignore the controlling Georgia source, substitute intent for procedure, or give decision-making authority to the wrong person.
Question 3When solving Georgia Post-License and Continuing-Education Rules, what should a candidate identify first?
- A. Write the license type, original-issuance date, renewal period, status, and required course category before calculating hours.
- B. The answer choice that sounds most ethical, without classifying the actor or document.
- C. One familiar deadline, applied to every Georgia transaction regardless of the source.
- D. A national default, even when the stem identifies a Georgia statute or GREC rule.
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Answer: A. Write the license type, original-issuance date, renewal period, status, and required course category before calculating hours.
The decision rule identifies the facts that control this topic. The other choices reward tone, a memorized number, or a national default while skipping the Georgia actor, document, authority, or procedure.
Mastery tracking
Mark this Georgia lesson mastered only when every statement is true.
- State the direct answer and decision rule without notes.
- Explain all four concepts and identify the controlling Georgia source.
- Solve the worked example after changing one important fact.
- Reject every listed trap and explain what makes it tempting.
- Answer all three original questions correctly and explain every distractor.
- Repeat this topic in mixed Georgia practice on a later day.
Recommended next lesson
Continue with Georgia Real Estate Commission Organization and Powers. Continue through the roadmap from lesson 126.
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