DOS (not a commission) as sole licensing authority; Article 12-A (NY Real Property Law) governing statute; 77-hour pre-license course; 2-year application window; 2-year license term; 22.5-hour CE per cycle (mandatory: 3 hr legal, 3 hr ethics, 1 hr implicit bias, 2.5 hr fair housing); salesperson vs. broker (2 yrs FT + 45 hr course); broker upgrade; DOS discipline types; complaint process.

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