Virginia Law

A. Every applicant to the board for approval as an instructor must have the following qualifications:

1. The applicant must be a qualified expert in a field related to fair housing who will teach only in the area of the applicant's expertise. Each applicant will be required to state the applicant's area of expertise and furnish proof of expertise, including educational transcripts, professional certificates, and letters of reference that will verify the applicant's expertise. The applicant must have completed at least eight hours of fair housing courses, including two hours within the last 12 months. An applicant must have taught a minimum of eight hours of fair housing courses, at least two hours of which must have been taught within the last 12 months.

2. The applicant must disclose whether in the last five years the applicant has been found in a court or an administrative body to have violated the Virginia Fair Housing Act (§ 36-96.1 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), the fair housing laws of any jurisdiction of the United States, including Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 73) or the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 27), there being no appeal therefrom or the time for appeal having elapsed.

B. Providers of fair housing courses must submit all subjects to the board for approval prior to initially offering the course. The board will approve each course based on the relevance of the subject to fair housing. A provider seeking approval of a course must submit an application for course approval on a form provided by the board. The application must include:

1. A course syllabus listing the main points of the course;

2. A copy of current Fair Housing Board Instructor Certification from each instructor;

3. A comprehensive, timed course outline indicating course subjects and the number of minutes of instruction for each subject;

4. A copy of the course materials used or distributed, including books, handouts, pamphlets, overhead slides, and detailed lecture notes; and

5. A copy of the proposed course completion certificate, which includes:

a. Course name;

b. Course number;

c. Course date;

d. Student name;

e. Provider name; and

f. A statement that the course is approved for Fair Housing Certification by the Virginia Fair Housing Board.

C. All providers must provide each student with a document that the student may use as proof of course completion.