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This bill aims to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth. Key provisions include: 1. Expanding the composition of the Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons to include a fair housing and civil rights expert or a tenant receiving public rental assistance, as well as representatives of the public. 2. Requiring the Board to publish quarterly reports on newly licensed members, complaints filed against licensed members, and disciplinary actions taken, including any findings of discrimination. 3. Increasing the time period for the Board to take disciplinary action against licensed brokers or salespersons found to have committed unlawful housing discrimination practices. 4. Enhancing the continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons, including mandatory coursework on fair housing law, diversity and inclusion, and alternative dispute resolution. 5. Establishing a commission within the Executive Office of Housing to review and make recommendations on policies and practices to prevent housing discrimination, including developing professional standards for real estate professionals and incorporating fair housing education in licensure requirements.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (Joint)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2566