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Olivia is a licensed Virginia salesperson who has held her active license for 38 months. She has completed her 30-hour post-license education requirement. She is now preparing for her first license renewal. In addition to the post-license education she already completed, what continuing education must Olivia complete to renew her license for the first time under current VREB regulations?

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C) Olivia has no additional education requirement for her first renewal because post-license education satisfies the CE requirement

Under 18 VAC 135-20-170, the 30-hour post-license education completed during the first license term satisfies the continuing education requirement for the first renewal. In other words, a salesperson who completes the post-license education does not need to separately complete the 16-hour CE requirement for their first renewal — the post-license education substitutes for it. Beginning with the second renewal, the standard 16-hour CE requirement applies. This is a frequently misunderstood Virginia-specific rule.

Answer Options
A
Olivia must complete an additional 30 hours of continuing education, since post-license education does not count toward CE
B
Olivia must complete 16 hours of continuing education, which includes mandatory topics specified by VREB
C
Olivia has no additional education requirement for her first renewal because post-license education satisfies the CE requirement
D
Olivia must complete 8 hours of continuing education, as the post-license education counts for the remaining 8 hours

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