(a) In order to be eligible for approval by the commission, a course in real estate designed to meet the educational requirements established in § 62-13-303 shall be under the personal and direct supervision of an instructor who:

(1) Has completed a Tennessee real estate commission approved course in instructor training;

(2) Holds a diploma or certificate evidencing a high school education or the equivalent of a high school education;

(3) Has no complaints filed against such person in the office of the commission that have not been satisfactorily resolved;

(4) If the course concerns the principles of real estate, mathematics or sales techniques, is a licensed broker, or, with the approval of the commission, an affiliate broker, with at least five (5) years of experience in the subject of the course;

(5) If the course concerns the law of real estate, has graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association or approved by the state board of law examiners;

(6) If the course concerns any other field in which a degree or other recognized designation is commonly awarded, has earned that degree or designation or has at least five (5) years of satisfactory experience in the field; and

(7) If the course is offered for credit at a college or university, has either a master's degree and three (3) years of satisfactory experience in the area of instruction or a terminal degree in the area of instruction.

(b) The commission may charge a fee of up to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each instructor in an education cycle in order to review the instructor's qualifications.

(c) Before teaching the core course required every two (2) years by the real estate commission, an instructor shall demonstrate competency in the subject by taking an approved instructor course of at least four (4) hours on the subject matter being presented in the core course.

(d) Before teaching a course on the law of agency, an instructor shall successfully complete an approved instructor course on agency.

(e) The real estate commission shall approve any continuing education course that consists of a minimum of one (1) classroom hour in length; provided, that the course meets all of the requirements of the commission that are not related to course length. Any rule, policy, or requirement of the real estate commission that is in conflict with this subsection (e) is superseded.