The Department of Business Regulation has increased mandatory continuing education requirements from 18 to 24 hours to make Rhode Island closer to the national median.

Salespeople and Brokers must comply with the new requirement by April 30, 2010 as part of the license renewal process. Licensees who hold a valid license originally issued prior to December 12, 1984 continue to be exempt from mandatory continuing education. Attorneys who hold a broker's license must also comply with the continuing education requirements. Attorneys may count real estate related continuing legal education classes to fulfill this requirement. The number of required CORE credits has not changed. Six of the twenty-four hours of mandatory continuing education must consist of CORE credits.

The Department of Business Regulation has also approved more choices for CORE credit: Agency RI Real Estate Licensing Law Contracts Fair Housing Landlord and Tenant Law (new) Lead Hazard Mitigation Environmental Issues (new) Local Ordinances and Regulations Relating to Real Estate (new) Financing (new) Ethics.