(a)The purpose of ACE is to ensure that license holders
participate in programs that maintain and increase their skill, knowledge,
and competency in real estate appraising.
(b)To renew a license, a license holder must successfully
complete the equivalent of at least 28 classroom hours of ACE courses
approved by the Board, including the 7-hour National USPAP Update
course during the license holder's continuing education cycle. The
courses must comply with the requirements set out in subsection (d)
of this section.
(c)Until August 31, 2019, the [The]
Board will base its review and approval of ACE courses upon the appraiser
qualifications criteria of the AQB.
(d)The following types of courses may be accepted
for ACE:
(1)A course that meets the requirements for licensing
also may be accepted for ACE if:
(A)The course is devoted to one or more of the appraisal
related topics of the appraiser qualifications criteria of the AQB
for continuing education;
(B)the course was not repeated within the license
holder's continuing education cycle; and
(C)the course is at least two hours in length.
(2)The Board will accept as ACE any continuing education
course that has been approved by the AQB course approval process or
by another state appraiser licensing and certification board.
(A)Until August 31, 2019, course [Course]
providers may obtain prior approval of ACE courses by filing forms
approved by the Board and submitting a letter indicating that the
course has been approved by the AQB under its course approval process
or by another state appraiser licensing and certification board.
(B)Until August 31, 2019, approval [Approval
] of a course based on AQB approval expires on the date the
AQB approval expires and is automatically revoked upon revocation
of the AQB approval.
(C)Until August 31, 2019, approval [Approval
] of a course based on another state licensing and certification
board shall expire on the earlier of the expiration date in the other
state, if applicable, or two years from Board approval and is automatically
revoked upon revocation of the other state board's approval.
(3)Until August 31, 2019, distance [Distance
] education courses may be accepted as ACE if:
(A)The course is:
(i)Approved by the Board;
(ii)Presented by an accredited college or university
that offers distance education programs in other disciplines; or
(iii)Approved by the AQB under its course approval
process; and
(B)The student successfully completes a written examination
proctored by an official approved by the presenting college, university,
or sponsoring organization consistent with the requirements of the
course accreditation; and
(C)A minimum number of hours equal to the hours of
course credit have elapsed between the time of course enrollment and
completion.
(e)Until August 31, 2019, to [To]
satisfy the USPAP ACE requirement, a course must:
(1)be the 7-hour National USPAP Update Course or its
equivalent, as determined by the AQB;
(2)use the current edition of the USPAP;
(3)ensure each student has access to [provide
each student with] his or her own paper or electronic copy of
the current USPAP; and
(4)be taught by at least one instructor who is an
AQB-certified USPAP instructor and also licensed as a certified general
or certified residential appraiser.
(f)Until August 31, 2019, providers[Providers
] of USPAP ACE courses may include up to one additional hour
of supplemental Texas specific information. This may include topics
such as the Act, Board Rules, processes and procedures, enforcement
issues, or other topics deemed appropriate by the Board.
(g)Up to one half of a license holder's ACE requirements
may be satisfied through participation other than as a student, in
real estate appraisal educational processes and programs. Examples
of activities for which credit may be granted are teaching an ACE
course, educational program development, authorship of real estate
appraisal textbooks, or similar activities that are determined by
the Board to be equivalent to obtaining ACE.
(h)The following types of courses or activities may
not be counted toward ACE requirements:
(1)Teaching the same ACE course more than once per
license renewal cycle;
(2)"In house" education or training; or
(3)Appraisal experience.
(i)ACE credit for attending a Board meeting.
(1)The Board may award a minimum of two hours and
up to a maximum of 4 hours of ACE credit to a current license holder
for attending the Board meeting held in February of an even numbered
year.
(2)The hours of ACE credit to be awarded will depend
on the actual length of the Board meeting.
(3)ACE credit will only be awarded in whole hour increments.
For example, if the Board meeting is 2 and one half hours long, only
2 hours of ACE credit will be awarded.
(4)To be eligible for ACE credit for attending a Board
meeting, a license holder must:
(A)Attend the meeting in person;
(B)Attend the entire meeting, excluding breaks;
(C)Provide photo identification; and
(D)Sign in and out on the class attendance roster
for the meeting.
(5)No ACE credit will be awarded to a license holder
for partial attendance.
(j)ACE credit for attending presentations by current
Board members or staff. As authorized by law, current members of the
Board and Board staff may teach or guest lecture as part of an approved
ACE course. To obtain ACE credit for attending a presentation by a
current Board member or Board staff, the course provider must submit
the applicable form and satisfy the requirements for ACE course approval
in this section.
(k)Until August 31, 2019, if [If]
the Board determines that an ACE course no longer complies with the
requirements for approval, it may suspend or revoke the approval.
Proceedings to suspend or revoke approval of a course shall be conducted
in accordance with the Board's disciplinary provisions for licenses.
The
agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 17, 2018
TRD-201804023 Kristen Worman
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 4, 2018
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652
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