The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) proposes amendments to §153.21, Appraiser Trainee and Supervisory Appraisers. The proposed amendments would allow supervisory appraisers to supervise up to five appraiser trainees if the supervisory appraiser and all of the trainees supervised by that supervisory appraiser meet certain additional criteria as required by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB). The additional criteria include the requirements that the supervisory appraiser must have been a certified appraiser for more than five years and that all appraiser trainees supervised by that supervisory appraiser must participate in the voluntary experience reviews established in §153.22 of this chapter.

Kristen Worman, General Counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed amendments are in effect, there will be no fiscal implications for the state or for units of local government as a result of enforcing or administering the proposed amendments. There is no significant impact anticipated for small businesses, micro-businesses, rural communities, or local or state employment as a result of implementing the proposed amendments. There is no significant economic cost anticipated for persons who are required to comply with the proposed amendments.

Ms. Worman has also determined that for each year of the first five years the amendments as proposed are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the section as proposed will be providing an opportunity for supervisory appraisers to supervise more appraiser trainees and encouraging new appraiser trainees to enter the appraisal field consistent with the requirements under state and federal law.

For each year of the first five years the proposed amendments are in effect the amendments will not:

1) create or eliminate a government program;

2) require the creation of new employee positions or the elimination of existing employee positions;

3) require an increase or decrease in future legislative appropriations to the agency;

4) require an increase or decrease in fees paid to the agency;

5) create a new regulation;

6) expand, limit or repeal an existing regulation; or

7) increase or decrease the number of individuals subject to the rule's applicability.

For each year of the first five years the proposed amendments are in effect, there will be a positive impact on the state's economy as supervisory appraisers will be able to supervise more appraiser trainees, thereby providing increased job opportunities for persons wanting to enter the appraisal profession.

Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted to Kristen Worman, General Counsel, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188 or emailed to general.counsel@talcb.texas.gov. The deadline for comments is 30 days after publication in theTexas Register.

The amendments are proposed under Texas Occupations Code §1103.151, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules relating to certificates and licenses, and §1103.152, which authorizes TALCB to prescribe qualifications for appraisers that are consistent with the qualifications established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board.

The statute affected by these amendments is Chapter 1103, Texas Occupations Code. No other statute, code or article is affected by the proposed amendments.