| (a) Renewing a Certification or License. An appraiser must successfully complete the equivalent of at least 20 (28, effective January 1, 1998) classroom hours of appraiser continuing education (ACE) courses approved by the board during the two year period preceding the expiration of the certification or license. The courses must comply with the requirements set out in subsection (d) of this section. (b) Renewing an Appraiser Trainee Approval. As a condition for renewing an appraiser trainee approval, a trainee must successfully complete the following educational courses which meet requirements for application for licensing and certification during the two year period preceding the expiration of the appraiser trainee approval being renewed. The courses must comply with the requirements set out in subsection (d) of this section. (1) For the first annual renewal, 15 classroom hours devoted to the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice (USPAP); (2) for the third annual renewal, 30 classroom hours of actual real estate appraisal courses; (3) for the fifth annual renewal, 30 classroom hours of actual real estate appraisal or appraisal related courses; (4) for the sixth annual renewal, 15 classroom hours devoted to the USPAP; and (5) for each second annual renewal thereafter, 30 classroom hours of actual real estate appraisal or appraisal related courses. (c) The appraiser continuing education requirement as set forth in §153.17 of this title (relating to Renewal of Certification) for a person previously licensed or certified by the board under this act who is on active duty in the United States armed forces and serves in this capacity outside the State of Texas are deferred until the next renewal of a license or certification provided the person furnishes a copy of official orders or other
official documentation acceptable to the board showing that the person was on active duty outside the state during the person's last renewal period. (d) In approving appraiser continuing education (ACE) courses, the board shall base its review and approval of appraiser continuing education courses upon the then current appraiser qualification criteria of the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB). (1) The purpose of ACE is to ensure that certified and licensed appraisers participate in programs that maintain and increase their skill, knowledge, and competency in real estate appraising. (2) The following types of educational offerings may be accepted for meeting the ACE requirements: (A) A course that meets the requirements for certification or licensing also may be accepted for meeting ACE provided: (i) The course is devoted to one or more of the appraisal related topics of the then
current appraiser qualifications criteria of the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) for continuing education; (ii) the course was not repeated within a three year period; and (iii) the educational offering is at least two hours in length. (B) The board shall accept as continuing education any continuing education a licensed or certified appraiser was awarded by a national appraiser organization approved by the board as a provider of qualifying education; (C) A course specifically approved by the board for meeting ACE offered by a provider as specified in §153.13(e)(2) of this title (relating to Educational Requirements), provided the course is devoted to one or more of the appraisal related topics of the then current appraiser qualifications criteria of the AQB for continuing education and the course is at least two hours in duration; (D) A course that meets the Texas Real Estate
Commission mandatory continuing education (MCE) requirements, provided it is devoted to one or more of the appraisal related topics of the then current appraiser qualifications criteria of the AQB for continuing education; (E) A seminar or other educational offering that deals with appraisal issues, offered by an appraiser trade association, a related association, or by a federal or state governmental agency, provided the offering was at least two hours in duration, and is devoted to one or more of the appraisal related topics of the then current appraiser qualifications criteria of the AQB for continuing education. (F) Correspondence courses may be acceptable for meeting ACE requirements in the following conditions: (i) the course must have been presented by an accredited college or university which offers correspondence programs in other disciplines; (ii) an individual has successfully completed a written
examination administered to positively identified examinees at a location and by an official approved by the college or university; (iii) the content and length of the course must meet the requirements for appraiser continuing education established by this chapter and must be devoted to one or more of the appraisal related topics of the then current appraiser qualifications criteria of the AQB for continuing education; and (iv) a correspondence course also may be acceptable provided the course has received the American Council on Education's Program on Non-collegiate Sponsored Instructions (PONSI) approval for college credit. (G) "In-house" education and training are not acceptable for meeting the appraiser continuing education (ACE) requirements. (H) To be acceptable for meeting the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), appraiser continuing education (ACE) requirement, a course
must: (i) Be devoted to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) with a minimum of seven classroom hours of instruction; (ii) Use the current edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation; (iii) Provide each student with his or her own permanent copy of the current Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation; and (iv) At a minimum be based on topics covered by the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) Instructor's Manual. This section does not limit additional USPAP related topics to be covered in the course. (I) Courses specifically approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) of the Appraisal Foundation are acceptable for meeting ACE requirements.
(J) As part of the 20 (28, effective January 1, 1998) classroom hour ACE requirement, an appraiser must successfully complete a minimum of seven classroom hours of instruction covering the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) before the appraiser's second renewal of certification or licensure, and for every even numbered renewal thereafter (fourth, sixth, eighth, etc.). (K) Copies of transcripts or course completion certificates from the course provider must accompany the Application for Renewal form. (L) Appraiser continuing education credit may also be granted for 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, educational program development, authorship of real estate appraisal textbooks, or similar activities that are determined by the board to be equivalent to obtaining
appraiser continuing education. Appraisal experience may not be substituted for ACE.
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