(a) Each examination shall be consistent with the examination
criteria and examination content outline of the Appraiser Qualifications
Board (AQB) for the category of license or certification sought. To
become licensed or certified, an applicant must achieve a passing
score acceptable to the AQB on the examination.
(b) The examination fee is $61.00. Examinations shall
be administered at locations designated by the board. An applicant
who is registered for an examination and fails to attend shall forfeit
the examination fee.
(c) To be authorized for admittance to an examination,
the applicant must present to the examination proctor appropriate
documentation required by the testing service under contract with
the board. Examination proctors shall require official photo-bearing
personal identification of individuals appearing for an examination
and shall deny entrance to anyone who cannot provide adequate identification.
Proctors may refuse admittance to an examinee or dismiss an examinee
prior to the completion of the examination, if in the proctor's opinion,
the individual's conduct or demeanor is such that the proctor feels
the individual would be a disruptive influence on the other examinees.
Proctors may assign a specific seat or desk to each examinee. Proctors
may require that an examinee be reseated during the course of the
examination. Proctors may refuse admittance to an examinee who reports
to the proctor for admittance to the examination after the time the
examination is scheduled to begin.
(d) Examinees are permitted to use slide rules or silent,
battery-operated, electronic, pocket-sized calculators. If a calculator
has printout capability, the use of the calculator must be approved
by the examination proctor prior to the examination. Cellular telephones
with calculator capabilities are not permitted.
(e) Special examinations based on verified physical
limitations or other good cause as determined by the board may be
arranged for individual applicants. Requests for special examinations
will be handled individually and may require medical verification
or confirmation.
(f) Examinees shall comply with all instructions from
the board, an examination proctor, or the testing service under contract
with the board. Proctors may confiscate examination materials of an
examinee giving or receiving or attempting to give or receive unauthorized
assistance or answers to examination questions and such examinee will
be dismissed from the examination session with a failing grade. Dismissal
may result in disapproval of an application. The board, or the testing
service under contract with the board, may file theft charges against
any person who removes or attempts to remove an examination or any
portion thereof or any written material furnished with the examination
whether by actual physical removal or by transcription. The board
may deny, suspend, or revoke a license or certification for disclosing
to another person the content of any portion of an examination with
the expectation that the disclosed information would be used by or
made available to another applicant.
(g) The examination fee must be paid each time the
examination is taken.
(h) If the applicant has not satisfied all requirements,
including passing the examination, within one year from the time the
board accepted an application for filing, the application is terminated
and a new application is required.
(i) Successful completion of the examination is valid
for a period of 24 months.
(j) An applicant who fails the examination three consecutive
times may not apply for reexamination or submit a new license application
unless the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the board that
the applicant has completed 30 additional hours of core education
after the date the applicant failed the examination for the third
time.
(k) Examination by endorsement: An applicant for a
state license or certification who has successfully passed an AQB
approved competency examination, and is currently licensed or certified
in another jurisdiction and in good standing, will not be required
to retake the examination for the same level of licensure or certification
to become certified or licensed in Texas. The applicant shall provide
appropriate documentation as required.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §153.11 adopted to be effective March 2, 1992, 17 TexReg 1231; amended to be effective November 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 7542; amended to be effective March 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 1717; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8689; amended to be effective December 31, 2007, 32 TexReg 9987; amended to be effective November 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 8943; amended to be effective September 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7316; amended to be effective March 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 1929 |