| (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 two-year period before a license expires. The courses
must comply with the requirements set out in subsection (d) of this
section.
(c) 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 a three year
period; 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) provide each student with his or her own permanent
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) 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) 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.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §153.18 adopted to be effective March 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 1717; amended to be effective January 1, 1999, 23 TexReg 6443; amended to be effective August 15, 1999, 24 TexReg 6293; amended to be effective November 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 10090; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2163; amended to be effective January 1, 2003, 27 TexReg 11147; amended to be effective June 16, 2003, 28 TexReg 4554; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8689; amended to be effective June 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 4624; amended to be effective March 27, 2007, 32 TexReg1747; amended to be effective November 9, 2008, 33 TexReg 8943; amended to be effective September 20, 2010, 35 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective March 20, 2011, 36 TexReg 1669; amended to be effective September 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 6857; amended to be effective March 13, 2016, 41 TexReg 1688 |
