| (a) An applicant for appraiser trainee classification who can
demonstrate to the board that the applicant has, after completing the appropriate
educational requirements for a state licensed real estate appraiser under §153.13
of this title (relating to Educational Requirements), after making a diligent
and good faith search, failed to secure sponsorship from at least two certified
appraisers to obtain the 2,000 hours of acceptable experience required for
licensing, the applicant may apply to the board to take the examination under
the Act, §10.
(b) An applicant under this section must file an application
for a provisional license using forms prescribed by the board and pay the
same fees as required for a state licensed real estate appraiser under §153.5
of this title (relating to Fees).
(c) An applicant under this section must be a citizen of the
United States or a lawfully admitted alien; be at least 18 years of age; be
a legal resident of the state for at least 60 days immediately prior to filing
an application; and satisfy the board as to the prospective provisional licensee's
honesty, trustworthiness and integrity.
(d) An applicant under this section who passes the state licensed
real estate appraiser examination required under the Act, §10, and who
meets all other requirements for licensing, except for the actual real estate
appraisal experience requirement, shall be provisionally licensed by the board.
(e) An applicant receiving a provisional license under subsection
(d) of this section must complete the actual real estate appraisal experience
requirement not later than the 60th month after the date the license was issued.
Failure to complete the appropriate real estate appraisal experience requirement
by that date or failure to report completion of a portion of the person's
real estate appraisal experience requirement each renewal period constitutes
grounds for the automatic revocation of the provisional license.
(f) Persons practicing under this section must keep and maintain
a current log of appraisal activities performed on a form prescribed by the
board.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §153.16 adopted to be effective September 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 6202; amended to be effective November 17, 1999, 24 TexReg 10090; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2163 |
