(a) Renewing a Certification or License. An appraiser must
successfully complete the equivalent of at least 28 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. Renewals
shall include a minimum of seven classroom hours devoted to the Uniform Standards
of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). 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 authorization, a trainee must successfully
complete educational courses during the one-year period preceding the expiration
of the appraiser trainee authorization being renewed. The courses must comply
with the fundamental education requirements for application for licensing
and certification set out in §153.13(e)-(n) of this title (relating to
Educational Requirements):
(1) For the first annual renewal and every other annual renewal
thereafter (third, fifth, seventh, etc.), a total of 45 classroom hours which
shall include a minimum of 30 classroom hours of fundamental real estate appraisal
courses and 15 classroom hours in a course devoted to the USPAP. The courses
must specifically be approved by the board and shall include successful completion
of an examination.; and
(2) for the second annual renewal and every other annual renewal
thereafter (fourth, sixth, etc.), a minimum of 30 classroom hours of fundamental
real estate appraisal courses specifically approved by the board, which shall
include the successful completion of an examination.
(c) The appraiser continuing education requirement as set forth
in §153.17 of this title (relating to Renewal of Certification, License
or Trainee Approval) 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 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 that may be
accepted for meeting the ACE requirements are listed in subparagraphs (A)-(L)
of this paragraph:
(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 offering that complies with the guidelines of the AQB and is recognized
by the Appraisal Subcommittee that 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, and which specifically has been
approved by the board.
(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) Distance education courses, provided that the course is
approved by the board and meets one of the following conditions listed in
clauses (i)-(iv) of this subparagraph:
(i) the course is presented to an organized group in an instructional
setting with a person qualified and available to answer questions, provide
information, and monitor student attendance, and is a minimum of two classroom
hours and meets the requirements for continuing education courses established
by the AQB; or
(ii) the course either has been presented by an accredited
college or university that offers distance education programs in other disciplines,
or has received either the American Council on Education's Program on Non-collegiate
Sponsored Instruction (ACE/PONSI), or its successor, approval for college
credit or the AQB's approval through the AQB Course Approval Program; and
the course meets the following requirements listed in subclauses (I)-(II)
of this clause:
(I) the course is equivalent to a minimum of two classroom
hours in length and meets the requirements for real estate appraisal-related
courses established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board; and
(II) the student successfully completed a written examination
proctored by an official approved by the presenting college or university
or by the sponsoring organization consistent with the requirements of the
course accreditation; or if a written examination is not required for accreditation,
the student successfully completes the course mechanisms required for accreditation
with demonstrated mastery and fluency (said mechanisms must be present in
a course without an exam in order to be acceptable).
(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 minimum time equal to the number of hours of credit
must elapse from the date of course enrollment until its completion.
(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, or utilize the national
USPAP Update course, or its equivalent as determined by the AQB.
(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 28 classroom hour ACE requirement, an appraiser
must successfully complete a minimum of seven classroom hours of instruction
devoted to the USPAP before each renewal.
(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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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 |