(a)General Real Estate Appraiser Certification. (1)Applicants for General Real Estate Appraiser Certification whose application is received by the board prior to November 1, 2007 must have successfully completed 180 classroom hours in courses [approved by the board] which meet the requirements as set out in subsections (e) - (o) of this section. Of these 180 classroom hours[, at least 90 classroom hours must be in fundamental real estate appraisal courses specifically approved by the board, and] at least 15 classroom hours must be in a class devoted to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice completed within two years prior to submission of the application. At least 30 classroom hours of the fundamental real estate appraisal course requirements must be in courses with emphasis on the appraisal of non-residential properties. (2)(No change.) (b)Residential Real Estate Appraiser Certification. (1)Applicants for Residential Real Estate Appraiser Certification whose application is received by the board prior to November 1, 2007 must have successfully completed 120 classroom hours in courses [approved by the board] which meet the requirements as set out in subsections (e) - (o) of this section. Of these 120 classroom hours[, at least 60 classroom hours must be in fundamental real estate appraisal courses specifically approved by the board, and] at least 15 classroom hours must be in a class devoted to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice completed within two years prior to submission of the application. (2)(No change.) (c)Real Estate Appraiser License or Provisional License. (1)Applicants for a Real Estate Appraiser License or Provisional License whose application is received by the board prior to November 1, 2007 must have successfully completed 90 classroom hours [in courses approved by the board] which meet the requirements as set out in subsections (e) - (o) of this section. Of these 90 classroom hours[, at least 40 classroom hours must be in fundamental real estate appraisal courses specifically approved by the board, and] at least 15 classroom hours must be in a class devoted to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice completed within two years prior to submission of the application. (2)(No change.) (d) - (e)(No change.) (f)The board may approve courses submitted or to be submitted by applicants for appraiser certification upon a determination of the board that: (1)the subject matter of the course was appraisal related; [provided that core real estate courses set forth in Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a, 7(a)(1) and (2) shall be deemed appraisal-related;] (2) - (4)(No change.) (g) - (o)(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on September 18, 2006
TRD-200605168 Wayne Thorburn
Commissioner
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 29, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 465-3959
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