(a)In order to obtain a provisional license, a person must satisfy all requirements for a license with the exception of the experience requirement and must: (1)make a diligent and good faith effort to find a sponsor; and (2)submit to the Board two affidavits declining sponsorship signed by appraisers eligible to sponsor trainees. [(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, Tex. Occ. Code §1103.254.] [(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, Tex. Occ.Code §1103.254, 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.] (b)[(f)] Persons practicing under this section must [keep and] maintain a current log of appraisal activities performed on a form prescribed by the board.
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 May 25, 2010
TRD-201002922 Devon V.
Bijansky
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 11, 2010
For further information, please call: (512) 465-3938
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