(a)A person desiring to be an appraiser trainee under the sponsorship of one or more state certified appraisers may apply to the board on the approved application for trainee authorization. In addition to the requirements set forth in §1103.353 of the Act, a prospective appraiser trainee must: (1)complete 75 creditable classroom hours as set forth in the Trainee Core Curriculum of the Appraiser Qualifications Board; [and] (2)pass the 15 hours National USPAP course and examination ; and[.] (3)beginning January 1, 2015, complete a Board approved Appraiser Trainee/Sponsor course. (b) - (e)(No change.) (f)A certified appraiser may be added as a sponsor during the term of an appraiser trainee's authorization, by completing a form approved by the board, [and] paying a fee set by the board, and beginning January 1, 2015, completing a Board approved Appraiser Trainee/Sponsor course and shall assume all the duties, responsibilities, and obligations of an appraiser trainee sponsor as specified in these rules. (g) - (h)(No change.) (i)Certified appraisers may sponsor no more than three trainees at one time. Notification of sponsorship of an appraiser trainee must be provided in writing to the board on a form approved by the board with the appropriate fee prior to the assumption of sponsorship. Termination of sponsorship of an appraiser trainee must be provided in writing to the board on a form approved by the board with the appropriate fee prior to the release from sponsorship. [A sponsor may designate another certified appraiser to serve as an authorized supervisor on specific appraisal projects for which state authorization is required. An authorized supervisor assumes the same responsibilities as a sponsor when supervising the work of an appraiser trainee.] (j)Certified appraisers who sponsor appraiser trainees must approve and sign the appraiser trainee's appraisal log and experience affidavit at least quarterly and provide the trainee with access to any appraisals and work files completed under the sponsor or any authorized supervisor designated by the sponsor. (k)Certified appraisers who sponsor appraiser trainees [or serve as an authorized supervisor] must be in good standing and not subject to any disciplinary action within the last three years that affected the sponsor's [or supervisor's] legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice. Disciplinary action taken against the sponsor [or supervisor] within the last three years that did not affect the sponsor's [or supervisor's] legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice must be disclosed to the trainee prior to sponsorship. (l)To obtain Board approval of an Appraiser Trainee/Sponsor course, a course provider must submit form ATS-0, Appraiser Trainee/Sponsor Course Approval, adopted herein by reference, and which is published and available from the Board at P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188, www.talcb.texas.gov, and satisfy the Board that all required content set out in form ATS-0 is adequately covered. Approval of an Appraiser Trainee/Sponsor course shall expire two years from the date of Board approval. An approved Board Appraiser Trainee/Sponsor course may be delivered through classroom or distance education. The delivery mechanism for distance education courses offered by a non-academic provider must be approved by an AQB-approved organization providing approval of course design and delivery. (m)Sponsors who complete the Appraiser Trainee/Sponsor course may receive continuing education credit for the course.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on December 2, 2013
TRD-201305534 Kerri Lewis
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 12, 2014
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3576
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