(a)This section applies only to a person who:
(1)previously held a residential appraiser license
or certification or general appraiser certification [an
appraiser license] issued by the Board that has been expired
for more than six months; and
(2)seeks to obtain the same level of appraiser license
previously held by the person before its expiration.
(b)A person who seeks to reinstate a license
expired less than five years must [described in subsection
(a) may apply to reinstate the person's former license by]:
(1)submit [submitting] an application
for reinstatement on a form approved by the Board;
(2)pay [paying] the required
fee;
(3)satisfy [satisfying] the
Board as to the person's honesty, trustworthiness and integrity;
[(4)satisfying the experience requirements
in this section; and]
(4)[(5)] satisfy [satisfying
] the fingerprint and criminal history check requirements in §153.12
of this title; and[.]
(5)complete all AQB continuing education
requirements that would have been required had the license not expired.
(c)A person who seeks to reinstate
a license expired five years or more must:
(1)satisfy the requirements of subsection (b); and
(2)submit an experience log demonstrating his or her
experience complies with USPAP, as outlined in subsection (d).
(d)An experience log submitted under
subsection (c) must include at least 10 appraisals of a property type
accepted by the AQB for the applicable license category, completed
within 5 years from the date of application under this section.
(e)Unless otherwise provided in this
section, the board will verify and award experience submitted under
subsection (d) in accordance with §153.15 of this title (relating
to Experience Required for Licensing).
(f)If a person who seeks to reinstate
a license under subsection (c) is unable to submit appraisals or supporting
documentation for verification, he or she may apply for a license
as an appraiser trainee for the purposes of acquiring the appraisal
experience required for reinstatement.
[(c)Applicants for reinstatement
under this section must demonstrate completion of 14 hours of appraiser
continuing education for each year since the last renewal of the person's
previous license.]
[(d)Applicants for reinstatement
must demonstrate that their appraisal experience complies with USPAP
as follows:]
[(1)Persons who have work files and license expired
less than 5 years. A person described in subsection (a) of this section
who has appraisal work files and whose previous license has been expired
less than five years may apply to reinstate the person's previous
license by submitting an experience log as follows:]
[(A)For reinstatement as a licensed residential appraiser
or a certified residential appraiser, a minimum of 10 residential
appraisal reports representing at least 10 percent of the hours and
property type of experience required by the AQB for the applicable
license category.]
[(B)For reinstatement as a certified general appraiser,
a minimum of 10 non-residential appraisal reports representing at
least 10 percent of the total hours of experience required by the
AQB for this license category.]
[(2)Persons who do not have work files or license
expired more than 5 years.]
[(A)A person described in subsection (a) who does
not have appraisal work files or whose previous license has been expired
for more than five years may apply for a license as an appraiser trainee
for the purpose of acquiring the appraisal experience required under
this subsection.]
[(B)An appraiser trainee licensed under this section
may apply for reinstatement at the same level of appraiser license
that the applicant previously held, after the applicant completes
the required number of appraisal reports or hours of real estate appraisal
experience as follows:]
[(i)For reinstatement as a licensed residential appraiser
or certified residential appraiser, the applicant must complete a
minimum of 10 residential appraisal reports representing at least
10 percent of the experience hours required by the AQB for the applicable
license category.]
[(ii)For reinstatement as a certified general appraiser,
the applicant must complete a minimum of 10 non-residential appraisal
reports representing at least 10 percent of the total hours of experience
required by the AQB for this license category.]
[(C)Upon completion of the required number of appraisal
reports or hours of real estate appraisal experience, the applicant
must submit an experience log.]
[(D)If an appraiser trainee seeking reinstatement
under this section is supervised by a supervisory appraiser with more
than three appraiser trainees, those trainees seeking reinstatement
under this section satisfy the required progress monitoring through
completion of the experience audit under subsection (e) of this section
and need not complete the voluntary appraiser trainee experience reviews
under §153.22 of this title.]
[(e)Consistent with §153.15
of this title, the Board will evaluate each applicant's real estate
appraisal experience for compliance with USPAP based on the submitted
experience log.]
[(f)For those persons described in
subsection (a) of this section the Board has discretion to waive the
following requirements:]
[(1)Proof of qualifying education;]
[(2)College education or degree requirement; or]
[(3)Examination for persons whose appraiser license
has been expired for less than five years.]
[(g)Consistent with this chapter,
upon review of the applicant's real estate appraisal experience, the
Board may:]
[(1)Reinstate the applicant's previous appraiser license;]
[(2)Reinstate the applicant's previous appraiser license,
contingent upon completion of additional education, experience or
mentorship; or]
[(3)Deny the application.]
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 November 13, 2023
TRD-202304211 Kathleen Santos
General Counsel
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 24, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652
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