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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 8TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD
CHAPTER 153RULES RELATING TO PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION ACT
RULE §153.16License Reinstatement
ISSUE 11/24/2023
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(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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