The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board proposes amendments to §157.17, regarding Final Decisions and Orders. The proposed amendments eliminate the 60-day time period between the issuance of a proposal for decision and action on the proposal by the Board.

Devon V. Bijansky, Assistant General Counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the amendments are in effect, there will be no fiscal implications for the state or for units of local government as a result of enforcing or administering the amendments. There is no anticipated impact on local or state employment as a result of implementing the amendments. There is no anticipated impact on small businesses or micro-businesses as a result of implementing the proposed amendments. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the proposed amendments.

Ms. Bijansky has also determined that the anticipated public benefit as a result of these amendments is increased efficiency and consumer protection in the administrative process. By requiring the Board simply to wait until all applicable appeal time periods have elapsed before taking action, those cases that were not appealed can be acted on by the Board at an earlier meeting than under the 60-day rule.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Devon V. Bijansky, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Real Estate Commission/Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.

The amendments are proposed under the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1103, Subchapter K, Contested Case Hearings.

The statute affected by this proposal is Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1103. No other statute, code, or article is affected by the proposed amendments.