The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board proposes amendments to §153.11, regarding Examinations. The proposed amendments modify the examination fee to reflect the cost under the new contract for examination administration services contract effective September 1, 2008. This fee reflects the amount the examination vendor charges directly to applicants and does not affect the amount of revenue collected by the agency.

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 reduced cost to applicants for appraiser licenses.

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 §1103.156, which authorizes the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to establish examination fees.

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