The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to §153.23, regarding Inactive Certificate or License, without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 5, 2008, issue of the Texas Register (33 TexReg 7399) and will not be republished.

The amendments serve two purposes: (1) to require inactive appraisers who wish to return to active status to complete all education that would have been required had the license been on active status, rather than only the education that was not completed during the last two-year period, as required by the federal Appraiser Qualification Board (AQB); and (2) to correct a non-substantive typographical error in subsection (b) that was introduced when the section was adopted in 2003.

The reasoned justification for the rule as adopted is that the rule will conform with federal requirements as necessary to maintain TALCB's certification and ability to continue licensing and certifying appraisers.

No comments were received regarding the amendments as proposed.

The amendments are adopted under the Texas Occupations Code §1103.151, which authorizes the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to adopt rules relating to certificates and licenses.