The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (Board) proposes new §153.24, concerning Complaint Processing, to replace the current §153.24 being proposed for repeal elsewhere in this issue. The proposed new section would modify the complaint processing provisions to better reflect the practices of the Board's Standards and Enforcement Services Division, increases the recommended penalties for violations of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act and Board rules, and provides for investigation of certain complaints by peer investigative committees.

Devon V. Bijansky, General Counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed new rule is 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 section. There is no anticipated impact on local or state employment as a result of implementing the section. There is no anticipated impact on small businesses or micro-businesses as a result of implementing the section. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the section.

Ms. Bijansky has also determined that the anticipated public benefit as a result of the new rule is greater efficiency through a streamlined complaint processing system and a more robust peer investigative committee program.

Comments on the proposed new section may be submitted to Devon V. Bijansky, General Counsel for the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.

The new section is proposed under the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act (Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1103), Subchapter D, Board Powers and Duties, which provides the board with authority to adopt rules under §1103.151, Rules Relating to Certificates and Licenses, and §1103.154, Rules Relating to Professional Conduct.

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