The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) proposes amendments to 22 TAC §157.9, concerning Notice of Hearing. The proposed amendments clarify that respondents who are not licensees of the Board or current applicants at the time of the hearing must be served with notice of a hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and Rules of the State Office of Administrative Hearings. The amendments also repeal the requirement that initial notices of complaints must be sent to respondents by certified mail.

Devon V. Bijansky, General Counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed amendments are in effect, there is no anticipated cost to the state or to units of local government as a result of enforcing or administering the amendments. It is anticipated that sending initial notice of all complaints by regular mail instead of certified mail will save approximately $1,000 per year in postage costs. There is no anticipated impact on local or state employment as a result of implementing the amendments. There is no anticipated economic impact on persons required to comply with the rule as amended. There is no anticipated economic impact on small businesses or micro-businesses as a result of implementing the amendments.

Ms. Bijansky has also determined that the anticipated public benefit as a result of these amendments is assurance of due process in enforcement actions as well as efficient use of agency resources.

Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted to Devon V. Bijansky, General Counsel, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.

The amendments are proposed under the Texas Occupations Code, §1103.151, concerning Rules Relating to Certificates and Licenses.

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