The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §157.9, Notice of Hearing, without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 11, 2011, issue of the Texas Register (36 TexReg 1640). The 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 delete the requirement that initial notices of complaints must be sent to respondents by certified mail.

The reasoned justification for these amendments is assurance of due process in enforcement actions as well as efficient use of agency resources.

No comments were received regarding the amendments as proposed.

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

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