The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) proposes an amendment to 22 TAC §157.11, Contested Cases; Entry of Appearance; Continuance. The proposed amendment deletes an erroneous reference to the statute relating to notice of hearing and conforms it to general provisions regarding contested cases for appraisal management companies.

Devon V. Bijansky, General Counsel, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed amendment is in effect, there is no anticipated cost to the state or to units of local government as a result of enforcing or administering the amendment. There is no anticipated impact on local or state employment as a result of implementing the amendment. 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 amendment.

Ms. Bijansky has also determined that the anticipated public benefit as a result of this amendment is clarity and standardization through extension of existing procedural rules to appraisal management companies.

Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted to Devon V. Bijansky, General Counsel, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188 or to general.counsel@talcb.texas.gov.

The amendment is proposed under the Texas Occupations Code, §1103.151, Rules Relating to Certificates and Licenses, and §1104.051, Rules.

The statutes affected by this proposal are Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 1103 and 1104. No other statute, code, or article is affected by the proposed amendment.