The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to §153.17, concerning Renewal or Extension of Certification and License or Renewal of Trainee Approval, without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 6, 2013, issue of the Texas Register (38 TexReg 5837). The amendments require the Appraiser Trainee to maintain quarterly logs for each renewal period but no longer require submission of the logs with each renewal. Logs will still be required to be submitted with any application for a license or certification. This procedure is more consistent with the practice for renewal of the other Board credentials. The amendments also reiterate the Appraiser Qualification Board (AQB) criteria that both the trainee and sponsor are responsible for the accuracy of the appraisal log and set a timeframe for review and signing the appraisal logs.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is to reduce the burden on Appraiser Trainees to renew their approval and reduce processing and paper storage expenses for the agency.

No comments were received on the amendments as proposed.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Occupations Code, §1103.151, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules relating to certificates and licenses, and §1103.152, which authorizes TALCB to prescribe qualifications for appraisers that are consistent with the qualifications established by the Appraiser Qualification Board.

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