The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts an amendment to §153.21, concerning Appraiser Trainees and Sponsors, without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 13, 2013, issue of the Texas Register (38 TexReg 8996).

The amendment is adopted to implement a new Appraiser Trainee and Supervisor Course to meet the Appraiser Qualifications Board's 2015 criteria and remove a sponsor's ability to designate another certified appraiser, who is not already approved as a sponsor, as an authorized supervisor of a trainee.

The reasoned justification for the amendment is to comply with federal regulations and ensure that trainees are sponsored by an appraiser who is properly trained.

Three comments were received on the amendment as proposed, two of which were from trade associations. All three comments were in support of the amendment as proposed.

The amendment is 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 Qualifications Board.

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