The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §157.31, Investigative Conference, without changes to the text as published in the September 19, 2014, issue of the Texas Register (39 TexReg 7522). The amendments are adopted to clarify the information that will be provided to a respondent prior to holding an investigative conference.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is to better reflect TALCB procedures and simplify and clarify where needed.

No comments were received on the amendments as proposed.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Occupations Code, §1103.151, which authorizes the 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 AQB.

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