The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §153.17, Renewal or Extension of License, without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 4, 2015, issue of the Texas Register (40 TexReg 5673).

The amendments change terminology in the rule and extend the license renewal period for persons serving on active duty in the military to be consistent with statutory changes to Chapters 55 and 1103, Texas Occupations Code, adopted by the 84th Legislature.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is to provide additional time for persons serving on active duty in the military to renew their appraiser license and to align the rule with statutory changes to Chapters 55 and 1103, Texas Occupations Code, adopted by the 84th Legislature.

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