The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §157.17, Final Decisions and Orders, and §157.18, Motions for Rehearing; Finality of Decisions, and §157.20, Judicial Review, without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 4, 2015, issue of the Texas Register (40 TexReg 5680). The amendments implement statutory changes to Chapter 1103, Texas Occupations Code, and Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code, adopted by the 84th Legislature and clarify the action to be taken by the Board when a motion for rehearing does not include specific grounds for rehearing.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is to provide clarity to license holders and to align the rules with statutory changes 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 TALCB to adopt rules relating to certificates and licenses, and §1104.051, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules necessary to administer Chapter 1104.

The statutes affected by these amendments are Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 1103 and 1104. No other statute, code or article is affected by the amendments.