The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §153.5, Fees, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 27, 2016 issue of the Texas Register (41 TexReg 3809). The amendments add a reference to the fee for voluntary appraiser trainee experience reviews previously adopted by the Board in 22 TAC §153.22. The amendments also add a new fee for fingerprint-based criminal history checks or other related services as recommended by the Working Group for AQB Criminal History Check Criteria.

The reasoned justification for the amendments is to align this rule with 22 TAC §153.22 previously adopted by TALCB at its meeting on February 19, 2016, and to allow TALCB to recover the costs of fingerprint-based criminal history checks from license holders as authorized by the 84th Legislature and recommended by the Working Group for AQB Criminal History Check Criteria.

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 §1103.2031, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules implementing fingerprint-based background checks.

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