The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to §153.24, Complaint Processing, without changes to the proposed text, as published in the September 27, 2019, issue of the Texas Register (44 TexReg 5489) and will not be republished.

The amendments to §153.24 implement statutory changes to Chapter 1103, Occupations Code, enacted by the 86th Legislature in SB 624 as part of TALCB's Sunset Review process, requiring TALCB to protect a complainant's identity to the extent possible by excluding the complainant's identifying information when sending a complaint notice to a respondent; requiring TALCB to send periodic written notice of the status of a complaint to the complainant and each respondent until final resolution of the complaint; and authorizing TALCB to order refunds to consumers of appraisal services in certain limited circumstances. The adopted amendments also correct a typographical error and insert a missing space in subsection (m)(3) of this section, as amended.

No comments were received on the amendments as published.

The amendments are adopted under Occupations Code §1103.151, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules for certifying or licensing an appraiser or appraiser trainee in this state that are in accordance with Chapter 1103 and consistent with applicable federal law.