The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts on an emergency basis amendments to 22 TAC §153.21, Appraiser Trainee and Supervisory Appraisers, in Chapter 153, Rules Relating to Provisions of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act.

The TALCB adopts these amendments on an emergency basis to implement changes adopted by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) on November 1, 2019, which become effective on January 1, 2020. The changes adopted by the AQB affect the criteria for supervisory appraisers.

The amendments are adopted on an emergency basis under Texas Occupations Code §1103.151, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules related to certificates and licenses that are consistent with applicable federal law and guidelines adopted by the AQB.