The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to §153.21, Appraiser Trainees and Supervisory Appraisers, without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 6, 2019, issue of the Texas Register (44 TexReg 7479). The rule will not be republished.

The amendments to §153.21 implement changes adopted by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) on November 1, 2019, which became effective on January 1, 2020. The amendments change the eligibility criteria for supervisory appraisers under subsection (b)(1) of this section. Under the amendments a certified appraiser must be in good standing and not have had, within the last three years, a certified appraiser credential canceled, surrendered in lieu of discipline, suspended, or revoked in any state for a substantive cause related to practice.

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.