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, without changes to the proposed text, as published in the March 11, 2022, issue of the Texas Register (47 TexReg 1180). The rules will not be republished. The amendments are adopted following a comprehensive review of this chapter to better reflect current TALCB procedures and to simplify and clarify where needed.

The proposed amendments to §157.17 align the section more closely with the applicable statute (§ 2001.058(e), Government Code). The proposed amendments to §157.18 define the methods in which a motion for rehearing may be filed with TALCB.

No comments were received on the amendments as published

The amendments are adopted under Texas Occupations Code §1103.151, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules for certifying or licensing an appraiser or appraiser trainee and §1103.154, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules relating to professional conduct, and §1104.051, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of Chapter 1104.