The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to 22 TAC §159.1, Definitions; §159.3, Appraisal Management Company Advisory Committee; §159.52, Fees; §159.102, Eligibility for Registration; Ownership; §159.103, Applications; §159.105, Denial of Registration or Renewal of Registration; §159.109, Inactive Status; §159.201, Guidelines for Revocation, Suspension, or Denial of License; and §159.204, Complaint Processing. The amendments are adopted following TALCB's quadrennial rule review for this Chapter, to better reflect current TALCB procedures, and to simplify and clarify where needed.

The amendments are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 2, 2022, issue of the Texas Register (47 TexReg 5221). These rules will not be republished.

The amendments to §159.3 extend the date for the AMC advisory committee to continue to exist to coincide with the next deadline to complete the quadrennial rule review.

The amendments to §159.52 clarify the applicability of the online convenience fee required by the Department of Information Resources.

The amendments to §159.102 and §159.105 more accurately reflect TALCB's process to verify ownership eligibility for AMC in accordance with the Appraisal Subcommittee Policy.

The amendments to §159.109 remove references to an outdated fee.

The amendments to §159.201 clarify the guidelines apply to disciplinary actions and are not limited to revocation, suspension or denial, correct a reference to the Texas Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act; specify who can sign an agreed order in lieu of the chair of the Board, should the chair not be available or need to recuse him or herself; and provide for the Commissioner to designate who may sign an agreed resolution on his or her behalf.

Four comments were received concerning 22 TAC §159.155, Periodic Review of Appraisals, and one comment was received concerning 22 TAC §159.52, Fees. None of the commenters addressed the specific proposed changes. The AMC Advisory Committee considered the comments but offered no recommended changes to the proposed language at this time and elected to offer any recommendations to amend these rules based on the comments until after close of the Board's rule review for Chapter 159.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Occupations Code §1104.151, which authorizes TALCB to adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of Chapter 1104, Texas Occupations Code.