The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board proposes amendments to §153.15, Experience Required for Certification or Licensing. These amendments would bring the experience requirements into compliance with the current Appraisal Qualifications Board's Real Property Appraiser Qualifications Criteria and add additional specificity to acceptable real estate appraisal experience for certification or licensure. Concurrent proposed amendments to §153.1, Definitions, will add definitions for the terms "appraisal process" and "workfile," as used in this title.

Renil C. Liner, Commissioner, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, has determined that for the first five-year period the amendment is in effect, there will be no fiscal implications for state or local government.

Mr. Liner also has determined that for each year of the first five years this amendment is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the amendment will be to have experience requirements consistant with the Appraisal Qualifications Board's Real Property Appraiser Qualifications Criteria as required by federal Title XI, FIRREA, and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act (Art. 6573a.2, VTCS). Additionally the proposal will more clearly specify the type of real property appraisal experience acceptable for meeting the requirements for appraiser certification or licensure. There will be no effect on small businesses. There is no additional economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the amendments as proposed.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted Renil C. Liner, Commissioner, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, P.O. Box 12188, Austin, Texas 78711-2188.

The amendments are proposed under the Powers and Duties of the Board, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, §5 (Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a.2), which provides the board with authority to adopt rules.

Section 9, Licensing and Certification Requirements, of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act (Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a.2) may be affected by the proposed amendment.