The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board proposes amendments to §153.20 relating to Guidelines for Revocation, Suspension or Denial of Licensure or Certification. A new §153.20(j) is being added specifically to provide for the accepted practice of requiring respondents in a complaint to provide the board with information and documentation, and for the board to engage in investigative research.

Renil C. Liner, Commissioner, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, has determined that for the first five-year period the proposed 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 the proposed amendment is in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the sections will be to clarify the authority of the board to request and receive information and materials and do other investigative research in resolving complaints to protect the public interests. There will be no effect on small businesses. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the section 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 amendment is proposed under the Powers and Duties of the Board, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, §5 (Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a.2). Section 11, Denial of Certificate or License; Appeal; §12, Enforcement Proceedings; §12A, Contested Case Proceedings; and §21, Offenses, Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6573a.2, are affected by the proposal.