All applicants for licensure in any real estate appraiser
classification must comply with the following education, experience and
examination requirements in addition to meeting those requirements set forth in
Sections 275,
300,
350, and
400 below. (3-28-23)
01.
Education. Classroom hours
will be credited only for courses with content that follows the Required Core
Curriculum as outlined by the Appraisal Qualification Board. (3-28-23)
a. Credit toward the classroom hour
requirement may only be granted where the length of the educational offering is
at least fifteen (15) hours, and the individual successfully completes a
closed-book examination pertinent to the educational offering. In addition,
distance education courses intended for use as qualifying education must
include a written, closed-book final examination - proctored by an official
approved by the college or university or by the sponsoring organization. The
term "written" as used herein refers to an exam that might be written on paper
or administered electronically on a computer workstation or other device. Oral
exams are not acceptable. The testing must be in compliance with the
examination requirements of this section. (3-28-23)
b. Credit for the classroom hour requirement
may be obtained from the following: (3-28-23)
i. Colleges or Universities.
(3-28-23)
ii. Community or Junior
Colleges. (3-28-23)
iii. Courses
approved by the Appraisal Qualifications Board. (3-28-23)
iv. State or Federal Agencies or Commissions.
(3-28-23)
v. Other providers
approved by the Board. (3-28-23)
c. Only those courses completed preceding the
date of application will be accepted for meeting educational requirements.
(3-28-23)
d. Course credits that are
obtained from the course provider by challenge examination without attending
the course will not be accepted. (3-28-23)
e. Credit toward education requirements may
be obtained through completion of a degree in Real Estate from: (3-28-23)
i. An accredited degree-granting college or
university that has been approved by the Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business; or (3-28-23)
ii. A regional or national accreditation
agency that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and whose
curriculum has been reviewed and approved by the Appraiser Qualifications
Board. (3-28-23)
f.
Applicants with a college degree from a foreign country may have their
education evaluated for equivalency by one (1) of the following: (3-28-23)
i. An accredited, degree-granting domestic
college or university; (3-28-23)
ii. The American Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO); (3-28-23)
iii. A foreign degree credential evaluation
services company that is a member of the National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services (NACES); or (3-28-23)
iv. A foreign degree credential evaluation
service company that provides equivalency evaluation reports accepted by an
accredited degree-granting domestic college or university or by a state
licensing board that issues credentials in another discipline.
(3-28-23)
02.
Experience. (3-28-23)
a. The
work product claimed for experience credit must be in conformity with USPAP.
(3-28-23)
b. All appraisal
experience must be obtained as a registered trainee or as a licensed appraiser.
At least five hundred (500) hours in no less than three (3) months must be
obtained in Idaho pursuant to these rules. The Board will only consider
experience from other jurisdictions with substantially equal requirements.
(3-28-23)
c. Only experience gained
during the five (5) years immediately preceding application will be considered
for evaluation. (3-28-23)
d.
Acceptable non field appraisal experience includes, but is not limited to the
following: Fee and Staff appraisal analysis, ad valorem tax appraisal,
condemnation appraisal, technical review appraisal, appraisal analysis, review
appraisal, real estate counseling, highest and best use analysis, and
feasibility analysis/study. (3-28-23)
e. Each applicant applying for licensure must
verify completion of the required experience via affidavit, under oath subject
to penalty of perjury, and notarized on a form provided by the Board. (3-28-23)
i. The Board requires submission of a log
that details hours claimed for experience credit. The log must include the
following: (3-28-23)
(1) Type of property;
(3-28-23)
(2) Address of the
property; (3-28-23)
(3) Report
date; (3-28-23)
(4) Description of
work performed; (3-28-23)
(5)
Number of work hours; (3-28-23)
(6)
Complexity; (3-28-23)
(7)
Approaches to value; (3-28-23)
(8)
Appraised value; (3-28-23)
(9)
Scope of supervising appraiser's review; and (3-28-23)
(10) Signature and license number of the
supervising appraiser. (3-28-23)
ii. The Board reserves the right to contact
an employer for confirmation of length and extent of experience claimed. This
may require an employer to submit appraisal reports and/or an affidavit.
(3-28-23)
iii. The Board may
request submission of written reports or file memoranda that substantiate an
applicant's claim for experience credit. (3-28-23)
f. Ad valorem tax appraisers must demonstrate
the use of techniques to value properties similar to those used by appraisers
and effectively use the process as defined in Subsection
010.06, Field Real Estate
Appraisal Experience in order to receive experience credit.
(3-28-23)
03.
Examination. Successful completion of an examination appropriate
to the license classification being applied for and approved by the Board
pursuant to the guidelines of the Appraisal Qualifications Board.
(3-28-23)