1.
Continuing
Education Requirement Generally
At time of renewal, each licensee of the board shall certify
to completion of 14 hours of continuing education during the preceding license
term. Up to 7 hours may be granted for participation, other than as a student,
in appraisal education processes and programs. Credit for instructing any given
course or seminar can only be awarded once during a continuing education
cycle.
2.
Course in
National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
As part of the 14 required hours of continuing education
described in subsection
1, each licensee shall, during
even-numbered years, satisfactorily complete the 7-hour National Standards of
Uniform Professional Appraisal Practice course approved by the Appraisal
Qualifications Board.
3.
Approved Programs
Continuing education must be earned in programs approved by
the Appraisal Qualifications Board or the Board of Real Estate Appraisers. The
Board of Real Estate Appraisers will not recognize unapproved programs for
continuing education credit.
4.
Criteria for Program Approval by
Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Continuing education programs that have not been approved by
the Appraisal Qualifications Board must meet the following criteria for
approval.
A. The program must consist
of no less than 2 hours of actual instructional time, exclusive of meals,
breaks, and non-instructional presentations or activities.
B. The program must be taught "live" in a
traditional classroom or seminar setting or as a synchronous distance education
program. No form of asynchronous distance education or recorded presentation
will be approved.
C. The material
to be taught may include subjects not directly related to real estate
appraisal. However, only material that is directly related to real estate
appraisal will be recognized for continuing education credit.
D. The program sponsor must distribute an
evaluation form provided by the board and certificates of completion to
attendees at the conclusion of the program. The sponsor must retain completed
evaluations for one year following conclusion of the program and must promptly
provide the evaluations to the board upon request. The sponsor must retain the
roster of attendees for two years following completion of the
program.
5.
Approval of Continuing Education Programs by the Board of Real Estate
Appraisers
Continuing education programs that have not been approved by
the Appraisal Qualifications Board must be submitted to the Board of Real
Estate Appraisers for review and approval as set forth in this subsection.
A. The program sponsor or a
prospective attendee shall apply for continuing education program approval on
forms provided by the board. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
[NOTE: A prospective attendee applying for
program approval need not show that the program sponsor will distribute
evaluation forms and certificates of completion and abide by the retention
requirements as set forth in subsection 4(D).]
B. The complete application must be submitted
sufficiently in advance of the start date of the program to permit review by
the board prior to the start date. Applications submitted on or after the start
date of the program will not be considered.
C. The application must include the following
information:
(1) The title of the program, a
general overview of the material to be covered, and a detailed syllabus,
including a timed outline;
(2)
Demonstration that the program meets the criteria for approval set forth in
subsection 4;
(3) The names and
qualifications of the instructors;
(4) The fee required by Chapter 10, Section
34 of the rules of the Office of Licensing and Registration, entitled
"Establishment of License Fees;" and
(5) Such other information as the board may
require.
D. The board
shall review program applications under the criteria set forth in subsection 4
("Criteria for Program Approval by the Board of Real Estate Appraisers"); for
sufficiency of the application under this subsection 5 ("Approval of Continuing
Education Programs by the Board of Real Estate Appraisers"); for program
quality; and for instructor qualifications.
E. Program approval is valid for both
in-person and synchronous delivery for a period of one year from the date of
approval and includes any repeat presentations of the approved program during
the 1-year approval period. Any proposed change to the course content,
instructor, or other information submitted in or with the application must be
reported to the board for review and approval in advance of the
change;
F. Any deviation from the
application that has not been approved as described in paragraph E, any failure
to comply with any conditions included in the board's approval, or poor program
quality may result in suspension of the sponsor's approved program offerings,
denial of future approval requests by the sponsor, or both.
