TITLE 22. EXAMINING BOARDS

PART 8. TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD

CHAPTER 153. RULES RELATING TO PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION ACT

22 TAC §153.15

The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to §153.15, Experience Required for Licensing, without changes to the proposed text, as published in the March 13, 2020, issue of the Texas Register (45 TexReg 1826) and will not be republished.

The amendments clarify the procedures to be followed when an applicant submits experience that is involved in pending litigation as part of the applicant's license application. The proposed amendments also notify applicants that information submitted to TALCB in support of a license application may be subject to disclosure under the Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Texas Government Code, unless an exception to disclosure applies.

No comments were received on the amendments as published.

The amendments are adopted under Occupations Code §1103.151, which allows TALCB to adopt rules for certifying or licensing an appraiser or appraiser trainee in this state that are in accordance with Chapter 1103 and consistent with applicable federal law.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 18, 2020.

TRD-202001966

Kathleen Santos

General Counsel

Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

Effective date: June 7, 2020

Proposal publication date: March 13, 2020

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652


CHAPTER 157. RULES RELATING TO PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

SUBCHAPTER E. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

22 TAC §157.31

The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) adopts amendments to §157.31, Investigative Conference, without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 13, 2020, issue of the Texas Register (45 TexReg 1828). The amended rule will not be republished.

The amendments clarify the procedures for scheduling an investigative conference with a license applicant or a respondent to a complaint and to establish procedures for recording investigative conferences.

No comments were received on the amendments as published.

The amendments are adopted under Occupations Code §1103.151, which allows TALCB to adopt rules for certifying or licensing an appraiser or appraiser trainee in this state that are in accordance with Chapter 1103 and consistent with applicable federal law.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 18, 2020.

TRD-202001967

Kathleen Santos

General Counsel

Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

Effective date: June 7, 2020

Proposal publication date: March 13, 2020

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3652