§3408. Continuing education requirements

            A. As a prerequisite to renewal of a real estate appraiser registration or license, all registrants and licensees shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having met the continuing education requirements set forth in this Chapter.

            B.(1) Prior to renewal of a registration or a license, regardless of classification, the renewal applicant shall obtain not less than twenty-eight hours of continuing education credit, or its equivalent, in courses approved by the board.

            (2) All appraisers regardless of registration or license class shall obtain a minimum of seven continuing education credit hours regarding the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) each renewal period, which shall be credited toward the total continuing education required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

            C. In lieu of meeting the requirements of Subsection B of this Section, an applicant for renewal may present evidence of the following:

            (1) Completion of courses determined by the board to be equivalent to continuing education courses approved by the board pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.

            (2)(a) Participation, other than as a student, in educational processes and programs in real property appraisal theory, practices, or techniques including but not limited to teaching, program development, and preparation of textbooks, monographs, articles, and other instructional materials, all to be approved by the board.

            (b) No more than half of the continuing education credit shall be granted for participation pursuant to this Paragraph.

            D. The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of the provisions of this Section to provide registrants and licensees with current knowledge of real property appraisal theories, practices, and techniques. Such regulations shall prescribe the following:

            (1) Policies and procedures for obtaining board approval of courses pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.

            (2) Standards, policies, and procedures to be applied by the board in evaluating course equivalency as specified in Subsection C of this Section.

            (3) Standards, monitoring methods, and systems for recording attendance to be employed by course sponsors as a prerequisite to board approval of courses for credit.

            E. In making recommendations pursuant to Paragraph (D)(1) of this Section, the board shall give consideration to courses of instruction, seminars, and other real property appraisal education courses or programs previously or hereafter developed by or under the auspices of professional appraisal organizations and utilized by those associations for purposes of designation, certification, or recertification of the members of the association.

            F. No amendment or repeal of a regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this Section shall operate to deprive a registered or licensed real estate appraiser of credit for any course of instruction completed by the applicant prior to the amendment or repeal of the regulation, if the course would have qualified for continuing education credit under the regulation as it existed prior to the repeal or amendment.

            Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2001, No. 888, §1; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1; Acts 2014, No. 213, §1; Acts 2022, No. 547, §1, eff. June 17, 2022.