(a) Continuing education for certified real
estate appraisers and licensed appraiser trainees is necessary to ensure that
they maintain and increase their skill, knowledge and competency in real estate
appraising. Except as provided in subsection (b), certified real estate
appraisers and licensed appraiser trainees shall satisfy the continuing
education requirements in the AQB Qualification Criteria, which must include at
least 2 hours on the act, this chapter and the policies of the Board during
each biennial renewal period as a condition of renewal of certification for the
next biennial renewal period.
(a.1)
Beginning with the renewal of certification or licensure for the 2025-2027
biennial renewal period, certified real estate appraisers and licensed
appraiser trainees shall provide evidence of completion of an AQB-compliant
course on valuation bias and fair housing laws and regulations as a condition
of renewal of certification or licensure. The following apply:
(1)
7-hour course length
requirement. The first time a certified real estate appraiser or
licensed appraiser trainee completes the AQB-compliant course on valuation bias
and fair housing laws and regulations referenced in this subsection, the course
length must be 7 hours. If a certified real estate appraiser or licensed
appraiser trainee successfully completed a 7-hour (plus 1-hour exam) course as
part of their qualifying education, the 7-hour course length requirement is
satisfied.
(2)
4-hour
course length requirement. A certified real estate appraiser or
licensed appraiser trainee who has satisfied the 7-hour course length
requirement shall, as a condition of renewal of certification or licensure,
complete an AQB-compliant continuing education course of at least 4 hours on
valuation bias and fair housing laws and regulations.
(b) A certified general real estate
appraiser, residential real estate appraiser or licensed appraiser trainee
whose initial certification or license becomes effective between January 1 and
June 30 of a biennial renewal year will not be required to furnish proof of
continuing education as a condition of renewal of certification in that
biennial renewal year.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 36.41 adopted July 24, 1992, effective
7/25/1992, 22 Pa.B. 3864;
amended March 12, 1999, effective 3/13/1999, 29 Pa.B. 1393; amended June 20,
2003, effective 6/21/2003, 33
Pa.B. 2869; amended July 20, 2007, effective 7/21/2007, 37 Pa.B. 3367; amended November 1,
2019, effective 11/2/2019, 49
Pa.B. 6667.
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 23. June 8, 2024, effective
6/8/2024
The provisions of this § 36.41 issued under
sections 5(2), 6(h) and 10(b) of the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act
(63
P.S. §§
457.5(2),
457.6(h) and 457.10(b));
amended under sections 5(1) and (2), 6 and 10(b) and (b.2) of the Real Estate
Appraisers Certification Act (63 P.S. §§
457.5(1) and
(2),
457.6 and
457.10(b) and (b.2)); and
sections 3, 4(d) and 12 of the Assessors Certification Act (63 P.S.
§§
458.3,
458.4(d) and
458.12).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
36.42 (relating to subject matter
and sources of continuing education); and 49 Pa. Code §
36.91 (relating to reactivation of
lapsed certification).
