PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 98-23-048.
Title of Rule: WAC 308-125-090 Continuing education required.
Purpose: To establish the minimum hours for continuing education courses and seminars.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.140.030(8).
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 18.140 RCW.
Summary: To amend the minimum hours for continuing education courses and seminars as established in WAC 308-125-030.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Cleotis Borner, Jr., Olympia, (360) 753-1062.
Name of Proponent: Department of Licensing, Real Estate Appraiser Program, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: To amend the established minimum hours for continuing education courses and seminars.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Establish minimum hours for continuing education courses and seminars.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rule only amends the minimum hours for continuing education hours for courses and seminars.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Department of Licensing, Business and Professions Division, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Building #2 Conference Room, Olympia, WA, on Friday, May 11, 1999, at 9:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Ralph Birkedahl by May 5, 1999, TDD (360) 753-1966, or (360) 753-1062.
Submit Written Comments to: Cleotis Borner, Jr., Real Estate Appraiser Program, P.O. Box 9015, Olympia, WA 98507-9015, fax (360) 586-0998, by May 10, 1999.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 14, 1999.
March 30, 1999
Cleotis Borner, Jr.
Program Manager
OTS-2828.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 97-02-004, filed 12/20/96, effective 1/20/97)
WAC 308-125-090
Continuing education required.
(1) As a prerequisite to renewal of certification or licensure, the holder of a certificate or license shall present evidence satisfactory to the director of successful completion of the continuing education requirements of this section.
(2) The continuing education requirements for renewal of certification or licensure shall be the completion by the applicant of twenty classroom hours of instruction in courses or seminars which have received the approval of the director. Courses must be completed within the term of certification or licensure immediately preceding renewal: Provided, That effective January 1, 1998, the number of classroom hours is twenty-eight; further, every other renewal period, the holder of a certificate or license will present evidence of successful completion of at least fifteen hours of approved USPAP related continuing education. The hours of USPAP education may be included in the total education hours submitted for both the current and previous renewal periods.
(3) In order for courses or seminars to be accepted under subsection (2) of this section,
the course or seminar must be a minimum of ((four)) two hours in length and be directly related
to real estate appraising. However, a maximum of one-half of the continuing education hours
required for renewal can be in two-hour seminars or courses.
(4) An examination is not required for courses or seminars taken for continuing education classroom hours. The exception is the fifteen-hour Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course when required by the course provider.
(5) The requirement under subsection (2) of this section may be met by participation other than as a student in educational process and programs approved by the director including teaching, program development, and authorship of textbooks and other written instructional materials.
(6) Courses or seminars taken to satisfy the continuing education requirement for general real estate appraisers, should include coverage of real estate appraisal related topics, such as:
(a) Ad valorem taxation.
(b) Arbitrations.
(c) Business courses related to practice of real estate.
(d) Construction estimating.
(e) Ethics and standards of professional practice.
(f) Land use planning, zoning, and taxation.
(g) Management, leasing, brokerage, timesharing.
(h) Property development.
(i) Real estate appraisal (valuations/evaluations).
(j) Real estate financing and investment.
(k) Real estate law.
(l) Real estate litigation.
(m) Real estate related computer applications.
(n) Real estate securities and syndication.
(o) Real property exchange.
(p) Such other presentations approved by the director.
(7) Courses or seminars taken to satisfy the continuing education requirement for residential real estate appraisers should include coverage of real estate appraisal related topics, such as:
(a) Ad valorem taxation.
(b) Business courses related to practice of real estate.
(c) Construction estimation.
(d) Ethics and standards of professional practice.
(e) Land use planning, zoning, taxation.
(f) Property development.
(g) Real estate financing and investment.
(h) Real estate law.
(i) Real estate related computer applications.
(j) Real estate securities and syndication.
(k) Real property exchange.
(l) Real estate feasibility and marketability studies.
(m) Such other presentations approved by the director.
(n) Real estate securities and syndication.
(o) Real estate property exchange.
(p) Such other presentations approved by the director.
(8) Courses or seminars taken to satisfy the continuing education requirement for licensed real estate appraisers should include coverage of real estate appraisal related topics, such as:
(a) Ad valorem taxation.
(b) Arbitration.
(c) Business courses related to practice of real estate appraisal.
(d) Construction estimating.
(e) Ethnics and standards of professional practice.
(f) Land use planning, zoning, and taxation.
(g) Management, leasing brokerage, timesharing.
(h) Property development.
(i) Real estate appraisal (valuations/evaluations).
(j) Real estate law.
(k) Real estate litigation.
(l) Real estate financing and investment.
(m) Real estate appraisal related computer applications.
(n) Real estate securities and syndication.
(o) Real property exchange.
(p) Such other presentations approved by the director.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030(1). 97-02-004, § 308-125-090, filed 12/20/96, effective 1/20/97; 93-17-020, § 308-125-090, filed 8/10/93, effective 9/10/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.140.030. 91-04-074, § 308-125-090, filed 2/5/91, effective 3/8/91.]