Pennsylvania Act 2000-103 — REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS CERTIFICATION ACT - AMEND EDUCATION

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REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS CERTIFICATION ACT - AMEND EDUCATION
                 Act of Dec. 20, 2000, P.L. 733, No. 103              Cl. 63
                             Session of 2000
                               No. 2000-103

     SB 552

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of July 10, 1990 (P.L.404, No.98), entitled "An
        act providing for the certification of real estate
        appraisers; specifying requirements for certification;
        providing for sanctions and penalties; and making an
        appropriation," providing for continuing education for
        broker/appraisers; and making an editorial change.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 10 of the act of July 10, 1990 (P.L.404,
     No.98), known as the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act,
     is amended to read:
      Section 10.  Certification renewal; records.
        (a)  Renewal term.--Renewal of certification shall be on a
     biennial basis.
        (b)  Continuing education for residential and general
     appraisers.--The board shall by regulation require evidence of
     professional activity or continuing education as a condition of
     certification renewal of residential and general appraisers if,
     and only to the minimum extent, required pursuant to the
     Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
     1989 (Public Law 101-73, 103 Stat. 183). No credit shall be
     given for any course in office management or practice building.
     [In order to facilitate the speedy implementation of this act,
     the board shall have the power and authority to promulgate,
     adopt and use guidelines to prescribe the evidence of
     professional activity or continuing certification required for
     certification renewal pursuant to this section. Such guidelines
     shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The guidelines
     shall not be subject to review pursuant to section 205 of the
     act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the
     Commonwealth Documents Law, sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the
     act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the
     Commonwealth Attorneys Act, or the act of June 25, 1982
     (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act, and shall
     be effective for a period not to exceed two years from the
     effective date of this act. After the expiration of the two-year
     period, the guidelines shall expire and shall be replaced by
     regulations which shall have been promulgated, adopted and
     published as provided by law.]
        (b.1)  Continuing education for broker/appraisers.--
     Broker/appraisers shall be subject to the same continuing
     education requirements for certification renewal as residential
     and general appraisers. The board shall have the power and
     authority to promulgate regulations to prescribe evidence of
     continuing education required for certification renewal pursuant
     to this section.
        (c)  Records.--A record of all persons certified as real
     estate appraisers in this Commonwealth shall be kept in the
     office of the board and shall be open to public inspection and
     copying upon payment of a nominal fee for copying the record.
     Each certificateholder shall advise the board of the address of
     his or her principal place of business.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 20th day of December, A. D. 2000.

     THOMAS J. RIDGE