Real estate appraisers-continuing education.

Plain English Breakdown

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Real Estate Appraisers Continuing Education

This law changes how many hours of education real estate appraisers need to renew their permits and allows them to complete these requirements through classroom or remote learning methods.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the number of required continuing education hours for real estate appraisers from thirty to a number set by rules made by the Certified Real Estate Appraiser Board.
• Allows real estate appraisers to complete their continuing education requirements through classroom or remote learning methods.
• Requires that one seven-hour course on national Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP) be included in the approved courses for continuing education.

Who It Names or Affects

• Real estate appraisers who need to renew their permits.

Terms To Know

Continuing Education

Required training that professionals must complete to keep their licenses or certifications up-to-date.

USPAP

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices, which are national guidelines for appraisers on how to conduct professional work.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact number of required hours is not specified in the law but will be set by rules made by the Certified Real Estate Appraiser Board.
• It does not specify what happens if an appraiser fails to meet these requirements.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0103
Bill No.:

SF0078

Effective:

7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0103

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0051

Chapter No.:

129

Prime Sponsor:

Pappas

Catch Title:

Real estate appraisers-continuing education.

Subject:

Amending continuing education hours requirements for real estate appraisers.

Summary/Major Elements:

To renew a permit under Wyoming statutes (title 33, chapter 39), a certified real estate appraiser has continuing education requirements. This act amends the required number of hours from thirty to a number set by rules of the Certified Real Estate Appraiser Board.

The act also specifies that the continuing education hours may be classroom or remote and that the courses or seminars that the Board approves for continuing education shall include one (1)

seven (7) hour national Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP) update course.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

21LSO-0103

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
.
SF0078

ENROLLED ACT NO. 51,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to real estate appraisers; amending continuing education hours requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 33
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39
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122(b) is amended to read:

33
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39
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122.

Continuing education.

(b)

The basic continuing education requirement for renewal of a permit shall be the completion by the applicant, during the immediately preceding term of the permit, of
at least thirty (30)
the number of
classroom
or remote
hours of instruction
established by board rules consistent with federal requirements
in courses or seminars
which
that
have received the approval of the board
.
, which

The courses or seminars that the board approves for continuing education credit
shall include one (1) board approved seven (7) hour national USPAP update course.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2021
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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