Section 85.800. Course approval.

 

(1)  Except as provided in sub. (9) , all educational courses designed to meet the requirements in s. 458.06 (2) (d) , (3) (b) or (4) (b) , Stats., s. 458.08 (3) (c) , Stats., and this chapter, shall be submitted to the department for approval.

(2)  Credit toward the course requirement may be granted only if the length of the educational course is at least 15 hours of instruction and the individual successfully completes an examination pertinent to that course.

(3)  Credit may be granted for a distance education course that satisfies all requirements for a continuing education course established by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation that are in effect at the time the course is completed.

(4)  Course instructors shall be approved by the department. An instructor whose appraiser certificate has been limited, suspended or revoked may not instruct in approved courses while the disciplinary action is in effect. An approved instructor shall possess at least one of the following qualifications:

(a) Be an instructor of appraisal courses who teaches or has taught appraisal courses at an accredited college or university.

(b) Be a licensed or certified appraiser who practices in the aspects of appraising being taught such as, appraisal, appraisal review, appraisal consulting or mass appraisal, and who has engaged in the practice for at least 5 years.

(c) Be an instructor of assessor education courses who is approved by the department of revenue to teach assessor education programs that are relevant to appraisal practice.

(d) Be an instructor who teaches appraisal courses approved by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation.

(e) If applying to teach the 15-hour national USPAP course, or its equivalent, be a certified residential or general appraiser, and be certified by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation as an instructor to teach that course. Course equivalency shall be determined through the AQB course approval program or by an alternate method established by the AQB.

(f) Be an instructor who teaches an appraiser or assessor course approved by another state of the United States that is relevant to appraisal practice.

(g) Be an instructor who, in the judgment of the department, is qualified to teach course work that is relevant to appraisal practice.

(5)  Credit may be granted for teaching an approved appraisal course.

(6)  The course provider shall retain records of attendance of qualifying education programs for a period of 5 years that shall include all of the following:

(a) The name of the course.

(b) The date the course was offered.

(c) The names and addresses of individuals who completed the course.

(d) The number of hours of instruction in each required subject area.

(e) The examination results for each individual.

(7)  The course provider shall monitor attendance by requiring each participant to sign an attendance sheet at the beginning and end of each program and shall furnish each participant with written evidence of having completed the course.

(8)  The licensed and certified residential appraiser programs of study are expected to provide all appraisers with a foundation of knowledge. The courses that satisfy the requirements for appraiser licensure and residential appraiser certification may be acceptable towards satisfying the course work requirement for general appraiser certification.

(9)  An appraisal course approved by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation shall be approved by the department without receipt of an application for course approval from the course provider.

(10)  An appraisal course approved by another state or territory of the United States, which complies with the real property appraiser qualification criteria established by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation, shall be approved by the department without receipt of an application for course approval from the other state or territory.

(11)  Credit awarded for the class hour requirement when a licensed appraiser seeks a certified appraiser certification, or a certified residential appraiser seeks a certified general appraiser certification, may also be awarded for the continuing education requirement of the license or certification held.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1991, No. 429 , eff. 10-1-91; emerg. am. (1) and (6), eff. 10-1-91; am. (1) and (6), Register, May, 1992, No. 437 , eff. 6-1-92; am. (1), renum. (6) to be (9), cr. (6) to (8), Register, April, 1994, No. 460 , eff. 5-1-94; am. (6) (intro.), Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; am. (6) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (7) (a) and (9), Register, January, 1998, No. 505 , eff. 2-1-98; am. (1) and (6) (intro.), cr. (7) (c) and (d) and (10), Register, January, 1999, No. 517 , eff. 2-1-99; CR 01-100 : am. (1), r. and recr. (6), cr. (7) (e), (7g), (9), (10), and (13), r. (8), renum. (9) and (10) to be (11) and (12), Register February 2002 No. 554 , eff. 3-1-02; CR 02-067 : cr. (6) (c), renum. (7g) to be (8), am. (11) Register November 2002 No. 563 , eff. 12-1-02; CR 06-033 : am. (1), (7) (b), (c), (9) (d), (e) and (12), r. (2), (5), (6) (a) to (c) and (13), renum. (6) (intro.) to be (6) and am., r. and recr. (7) (e) Register November 2006 No. 611 , eff. 12-1-06; CR 10-135 : am. (1), cr. (7) (f), (g), (13), (14) Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11; CR 14-016 : SPS 85.800 renum. from section SPS 84.01; as renumbered, renum. (2) to (3), r. (4), renum. (6) to (14) to (3) to (11) and am. (4) (e) Register September 2014 No. 705 , eff. 1-1-15; (title) renum. from 84.01 (title) and correction in numbering (10), (11) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2014 No. 705 .

Note

Information relating to course approval is available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation may be contacted at 1155 15 th Street, NW, Suite 1111, Washington, D.C. 20005, [phone], www.appraisalfoundation.org . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 To obtain information about courses approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation write to: 1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1111, Washington, D.C. 20005. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1