Section 85.900. Continuing education.

 

(1)  Every certified and licensed appraiser shall complete at least 28 class hours of continuing education in each biennial period which shall include successful completion of the 7-hour national USPAP update course or its equivalent that is approved by the appraiser qualifications board (AQB) of the appraisal foundation. Course equivalency shall be determined through the AQB course approval program or by an alternate method established by the AQB.

(1m)  Appraisers initially licensed or certified within a biennium shall complete 14 class hours of continuing education for each year or part year of licensure or certification, which shall include, of the total number of hours completed within the biennium, the 7-hour national USPAP update course or its equivalent that is approved by the appraiser qualifications board (AQB) of the appraisal foundation. Course equivalency shall be determined through the AQB course approval program or by an alternate method established by the AQB.

(2)  Continuing education class hours may be applied only to satisfy the continuing education requirements for the biennial renewal period in which the hours were acquired and may not be carried over to the next biennial renewal period. Appraisers may not receive credit for completion of the same continuing education course offering within a continuing education cycle.

(3)  To obtain credit for continuing education class hours, a licensed or certified appraiser shall sign a statement on the renewal application certifying that he or she has completed, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, 28 hours of continuing education approved by the department.

(4)  The number of hours of attendance at and completion of continuing education courses required under s. 458.13 , Stats., shall be reduced by one hour for each hour of attendance and completion of, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date on which the renewal application is submitted, continuing education courses that the applicant has attended and completed in order to continue to qualify for employment as an assessor and that the department determines is substantially equivalent to attendance at and completion of continuing education courses for certified general appraisers, certified residential appraisers, or licensed appraisers, as appropriate.

(5)  Up to 14 class hours may be claimed for teaching approved appraisal courses. Credit for instructing any given course or seminar may be claimed once during a continuing education renewal period.

(6)  To audit for compliance, the department may require any certified or licensed appraiser to submit evidence of completion of 28 hours of continuing education for the biennium preceding the renewal. Every certified and licensed appraiser shall retain records of continuing education credits for at least 5 years.

(7)  Certified and licensed appraisers may not receive credit for completion of the same continuing education course offering within an appraiser's continuing education cycle.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1991, No. 429 , eff. 10-1-91; emerg. am. (1), (3) to (5), eff. 10-1-91; am. (1), (3) to (5), Register, May, 1992, No. 437 , eff. 6-1-92; renum. (5) to be (6), cr. (5), Register, April, 1994, No. 460 , eff. 5-1-94; am. (4), Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; am. (1), (2) and (5), r. (3), Register, January, 1998, No. 505 , eff. 2-1-98; cr. (3), am. (1) and (6), Register, January, 1999, No. 517 , eff. 2-1-99; CR 01-100 : am. (4) and (5), Register February 2002 No. 554 , eff. 3-1-02; correction in (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2002 No. 554 ; CR 02-067 : am. (1), cr. (1m) Register November 2002 No. 563 , eff. 12-1-02; CR 04-007 : am. (1) Register August 2004 No. 584 , eff. 9-1-04; CR 06-033 : am. (1), (1m), (2), (3) and (5) Register November 2006 No. 611 , eff. 12-1-06; CR 10-135 : am. (6) Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11; CR 14-016 : SPS 85.900 renum. from SPS 85.01, am. (2), cr. (7) Register September 2014 No. 705 , eff. 1-1-15.

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