DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE
BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
4 CCR 725-2

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PERMANENT RULEMAKING HEARING
November 3, 2016

CHAPTER 2:	REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A REAL ESTATE APPRAISER

Pursuant to and in compliance with Title 12, Article 61 and Title 24, Article 4, C.R.S. as amended, notice of proposed rulemaking is hereby given, including notice to the Attorney General of the State of Colorado and to all persons who have requested to be advised of the intention of the Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers (the “Board”) to promulgate rules, or to amend, repeal or repeal and re-enact the present rules of the Board.

STATEMENT OF BASIS

The statutory basis for the rules titled the Board of Real Estate Appraisers is Chapter 7 of Title 12, Article 61, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended.  

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of this rule is to effectuate the legislative directive to promulgate necessary and appropriate rules in conformity with the statute and the provisions of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 as amended.

SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS RULEMAKING

The purpose of this rule is to modify or repeal the requirements necessary for licensure as a real estate appraiser.

Proposed New, Amended and Repealed Rules

Deleted material is showed by struck through; new material is indicated by Small Caps or underline. Rules, or portions of rules, which are unaffected are reproduced.  Readers are advised to obtain a copy of the complete rules of the Board at www.dora.colorado.gov/dre.

CHAPTER 2:	REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A REAL ESTATE APPRAISER

2.2	An applicant for licensure as a Colorado Licensed Appraiser must successfully complete the following requirements or the substantial equivalent thereof, as set forth in the Required Core Curriculum and Guide Note 1 of the 2015 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria adopted by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation on December 9, 2011, with an effective date of January 1, 2015 as defined, and incorporated by reference in Board Rule 1.32:

A.	Real estate appraisal education:

1.	Basic Appraisal Principles: 30 hours;

2.	Basic Appraisal Procedures: 30 hours;

3.	15-Hour National USPAP Course: 15 hours;

4.	Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use: 15 hours;

5.	Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach: 15 hours;

6.	Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches: 30 hours; and

7.	Residential Report Writing and Case Studies: 15 hours.

 B.	College-level education:

1.	An applicant must successfully complete thirty (30) semester hours of college-level education, from an accredited college, junior college, community college, or university, as defined in Board Rule 1.30. If an accredited college or university accepts the college-level examination program® (CLEP) and examination(s) and issues a transcript for the exam showing its approval, it will be considered as credit for the college course.

2.	An applicant holding an Associate degree, or higher, from an accredited college, junior college, community college, or university as defined in Board Rule 1.30 satisfy satisfies the thirty (30) hour college-level education requirement.

3.	An applicant with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for “equivalency” by one of the following:

a.	An accredited, degree-granting domestic college or university;

b.	The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO);

c.	A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES); or

d.	A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that provides equivalency evaluation reports accepted by an accredited degree- granting domestic college or university or by a state licensing board that issues credentials in another discipline.

C.	Real estate appraisal experience: An applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant completed at least two thousand (2,000) hours of appraisal experience in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of these Rules and all of the applicant’s experience was obtained after January 30, 1989 and in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Pursuant to § section12-61-706(5), C.R.S., real estate appraisal experience must be gained over a period of not less than twelve (12) months.

D.	Real estate appraisal examination:

1.	The prerequisites to taking the licensed Licensed appraiser Appraiser examination are:

a.	One hundred fifty (150) creditable class hours as specified in Board Rule 2.2(A) of this Rule; and

b.	Completion of the college-level education requirements as specified in Board Rule 2.2(B) of this Rule; and 

c.	Two thousand (2,000) hours of qualifying experience completed in no fewer than twelve (12) months.

2.	After receiving approval from the Board, an applicant, who is not currently licensed or certified and in good standing in another jurisdiction, has up to twenty-four (24) months to take and pass the Licensed Appraiser examination.

3.	An applicant must successfully complete the Licensed Appraiser examination as provided in Chapter 4 of these Rules. The only alternative to successful completion of the Licensed Appraiser examination is the successful completion of the Certified Residential or Certified General examination.

2.3	An applicant for licensure as a Colorado Certified Residential Appraisal Appraiser  must successfully complete the following requirements or the substantial equivalent thereof, as set forth in the Required Core Curriculum and Guide Note 1 of the 2015 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria adopted by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation on December9, 2011, with an effective date of January 1, 2015 as defined, and incorporated by reference in Board Rule 1.32:

A.	Real estate appraisal education:

1.	Basic Appraisal Principles: 30 hours;

2.	Basic Appraisal Procedures: 30 hours;

3.	15-hour National USPAP Course: 15 hours;

4.	Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use: 15 hours;

5.	Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach: 15 hours;

6.	Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches: 30 hours;

7.	Residential Report Writing and Case Studies: 15 hours;

8.	Statistics, Modeling and Finance: 15 hours;

9.	Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies: 15 hours; and

10.	Appraisal Subject Matter Elective: 20 hours. 

B.	College-level education:

1.	An applicant for the Certified Residential credential must hold a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university, as defined by Board Rule 1.30.

2.	An applicant with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for “equivalency” by one of the following:

a.	An accredited, degree-granting domestic college or university;

b.	The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO);

c.	A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES); or

d.	A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that provides equivalency evaluation reports accepted by an accredited degree- granting domestic college or university or by a state licensing board that issues credentials in another discipline.

C.	Real estate appraisal experience: An applicant for licensure as a Certified Residential Appraiser must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant completed at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) hours of appraisal experience in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of these Rules and all of the applicant’s experience was obtained after January 30, 1989 and in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Real estate appraisal experience must have been gained across a period of not less than twenty-four (24) months.

D.	Real estate appraisal examination:

1.	The prerequisites to taking the Certified Residential Appraiser examination are:

a.	Two hundred (200) creditable class hours as specified in Board Rule 2.3(A) of this Rule; and

b.	Completion of the college-level education requirements as specified in Board Rule 2.3(B) of this Rule; and 

c.	Two thousand five hundred (2,500) hours of qualifying experience completed in no fewer than twenty-four (24) months.

2.	After receiving approval from the Board, an applicant, who is not currently licensed or certified and in good standing in another jurisdiction, has up to twenty-four (24) months to take and pass the Certified Residential Appraiser examination.

3.	An applicant must successfully complete the Certified Residential Appraiser examination as provided in Chapter 4 of these Rules. The only alternative to successful completion of the Certified Residential Appraiser examination is the successful completion of the Certified General examination.

2.4	An applicant for licensure as a Colorado Certified General Appraiser shall must successfully complete the following requirements or the substantial equivalent thereof, as set forth in the Required Core Curriculum and Guide Note 1 of the 2015 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria adopted by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation on December 9, 2011, with an effective date of January 1, 2015, as defined and incorporated by reference in Board Rule 1.32:

A.	Real estate appraisal education:

1.	Basic Appraisal Principles: 30 hours;

2.	Basic Appraisal Procedures: 30 hours;

3.	15-Hour National USPAP Course: 15 hours;

4.	General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use: 30 hours;

5.	Statistics, Modeling and Finance: 15 hours;

6.	General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach: 30 hours;

7.	General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach: 30 hours;

8.	General Appraiser Income Approach: 60 hours;

9.	General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies: 30 hours; and

10.	Appraisal Subject Matter Electives: 30 hours. 

B.	College-level education:

1.	An applicant for the Certified General credential must hold a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university, as defined by Board Rule 1.30.

2.	An applicant with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for “equivalency” by one of the following:

a.	An accredited, degree-granting domestic college or university;

b.	The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO);

c.	A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES); or

d.	A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that provides equivalency evaluation reports accepted by an accredited degree-granting domestic college or university or by a state licensing board that issues credentials in another discipline.

C.	Real estate appraisal experience: An applicant for licensure as a Certified General Appraiser must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant completed at least three thousand (3,000) hours of appraisal experience, of which one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours must be in non-residential appraisal work, in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of these Rules and all of the applicant’s experience was obtained after January 30, 1989 and in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Real estate appraisal experience must have been gained across a period of not less than thirty (30) months.

D.	Real estate appraisal examination:

1.         The prerequisites to taking the Certified General Appraiser examination are:

a.	Three hundred (300) creditable class hours as specified in Board Rule 2.4(A) of this Rule; and

b.	Completion of the college-level education requirements as specified in Board Rule 2.4(B) of this Rule; and

c.	Three thousand (3,000) hours of qualifying experience, of which no less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours must be in non-residential appraisal work, completed in no fewer than thirty (30) months.

2.	After receiving approval from the Board, an applicant, who is not currently licensed or certified and in good standing in another jurisdiction, has up to twenty-four (24) months to take and pass the Certified General Appraiser examination.

3.	An applicant must successfully complete the Certified General Appraiser examination as provided in Chapter 4 of these Rules.

2.8	An applicant for an Colorado Ad Valorem License must be a County Assessor, an employee of a County Assessor’s Office, or an employee of the Division of Property Taxation in the Department of Local Affairs.

2.9	An applicant for licensure as a Colorado Ad Valorem Licensed Appraiser, on or after July 1, 2013, must successfully complete the following requirements, or the substantial equivalent thereof:

A.	Real estate appraiser education:

1.       Introduction to Ad Valorem Mass Appraisal: no less than 35 hours;

2.       Basic Appraisal Principles: no less than 30 hours;

3.       Basic Appraisal Procedures: no less than 30 hours; and

4.       15-Hour National USPAP Course: 15 hours.

B.	Real Estate Appraisal examination: successful completion of the Ad Valorem Appraiser examination as provided in Chapter 4 of these Rules; and
 
C.	Ad Valorem employment: signed certification by the applicant that the applicant is currently a County Assessor, an employee of a County Assessor’s Office, or an employee of the Division of Property Taxation in the Department of Local Affairs.

2.10	Ad Valorem Appraisers that were transferred from a Registered Appraiser credential to an Ad Valorem License on July 1, 2013, must complete a course in the Introduction to Mass Appraisal, no less than 35 hours and including the course exam, by December 31, 2015. Repealed.

A hearing on the above subject matter will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at the Colorado Division of Real Estate, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1250-C, Denver, Colorado 80202 beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

Any interested person may participate in the rule making through submission of written data, views and arguments to the Division of Real Estate.  Persons are requested to submit data, views and arguments to the Division of Real Estate in writing no less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing date and time set forth above. However, all data, views and arguments submitted prior to or at the rulemaking hearing or prior to the closure of the rulemaking record (if different from the date and time of hearing), shall be considered.

Please be advised that the rule being considered is subject to further changes and modifications after public comment and formal hearing.