NY Exec L § 160-T (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-E - State Certified and Licensed Real Estate Appraisers 160-T - Continuing Education.

§ 160-t. Continuing education. 1. As a prerequisite to recertification   or  renewal  of  license,  a certified or licensed real estate appraiser   shall present evidence satisfactory to the department of having met  the   continuing education requirements, if any, pursuant to this article.2.  The  basic continuing education requirement for recertification or   renewal of license shall be the completion by the applicant, during  the   immediately preceding term of certification or license, of not less than   twenty-eight classroom hours of instruction in courses or seminars which   have  received  the  approval  of  the  department.  Computer  based and   distance learning courses may be approved by the department so  long  as   providers demonstrate the ability to monitor and verify participation by   the real estate appraiser for the specified time periods.3.  In  lieu  of  meeting  the requirements of subdivision two of this   section an applicant for  recertification  or  renewal  of  license  may   satisfy  all  or  part of the requirements by presenting evidence of the   following:a. Completion of an educational program of  study  determined  by  the   department  to  be  equivalent,  for  continuing  education purposes, to   courses approved by the department pursuant to subdivision two  of  this   section; orb.  Participation other than as a student in educational processes and   programs approved by  the  department  which  relate  to  real  property   appraisal   theory,   practices   or   techniques,  including,  but  not   necessarily limited to, teaching, program development and preparation of   textbooks, monographs, articles and other instructional materials.4. The secretary of state or her duly appointed designee  shall  adopt   regulations  upon recommendation by the board for implementations of the   provisions of  this  article  to  assure  that  persons  renewing  their   certifications  as state certified real estate appraisers or licenses as   state licensed real estate appraisers have  current  knowledge  of  real   property appraisal theories, practices and techniques which will provide   a  high  degree of service and protection to those members of the public   with whom they deal in a professional relationship  under  authority  of   the  certification  or  license.  The  regulations  shall  prescribe the   following:a. Policies and procedures  for  obtaining  departmental  approval  of   courses of instruction pursuant to subdivision two of this section;b.  Standards, policies and procedures to be applied by the department   in evaluating applicant's  claims  of  equivalency  in  accordance  with   subdivision three of this section;c.  Standards, monitoring methods and systems for recording attendance   to be employed by  course  sponsors  as  a  prerequisite  to  department   approval of courses for credit.5. In adopting regulations pursuant to paragraph a of subdivision four   of this section, the board shall give favorable consideration to courses   of  instruction,  seminars and other real property appraisal educational   courses or programs previously or hereafter developed by  or  under  the   auspices  of  professional appraisal organizations and utilized by those   associations for purposes of designation or indicating  compliance  with   the continuing education requirements of such organizations.6.  No amendment or repeal of a regulation adopted by the secretary of   state or her duly appointed designee  pursuant  to  this  section  shall   operate  to  deprive  a  state certified real estate appraiser of credit   toward recertification, or a state licensed  real  estate  appraiser  of   credit  toward  renewal  of  license,  for  any  course  of  instruction   completed by the applicant prior to  the  amendment  or  repeal  of  the   regulation  which  would  have qualified for continuing education credit   under the regulation as it existed prior to the repeal or amendment. 7. A certification as a state certified real estate  appraiser,  or  a   license as a state licensed real estate appraiser, that has been revoked   as  a  result  of  disciplinary  action  by  the department shall not be   reinstated unless the applicant presents evidence of completion  of  the   continuing  education  required  by  this  article.  This requirement of   evidence of continuing education shall not be imposed upon any applicant   for reinstatement who has been required  to  successfully  complete  the   examination  for  state certified or licensed real estate appraiser as a   condition to reinstatement of certification or license.8. The board shall prescribe the continuing education requirements for   licensed real estate appraiser assistants; provided, however, that in no   event  shall  such  requirements  be  less  than  the  minimum  criteria   established  by  the  Appraisal  Subcommittee  of  the Federal Financial   Institutions Examination Council or by the Appraiser Qualification Board   of the Appraisal Foundation as referred to in title XI of the  Financial   Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.