Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61J1 - Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board › Chapter 61J1-4 - MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 61J1-4.003 - Continuing Education

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All registered,
				licensed and certified appraisers must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 30
				hours of 50 minutes each of appraiser continuing education as prescribed or
				approved by the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board, without duplication of
				material, during each renewal period as defined in Rule
				61J1-2.002, F.A.C. The 30 hours
				shall include the 7-hour National USPAP update course or its equivalent and
				shall be taught by an AQB (Appraiser Qualifications Board) certified USPAP
				instructor, without significant duplication of material, as defined in Section
				475.611(1)(q),
				F.S. A minimum of 3 hours shall be dedicated to a review and update of the
				Florida Real Estate Appraisal Law and Board Rules, and provide an introduction
				to other state and federal laws affecting real estate appraisals.
A registered, licensed or certified appraiser is not required
				  to complete the 30 hours of continuing education as a condition for initial
				  registration, licensure or certification renewal if the time between the
				  effective date on the initial registration, license or certificate and the
				  beginning of the initial registration, licensure or certificate renewal is less
				  than 6 months.
(2) The Board
				shall approve for appraisal continuing education credit any course, seminar or
				conference in the real estate appraisal practice area provided by national or
				state recognized appraisal organization, accredited university, college,
				community college, area technical center, state or federal agency or commission
				or proprietary real estate school. The course will be approved for 24 months. A
				course may not be offered after the expiration date except for a course that is
				begun before the expiration date may be completed even if the completion date
				is after the expiration date. The criteria for approval shall be as set out in
				subsection (3), below.
(3)
				Satisfactory completion of the Board prescribed or approved continuing
				education course or courses of classroom instruction is demonstrated by
				successfully meeting standards established for each Board prescribed course.
				These standards for approval of continuing education courses for appraisers
				shall be that they meet the AQB's The Real Property Appraiser Qualification
				Criteria (AQB Criteria) and contain at least 2 hours of instruction and cover
				real estate appraisal related topics such as ad valorem taxation, arbitration,
				business courses related to real estate appraisal, construction estimating,
				ethics and standards of professional practice, valuation bias, fair housing,
				equal opportunity, land use planning, zoning and taxation, management, leasing,
				brokerage, timesharing, property development, partial interests, real estate
				appraisal (valuations/evaluations), real estate financing and investment, real
				estate law, easements, legal interests, real estate litigation, damages,
				condemnation, real estate appraisal related computer applications, real estate
				securities and syndication, developing opinions of real property value in
				appraisals, seller concessions, impact on value, energy-efficient items and
				"green building" (as that term has been described in developing the AQB
				Criteria) appraisals, and real property exchange.
(a) A copy of the course application shall be
				submitted to the Board for evaluation at least 90 days prior to use. The
				provider must submit a complete copy of the course materials, a detailed course
				timeline, and learning objectives. The Board will issue a status report to the
				course provider within 60 days after submission of the course. Approval must be
				granted before the course and examinations, if required, may be offered. It is
				the responsibility of the institution, school, or entity offering the Board
				approved courses to keep the course materials current and accurate, and notify
				the Board at least 90 days before implementing any significant changes to the
				course during its approval period.
(b) The national or state recognized
				appraisal organization, accredited university, college, community college, area
				technical center, state or federal agency or commission, or proprietary real
				estate school offering these Board prescribed or approved courses shall fully
				inform each student of the standards and requirements at the commencement of
				each course by providing each student a course syllabus that clearly states the
				course objective(s) and explains the desired learning outcomes. At least 70% of
				the desired learning outcomes shall be at the application level or higher. No
				more than 10% of the desired learning objectives shall be at the knowledge
				level. Notice of course completion shall be made as prescribed by the Board in
				Rule 61J1-4.005, F.A.C.
(c) For purposes of this rule, "application
				level" is defined as the ability to use the learned material in a completely
				new and concrete situation. It usually involves the application of rules,
				policies, methods, computations, laws, theories, or any other relevant and
				available information.
(d) For
				purposes of this rule, "knowledge level" is defined as recalling specific
				facts, patterns, methods, terms, rules, dates, formulas, names, or other
				information that must be committed to memory.