2001 Minnesota Statutes

     82B.19 Continuing education. 

    Subdivision 1.    License renewals.  A licensed real 
 estate appraiser shall present evidence satisfactory to the 
 commissioner of having met the continuing education requirements 
 of this chapter before the commissioner renews a license. 

    The basic continuing education requirement for renewal of a 
 license is the completion by the applicant either as a student 
 or as an instructor, during the immediately preceding term of 
 licensing, of at least 30 classroom hours of instruction in 
 courses or seminars that have received the approval of the 
 commissioner.  As part of the continuing education requirements 
 of this section, the commissioner shall require that all real 
 estate appraisers receive at least four hours of training each 
 license period in courses in laws or regulations on standards of 
 professional practice.  If the applicant's immediately preceding 
 term of licensing consisted of 12 or more months, but fewer than 
 24 months, the applicant must provide evidence of completion of 
 15 hours of instruction during the license period.  If the 
 immediately preceding term of licensing consisted of fewer than 
 12 months, no continuing education need be reported. 

    Subd. 2.    Rules.  (a) The commissioner may adopt rules 
 to assure that persons renewing their licenses as licensed real 
 estate appraisers have current knowledge of real property 
 appraisal theories, practices, and techniques that 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 their license.  

    (b) To the extent the commissioner considers it 
 appropriate, courses or parts of courses may be considered to 
 satisfy both continuing education requirements under this 
 section and continuing real estate education requirements. 

    (c) As a prerequisite for course approval, sponsors shall 
 submit proposed monitoring methods, and systems for recording 
 attendance sufficient to ensure that participants receive course 
 credit only for portions actually attended. 

    Subd. 3.    Reinstatements.  A license as a real estate 
 appraiser that has been revoked as a result of disciplinary 
 action by the commissioner may not be reinstated unless the 
 applicant presents evidence of completion of the continuing 
 education required by this chapter.  This requirement may not be 
 imposed upon an applicant for reinstatement who has been 
 required to successfully complete the examination for real 
 estate appraiser as a condition to reinstatement of a license. 

    Subd. 4.    Renewal of accreditation.  The commissioner 
 is authorized to establish a procedure for renewal of course 
 accreditation. 

    HIST: 1989 c 341 art 1 s 19; 1991 c 97 s 12; 1992 c 363 art 1 
 s 5; 1993 c 309 s 27; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 42; 1996 c 439 art 3 s 
 11; 1997 c 222 s 41