Section 12.70.220. Hours of continuing education required.

	(a)  At the time of certificate renewal, an applicant for renewal who has been certified for  
		(1) 24 months or more shall document satisfactory completion of at least 28 hours of continuing education;  
		(2) at least 185 days, but less than 24 months, shall document satisfactory completion of at least 14 hours of continuing education;  
		(3) less than 185 days is not required to meet continuing education requirements for that renewal.  
	(b)  The board will not recognize continuing education hours claimed by an applicant for renewal for taking the same, or substantially identical, course more than once during a certification period.  
	(c)  Except as provided in (d) of this section, credit is given for classroom and examination hours only and not for hours devoted to class preparation or completion of assignments. A classroom hour is defined in 12 AAC 70.910.  
	(d)  Up to one-half of the hours required by this section may be obtained through distance education approved under 12 AAC 70.210 or online courses approved under 12 AAC 70.215.  
	(e)  As part of the requirements of (a)(1) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a certificate shall document satisfactory completion of a seven-hour National USPAP Update Course, taught by an Appraiser Qualifications Board certified instructor who is a certified appraiser. The board will accept courses determined as equivalent by the Appraiser Qualifications Board Course Approval Program of the Appraisal Foundation. Completion of the 15-hour national USPAP course used for certification under 12 AAC 70.115 may not be used to satisfy the continuing education renewal requirements of the seven-hour USPAP Update Course required in this subsection.  

Authorities

08.87.020;08.87.120;44.62

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 70.215
12 AAC 70.910

Authority

AS 08.87.020 AS 08.87.120 Editor's note: Amendments to 12 AAC 70.220 took effect on 12/13/94 as an emergency regulation and were published in Register 133, April 1995. Due to technical corrections made by the regulations attorney to the emergency language of 12 AAC 70.220, the permanent regulation as it was published in Register 134, July 1995 differed from the emergency regulation even though the section's history note did not reflect an amendment to that section. A list of certified instructors by the Appraisal Foundation, Appraiser Qualification Board, may be obtained from the Appraisal Foundation, 1155 15th Street, N. W., Suite 1111, Washington D.C. 20005. As of Register 215 (October 2015), the regulations attorney made a technical correction under AS 44.62.l25(b)(6), to 12 AAC 70.220(e). ________________________

History

Eff. 7/16/92, Register 123; am 12/13/94, Register 133; am 1/7/2001, Register 157; am 4/16/2004, Register 170; am 1/16/2005, Register 173; am 6/22/2005, Register 174; am 9/14/2012, Register 203; am 6/28/2015, Register 214

References

12.70.220