Licensure or certification renewal

(a) Persons certified or provisionally licensed in accordance with chapter 400g of the Connecticut General Statutes shall fulfill a continuing education requirement and such other requirements that may be specified in this section. Applicants seeking annual renewal of a license or certification shall, in addition to the other requirements imposed by section 20-517 of the Connecticut General Statutes, submit proof of compliance with the requirements of this section to the commission. (b) The continuing education requirement shall be satisfied by: (1) Successful completion by certified or provisional appraisers of twenty-eight (28) classroom hours in courses approved by the commission, during the two (2) year period preceding such renewal except that provisional appraisers shall have no continuing education requirement at the first renewal of their provisional license. The classroom education shall include, one (1) course consisting of at least three (3) classroom hours in current real estate appraisal legislation, laws and regulations, professional standards, and real estate equal opportunity laws and regulations; and (2) Successful completion of the seven (7) hour USPAP update course beginning with the May 1, 2004 two-year continuing education cycle and taught by an AQE certified USPAP instructor. (c) Equivalent continuing education may be granted for: (1) Any course approved by the commission as a prerequisite course. This includes prerequisite education previously used to qualify as a certified appraiser, or provisional appraiser, if successfully completed within the two (2) year period prior to renewal. Any approved prerequisite course used for continuing education credit by a certified or provisional appraiser will also continue to be eligible for consideration toward prerequisite education requirements such appraiser may need in the future to qualify for a different category of certified appraiser; (2) Any other real estate appraisal related educational courses taken by an appraiser and judged acceptable by the commission. Such courses shall be considered by the commission on an individual basis. Evidence of such courses shall be submitted at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of each two (2) year continuing education period. Submissions made after the ninety (90) day period will not be considered, except at the discretion of the commission; or (3) Participation, other than as a student, in appraisal education processes and programs. Examples of activities for which credit may be granted are teaching, program development, authorship of textbooks, or similar activities which are determined by the commission to be equivalent to obtaining continuing education. Evidence of such activities shall be submitted no later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of each two (2) year continuing education period. Submissions made after the ninety (90) day period will not be considered, except at the discretion of the commission. No more than fifty percent (50%) or fourteen hours (14) of continuing education may be obtained pursuant to this subdivision. (d) Courses or activities considered for continuing education, or equivalent continuing education credit, shall not be accepted by the commission if the course or activity is for less than two (2) hours. (e) Continuing education hours, or equivalent continuing education hours, shall not be approved more than once within each two (2) year continuing education period for completing or instructing the same course, or participating in the same activity. For purposes of this section, each annual edition of the seven (7) hour USPAP update course shall be considered a separate course.