Section 12 AAC 70.210 - Approved continuing education courses and seminars(a) To be approved by the board, the primary focus of a continuing education course or seminar must be directly related to the theories, concepts, principles, practices, techniques, methods, or problems applicable to one or more aspects of real property appraisal.(b) The board will approve a course or seminar on the following topics if the course or seminar meets the requirements of (a) of this section: (2) construction cost estimating;(3) ethics and standards of professional appraisal practice;(4) land use planning, zoning, and taxation;(5) property development;(6) real estate appraisal, including valuations and evaluations;(7) real estate financing and investment;(9) real estate litigation;(10) real estate appraisal related computer applications;(11) other topics related to real estate appraisal that are approved by the board.(c) In addition to the courses approved by the board under 12 AAC 70.200, the following courses are approved for continuing education when they are consistent with (a) of this section and an application provided by the department for course approval is submitted with the appropriate application fee and is approved by the board: (1) courses offered by a member organization of The Appraisal Foundation;(2) courses offered by a regionally accredited junior college, college, or university;(3) courses approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board Course Approval Program of the Appraisal Foundation;(4) online education courses approved by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC),(d) To be approved by the board, a continuing education course or seminar must include a minimum of two classroom hours that meet the requirements of (a) of this section.(e) The board will award continuing education credit for completion or a course by online education if the course meets the requirements or 12 AAC 70.140(f).(f) Course and seminar approval under this section is valid for three years from the date of approval.(g) Consistent with Appraiser Qualification Criteria in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria adopted by reference in 12 AAC 70.140, the board will award continuing education credit for participation in one in-person or teleconference board meeting each biennial licensing period if participation meets the requirements of this section: (1) the participant is a certified real estate appraiser subject to the requirements of 12 AAC 70.220;(2) the board meeting is a minimum of two hours;(3) the hours claimed for participation do not exceed seven hours;(4) attendance is maintained throughout the duration of the scheduled meeting;(5) participation is documented on a form provided by the department and returned to the board.Eff. 7/16/92, Register 123; am 4/15/94, Register 130; am 12/13/94, Register 133; am 6/13/97, Register 142; am 6/5/98, Register 146; am 12/30/99, Register 152; am 9/14/2012, Register 203; am 6/28/2015, Register 214, July 2015; am 12/28/2018, Register 228, January 2019; am 3/5/2023, Register 245, April 2023Authority:AS 08.87.020
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