Section 230-RICR-30-20-1.9 - TraineesA. Initial Requirements for Licensure. 1. Education. a. An applicant for a trainee license must demonstrate that he or she has successfully completed the requisite core courses in accordance with RPAQC in subjects related to real estate appraisal and USPAP from a nationally recognized appraisal organization, college, university or other school pre-approved by the AQB or such other school approved by the Board and the Department. All qualifying education must be completed within the five (5) year period prior to the date of submission of an application for a Trainee Appraiser credential.b. A Trainee Appraiser shall complete a course that, at a minimum, complies with the specifications for course content established by the AQB. The course will be oriented toward the requirements and responsibilities of Supervisory Appraisers and expectations for Trainee Appraisers. The course must be completed prior to obtaining a Trainee Appraiser credential.2. Experience. No appraisal experience shall be required as a prerequisite for a Trainee Appraiser credential.
B. Responsibilities of a Trainee. 1. The holder of a trainee license shall work under the "direct supervision" of a "supervisory appraiser." 2. Prior to starting any work as a trainee, the holder of a trainee license shall inform the Department in writing of the identity of any individuals who have agreed to serve as a "supervising appraiser" for the trainee. A Trainee Appraiser is permitted to have more than one supervisory appraiser. The holder of a trainee license shall inform the Department in writing, within seven days, in the event that any individual previously designated as a "supervisory appraiser" ceases to agree to perform the responsibilities of a "supervisory appraiser," or in the event that any individual not previously designated as a "supervisory appraiser" agrees to supervise the work product of the trainee. 3. The holder of a Trainee Appraiser license shall not solicit or maintain a direct relationship with a client or a party or parties who engage an appraiser by employment or contract in a specific assignment. The trainee shall not collect any fees from the client, except when acting as an agent of the supervising appraiser. The supervising appraiser shall ensure that any form of payment shall be directed to the supervisory appraiser.4. The holder of a Trainee Appraiser license shall not advertise. Any advertisement in the name of a supervisory appraiser with whom the trainee is associated may include the name of the trainee by clearly indicating such person as a trainee. This shall not prohibit a trainee's use of standard business cards that clearly indicate such person as a trainee.5. The holder of a Trainee Appraiser license shall also have the following duties: a. The Trainee Appraiser shall ensure that their experience log is available at all times for inspection by the Board or the Department.b. When performing appraisal assignments, the trainee shall make readily available upon request a copy of the license certificate issued by the Department.c. The trainee shall maintain and have in his or her custody a work file for each appraisal assignment. The work file must be in existence prior to and contemporaneous with the issuance of a written or oral report. A written summary of an oral report must be added to the work file within a reasonable time after the issuance of the oral report. Each work file must include: 1. The name of the client and the identity, by name or type, of any other intended users; 2. True copies of any written reports, documented on any type of media; 3. Summaries of any oral reports or testimony, or a transcript of testimony, including the appraiser's signed and dated certification; and 4. All other data, information, and documentation necessary to support the appraiser's opinions and conclusions and to show compliance with this regulation and all other applicable USPAP Standards, or references to the location(s) of such other documentation. d. When the trainee has obtained a new supervisory appraiser, the trainee and supervisory appraiser shall file an affidavit memorializing the relationship. e. The trainee shall comply with the provisions of USPAP.C. Responsibilities of Supervisory Appraiser. 1. Any individual designated as a "supervisory appraiser" shall acknowledge in writing to the Department that he or she agrees to perform all responsibilities set forth in § 1.9(C)(4) of this Part.2. Supervisory appraisers shall be in good standing with the Department and shall not have received disciplinary action, within the last three years which has affected their legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice. 3. Only those individuals who have been credentialed by the Department for at least three (3) years as either a certified general real estate appraiser or a certified residential real estate appraiser shall be a supervisory appraiser. 4. A supervisory appraiser shall also have the following duties: a. The supervisory appraiser shall at all times be responsible for and provide direct supervision of the work performed by the trainee. b. The supervisory appraiser shall provide the trainee with a copy of any final appraisal report in which the trainee's work product has been utilized or in which the trainee made a professional contribution. c. The supervisory appraiser shall notify the Department and his or her trainee(s) in writing within ten (10) days if he or she ceases to perform or is unable to perform the responsibilities set forth in § 1.9(C)(4) of this Part.d. A supervisory appraiser shall not supervise more than three (3) Trainee Appraisers at one time.e. The supervisory appraiser shall personally inspect, with the trainee, the interior and exterior of each appraised property for a minimum of twenty-five (25) appraisal assignments. f. A supervisory appraiser shall complete a course that, at a minimum, complies with the specifications for course content established by the AQB. The course will be oriented toward the requirements and responsibilities of Supervisory Appraisers and expectations for Trainees Appraisers. The course must be completed by the Supervisory Appraiser prior to supervising a Trainee Appraiser. g. The supervisory appraiser shall prepare and furnish a signed statement describing the nature and extent of the assistance rendered to each trainee who provided services on an appraisal assignment. This statement shall be placed in the work file of the appraisal assignment. h. Failure to comply with § 1.9(C)(4) of this Part may be deemed professional misconduct.D. Continuing education requirements for Trainee Appraisers. An individual holding a trainee license for more than two years shall complete, by the time each renewal application is submitted to the Department, the continuing education requirements as established by RPAQC,.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-20-1.9