NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES ON THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR EDUCATION PROVIDERS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND INITIAL CERTIFICATION, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL AMC REPORTS IN THE[...]

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES ON THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR EDUCATION PROVIDERS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND INITIAL CERTIFICATION, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL AMC REPORTS IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE ALASKA BOARD OF CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS

Brief Description:The Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers proposes to update various regulations to update requirements and streamline approval processes, updates to the number of required hours spent on qualifying courses, simplified approval processes for education providers, requirements for AMC annual reports, and definitions.

The Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 70 of the Alaska Administrative Code dealing with continuing education, initial certification, approval processes for education providers, requirements for AMC annual reports, and definitions, including the following:

1. 12 AAC 70.130. Real estate appraiser examinations, is proposed to be amended to clarify the timelines for an applicant to pass the required examination after receiving approval, and for how long an examination score is valid.
2. 12 AAC 70.140 and 12 AAC 70.145 are proposed to be amended to update and streamline the educational requirements for initial certification, and to update The Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria from the 2018 version to the 2026 version. The provisions broadly mirror the changes made at .200, .210, and .220 for conformity across the regulations.
3. 12 AAC 70.160. Real estate appraisal management company registration, is proposed to be amended in compliance with federal recommendations to clarify that a controlling person for a real estate AMC may not have had action under AS 08.87.135(b)(2) taken by this state.
4. 12 AAC 70.175. Annual reporting and federal registry requirements for appraisal management companies, is proposed to be amended to include a cut off date of June 30 of each year for an AMC to submit an annual report; a delayed submission will result in a recorded status of "inactive" on the AMC registry.
5. 12 AAC 70.200, 12 AAC 70.210, 12 AAC 70.215, and 12 AAC 70.220 are proposed to be reorganized by repeal and readopting .200 and .210 and repealing .215 to streamline the board approval process for education providers so that certain courses are automatically approved by the board to simplify the process for courses not listed for automatic approval. It is proposed that .200 will address course approval processes; .210 will address the criteria for approval, including online courses; and .220 will address hours of continuing education required. 12 AAC 70.215 is proposed to be repealed entirely as this is now redundant after proposed revisions.
6. 12 AAC 70.910. Definition of classroom hour, is proposed to clarify that a classroom hour now applies to both in-person or online instruction, and to update cross references.
7. 12 AAC 70.935. Supervision of trainee appraisers, is proposed to amend the number of qualifying education hours required for trainee appraisers from 75 hours to 83 in compliance with federal requirements.

You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at [email protected]. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at https://http://notice.alaska.gov/220581, and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on September 25, 2025.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at [email protected]. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board's website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/RealEstateAppraisers.aspx.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Stefanie Davis at (907) 465-2537 or [email protected] not later than September 18, 2025 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.

A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Stefanie Davis at (907) 465-2537, [email protected], or at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/Regulations/APR-0824.pdf.

A copy of material proposed for adoption by reference is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System, or by visiting https://appraisalfoundation.sharefile.com/share/view/s8464fccdfde4422f9f4a95b6470e3178.

After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.

Statutory Authority: AS 08.87.020; AS 08.87.110; AS 08.87.120; AS 08.87.130; AS 08.87.135; AS 08.87.155; AS 08.87.310

Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.87.020; AS 08.87.110; AS 08.87.120; AS 08.87.135; AS 08.87.155; AS 08.87.310

Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.

For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.

DATE: 8/24/2025
Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))

1. Adopting agency: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.

2. General subject of regulation: Regulation language and continuing education updates in compliance with ASB requirements.

3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 70.130 through 12 AAC 70.935.

4. Department of Law file number: 2024200487.

5. Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of current regulations; compliance with state statute.

6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - #2360.

7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: None known
Another state agency: None known.
A municipality: None known.

8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2026 or in subsequent years.

9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:Lori Rogers, Licensing ExaminerBoard of Certified Real Estate AppraisersDivision of Corporations, Business and Professional LicensingDepartment of Commerce, Community, and Economic DevelopmentTelephone: (907) 269-7140E-mail: [email protected]

10. The origin of the proposed action: Staff of state agency.

11. Date: 8/24/2025
Prepared by: Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist

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