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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1381
Author: Weber (D)
Amended: 8/11/16 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE BUS., PROF. & ECON. DEV. COMMITTEE: 7-1, 6/13/16
AYES: Hill, Block, Galgiani, Hernandez, Jackson, Mendoza,
Wieckowski
NOES: Gaines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bates
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 65-10, 1/27/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Real estate appraisers
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill requires the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers
to provide information on the Internet of the continuing
education course information provided by a licensee when an
individual applies for licensure renewal.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/11/16 clarify that the renewal of
an appraiser's license is not contingent on the Bureau of Real
Estate Apprisers' posting a licensee's continuing education
courses on it Web site.
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ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1) Establishes the Real Estate Appraisers' Licensing and
Certification Law (Act), administered by the Bureau of Real
Estate Appraisers (BREA) within the Department of Consumer
Affairs (DCA), which regulates the licensing of real estate
appraisers. (Business and Professions Code (BPC) § 11300 et
seq.)
2) Requires the BREA to provide on the Internet information
regarding, among other things, the status of every license
and registration issued by the BREA.
(BPC § 11317.2(a))
3) Requires the Director of the DCA to adopt regulations for
licensure which shall meet, at a minimum, the requirements
and standards established by the Appraisal Foundation and the
federal financial institutions regulatory agencies acting
pursuant to Section 1112 of the Financial Institutions Reform
Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, Public Law 101-73
(FIRREA).
(BPC § 11340(c))
4) Requires the director to adopt regulations governing the
process and procedures for renewal of a license, which shall
include, but not be limited to, continuing education
requirements, which shall be reported on the basis of
four-year continuing education cycles. (BPC § 11360)
This bill:
1) Requires the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers to provide, on
the Internet, the continuing education course information
provided by a licensee when an individual applies for
licensure renewal
2) Removes obsolete references to the Office of Real Estate
Appraisers and inserts the word "Bureau".
Background
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According to the Author, "In San Diego, the Broadway Heights
Community Council raised concerns about recent appraisals in
their neighborhood. Many residents questioned whether this
appraiser was knowledgeable in renewable energy sources when
appraising residential homes. When searching online for
additional information about real estate appraisers, very little
information is publically available.
To attain a license in real estate appraising, every applicant
is required to meet certain educational requirements for the
type of license he or she is seeking. Once an applicant becomes
licensed, at least 56 hours of continuing education is required
during each four-year continuing education cycle. The
continuing education requirement includes mandatory courses.
For the remainder of the hours required, an appraiser is free to
choose from a wide range of courses. This allows an appraiser
to develop a specialization for a certain type of appraising,
such as renewable energy."
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/11/16)
Broadway Heights Community Council
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/11/16)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: Broadway Heights Community Council
and the Author ultimately underscore, "AB 1381 would provide the
public with additional information on the continuing education
courses taken when an appraiser seeks to renew his or her
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license. By listing an appraiser's continuing education
courses, the public will have a better understanding of who
appraises their property. In addition, businesses would be
better able to evaluate candidates and select appraisers with
certain specializations."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 65-10, 1/27/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bloom, Bonilla,
Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chiu,
Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman,
Frazier, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Hadley, Roger Hernández, Holden,
Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez,
Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin,
Nazarian, O'Donnell, Olsen, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting,
Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Williams, Wood, Atkins
NOES: Bigelow, Brough, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Grove, Harper,
Melendez, Obernolte, Steinorth, Wilk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chang, Gray, Kim, Patterson
Prepared by:Mark Mendoza / B., P. & E.D. / (916) 651-4104
8/15/16 19:36:04
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