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Amend the bill in Part D by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. D-3. 32 MRSA §14027, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 518, §1, is further amended to read:
 
1. Requirement. As a prerequisite to renewal of a license, an applicant must have completed the minimum hour requirements for continuing education in programs or courses approved by the appraiser qualifications board, which must include a 7-hour national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice update course completed in the even-numbered year as part of license renewal. For purposes of this section, the board may establish, by rule, a core educational requirement.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment amends the section of law governing continuing education requirements for licensure renewal for real estate appraisers to reflect the requirement that the professional appraisal practice update course be completed in the even-numbered year as part of license renewal. It also removes the authorization for the board to establish by rule a core education requirement.