1. (a) The following courses or seminars are approved for continuing education if they comply with the requirements of 12 AAC 70.210 and (b) of this section:

   1. (1) a course or seminar offered by a member organization of The Appraisal Foundation;
   2. (2) a course or seminar offered by a regionally accredited junior college, college, or university;
   3. (3) a course or seminar approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board Course Approval Program of The Appraisal Foundation;
   4. (4) an online education course or seminar approved by the International Distance Education Certification Center.

2. (b) To obtain approval by the board under (a) of this section, the education provider or other organization sponsoring the course or seminar shall submit

   1. (1) a completed application on forms provided by the department;
   2. (2) applicable fees required under 12 AAC 02.370; and
   3. (3) if applying for approval under (a)(3) or (4) of this section, verification that the course or seminar is approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board or the International Distance Education Certification Center.

3. (c) An education provider or other organization that wishes to sponsor a real estate appraisal continuing education course or seminar that is not approved under (a) and (b) of this section shall apply for board approval by submitting

   1. (1) a completed application on forms provided by the department; and
   2. (2) applicable fees required under 12 AAC 02.370.
4. (d) A course or seminar that is approved by the board under (c) of this section but is not approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board or the International Distance Education Certification Center is valid for three years after the date of initial approval. Approval may be renewed by submitting a renewal application on forms provided by the department.

5. (e) A course or seminar approved by the Appraiser Qualifications Board or the International Distance Education Certification Center has an expiration date consistent with the organization's expiration date, as follows:

   1. (1) the department

      1. (A) will update the course or seminar expiration date if the course or seminar provider submits recertification documents;
      2. (B) will not update the course or seminar expiration date if the Appraiser Qualifications Board or International Distance Education Certification Center recertification exceeds three years after the date of initial approval;
   2. (2) approval for a course or seminar that expires after three years may be renewed by submitting a renewal application on forms provided by the department.

(Eff. 7/16/92, Register 123; am 12/13/94, Register 133; am 6/13/97, Register 142; am 9/16/2000, Register 155; am 6/22/2005, Register 174; am 12/28/2018, Register 228; am 4/8/2021, Register 238)

Authority: AS 08.87.020, AS 08.87.120