1. (a) To be approved by the board, a continuing education course or seminar must have a primary focus directly related to the theories, concepts, principles, practices, techniques, methods, or problems applicable to one or more aspects of real property appraisal.

2. (b) The board will approve a course or seminar on the following topics if the course or seminar meets the requirements of (a) of this section:

   1. (1) construction cost estimating;
   2. (2) ethics and standards of professional appraisal practice;
   3. (3) land use planning, zoning, and taxation;
   4. (4) property development;
   5. (5) real estate appraisal, including valuations and evaluations;
   6. (6) real estate financing and investment;
   7. (7) real estate law;
   8. (8) real estate litigation;
   9. (9) real estate appraisal related computer applications;
   10. (10) other topics related to real estate appraisal that are approved by the board.
3. (c) To be approved by the board, a continuing education course or seminar must include a minimum of two classroom hours that meet the requirements of (a) of this section.
4. (d) To be approved by the board, a continuing education course or seminar must offer a verification of attendance.

5. (e) Consistent with the Appraiser Qualification Criteria in The Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, adopted by reference in 12 AAC 70.140, the board will award continuing education credit for participation in one in-person or teleconference board meeting each biennial licensing period if participation meets the requirements of this section and

   1. (1) participant is a certified real estate appraiser subject to the requirements of 12 AAC 70.220;
   2. (2) the board meeting is a minimum of two hours;
   3. (3) the hours claimed for participation do not exceed seven hours;
   4. (4) attendance is maintained throughout the duration of the scheduled meeting; and
   5. (5) participation is documented on a form provided by the department and returned to the board.
6. (f) An online course that meets the requirements of this section will be approved under the same process and criteria as an in-person course.

(Eff. 7/16/92, Register 123; am 4/15/94, Register 130; am 12/13/94, Register 133; am 6/13/97, Register 142; am 6/5/98, Register 146; am 12/30/99, Register 152; am 9/14/2012, Register 203; am 6/28/2015, Register 214; am 12/28/2018, Register 228; am 3/5/2023, Register 245)

Authority: AS 08.87.020, AS 08.87.120