(a)(1) The continuing education requirement for renewal of any license or certificate for the provisional, licensed, residential, or general classification that has been in force for one year or more shall be a total of 28 hours, which may be averaged over each two-year education cycle as defined in paragraph (a)(5) and as provided in paragraph (a)(6).

1. (2) The continuing education requirement for renewal of any license or certificate for the provisional, licensed, residential, or general classification that has been in force for less than one year but more than 184 days shall be a total of 14 hours, completed on or after the original date of issuance of the license or certificate.
2. (3) No hours of continuing education shall be required for renewal of any license or certificate for the provisional, licensed, residential, or general classification that has been in force for 184 days or less.
3. (4) Each course for which credit is requested shall have received the approval of the board or approval of the appraisal licensing agency of the state in which the course was held for renewal of the applicable classification before the completion of the course.
4. (5) The two-year education cycle shall commence on July 1 of each odd-numbered year and end on June 30 of the next odd-numbered year.

5. (6) Within every two-year education cycle, each certified or licensed appraiser required to complete 14 or more continuing education hours shall attend a seven-classroom-hour national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice update course, or its equivalent.

   1. (b) An appraiser shall not receive continuing education credit for a course for which the appraiser received credit toward the original classroom-hour requirement specified in K.A.R. 117-2-1, 117-3-1, or 117-4-1, except for the course on the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and updates of the course. However, if a licensed or certified appraiser receives credit for a course to apply toward a higher classification, the appraiser may also receive continuing education credit for the course if it is approved by the board or by the appraisal licensing agency of the state in which the course was held for continuing education credit.

      1. (cv) (1) Up to one-half of an individual's continuing education credit may also be granted for participation, other than as a student, in appraisal educational processes and programs. Activities for which credit may be granted shall include any of the following:

         1. (A) Teaching of appraisal courses. Credit for any course or seminar shall be awarded only once during each two-year continuing education cycle;
         2. (B) program development;
         3. (C) attendance at a state appraiser regulatory agency meeting, according to the following requirements:

   2. (i) Credit shall be granted for attendance at no more than one meeting per education cycle;

      1. (ii) the meeting shall be at least two hours in length; and

      2. (iii) total credit shall not exceed seven hours;

         1. (D) authorship of textbooks; or
         2. (E) similar activities that are determined by the board to be equivalent to obtaining continuing education.

6. (2) Each appraiser seeking credit for attendance at or participation in an educational activity that was not previously accredited shall submit to the board a request for credit, which shall include the following information:

   1. (A) A description of the activity;
   2. (B) the date or dates of the activity;
   3. (C) the subject or subjects covered;
   4. (D) the name of each instructor and the instructor's qualifications; and

   5. (E) any other relevant information required by the board. Within 30 days after receipt of this request, the appraiser shall be advised by the board in writing whether credit is granted and what amount of continuing education credit will be allowed. Either the sponsor or appraiser shall submit a separate request for approval of each continuing education activity.

      1. (d) It shall be the appraiser's responsibility to keep track of that individual's continuing education credit. At the time of renewal of a license or certificate, the appraiser shall provide verification of completion of continuing education by affidavit to the board.
7. (1) The affidavit shall contain a statement of continuing education courses completed by the appraiser.
8. (2) The appraiser shall list all courses completed on the affidavit.

9. (3) The appraiser shall retain all course completion certificates for five years and shall make the certificates available to the board for review upon request.

   1. (e) If any appraiser requests credit according to subsection (c), the appraiser shall submit a detailed description of the activities with the application for renewal on a form obtained from the board.

This regulation shall be effective on and after January 1, 2015.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 58-4105 and K.S.A. 58-4109; implementing K.S.A. 58-4109, K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 58-4112, and K.S.A. 2013 Supp. 58-4117; effective Jan. 21, 1991; amended, T-117-6-10-91, June 10, 1991; amended Aug. 5, 1991; amended May 24, 1993; amended July 25, 1994; amended Feb. 6, 1995; amended Jan. 9, 1998; amended July 16, 1999; amended May 17, 2002; amended May 23, 2003; amended Sept. 1, 2006; amended Jan. 1, 2008; amended April 4, 2008; amended July 10, 2009; amended May 21, 2010; amended Jan. 1, 2015.)