Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

611 W. Ottawa Street

Lansing, MI 48909

Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512

AGENCY REPORT TO THE

JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)

1. Agency Information

Agency name:

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Division/Bureau/Office:

Bureau of Professional Licensing

Name of person completing this form:

Andria Ditschman

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-241-9255

E-mail of person completing this form:

DitschmanA@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Elizabeth Arasim

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2019-114 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Real Estate Appraisers – General Rules

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

These rules provide for experience requirements, appraiser prelicensure education, sponsors of

appraisal education, continuing education, and standards of conduct. The proposed changes to the

rules are intended to:

•Update the exemptions from the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).

•Clarify the experience requirements.

•Inform applicants of the limitations on transactions allowed with a temporary permit.

•Provide for a program to allow a supervisory appraiser to supervise more than 3 trainee appraisers

and clarify the requirements for a supervisory appraiser.

•Update the requirements pertaining to review of educational courses.

•Clarify when a sponsor may advertise an educational course.

•Inform applicants of updates to the USPAP.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

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Overview: The proposed rules will update the exemptions from the Uniform Standards of

Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) by exempting board members and investigators from

Standard 4 reporting; reduce the use of a temporary permit by nonresident appraisers in

circumstances where a full license is appropriate; provide for a program to allow a supervisory

appraiser to supervise more than 3 trainee appraisers and clarify the requirements for a supervisory

appraiser; update the requirements pertaining to review of prelicensure educational courses and

continuing education programs; and allow licensees to submit attendance at a Michigan Board of

Real Estate Appraisers meeting for continuing education credit.

5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and

publication dates:

Marquette Mining Journal – November 6, 2020; Flint Journal – November 5, 2020; Grand Rapids

Press – November 5, 2020

6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:

11/15/2020

7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:

11/23/2020 09:00 AM at This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom to receive public comments

while complying with statutorily required measures designed to help prevent the spread of

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19). , Web Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89155551746?

pwd=MTJLN1JZQW5qalFWcVVqenZPYmtLdz09 Password for video connection: 438090; Phone

number: 888-684-8852, Conference Code for audio connection: 335451

8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit

analysis on its website:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=100

9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:

Kerry Przybylo, Manager; Andria Ditschman, Senior Policy Analyst; Weston McIntosh, Senior Policy

Analyst; and Kimberly Catlin, Board Support.

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

James R. Park, Executive Director of the Appraisal Subcommittee Federal Financial Institutions

Examination Council submitted a comment in support.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

There were no comments in opposition submitted.

12. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the