§ 37:3408 — Continuing education requirements

Louisiana § 37:3408

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 37: Professions and Occupations

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§3408. Continuing education requirements
A. As a prerequisite to renewal of a real estate appraiser registration or license, all
registrants and licensees shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having met the
continuing education requirements set forth in this Chapter.
B. Prior to renewal of a registration or a license, regardless of classification, the
renewal applicant shall obtain not less than twenty-eight hours of continuing education
credit, or its equivalent, in courses approved by the board and in accordance with the Real
Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, or its successor, as developed and periodically
amended by the Appraiser Qualifications Board.
C. In lieu of meeting the requirements of Subsection B of this Section, an applicant
for renewal may present evidence of the following:
(1) Completion of courses determined by the board to be equivalent to continuing
education courses approved by the board pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.
(2)(a) Participation, other than as a student, in educational processes and programs
in real property appraisal theory, practices, or techniques including but not limited to
teaching, program development, and preparation of textbooks, monographs, articles, and
other instructional materials, all to be approved by the board.
(b) No more than half of the continuing education credit shall be granted for
participation pursuant to this Paragraph.
D. The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of the provisions of this
Section to provide registrants and licensees with current knowledge of real property appraisal
theories, practices, and techniques. Such regulations shall prescribe the following:
(1) Policies and procedures for obtaining board approval of courses pursuant to
Subsection B of this Section.
(2) Standards, policies, and procedures to be applied by the board in evaluating
course equivalency as specified in Subsection C of this Section.
(3) Standards, monitoring methods, and systems for recording attendance to be
employed by course sponsors as a prerequisite to board approval of courses for credit.
E. In making recommendations pursuant to Paragraph (D)(1) of this Section, the
board shall give consideration to courses of instruction, seminars, and other real property
appraisal education courses or programs previously or hereafter developed by or under the
auspices of professional appraisal organizations and utilized by those associations for
purposes of designation, certification, or recertification of the members of the association.
F. No amendment or repeal of a regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this
Section shall operate to deprive a registered or licensed real estate appraiser of credit for any
course of instruction completed by the applicant prior to the amendment or repeal of the
regulation, if the course would have qualified for continuing education credit under the
regulation as it existed prior to the repeal or amendment.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2001, No. 888, §1; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1; Acts 2014, No. 213, §1; Acts 2022, No. 547, §1, eff. June 17, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 263, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.