2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 400g - Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies
Section 20-512 - Regulations concerning approval of schools. Registration prior to offering approved courses. Fees. Course approval.

(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the commission, may adopt such reasonable regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the commissioner may deem necessary relating to the approval of schools offering courses in real estate appraisal principles and practice and related subjects, the content of such courses and the advertising to the public of the services of such schools. Such regulations may require approval of instructors at such schools.

(b) Each such school shall obtain a registration as a real estate appraisal school from the commission before offering approved courses in real estate appraisal prerequisite education or continuing education. Each application for such school registration shall be made on forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

(c) Each real estate appraisal school registration shall expire biennially and may be renewed. The application fee for such registration shall be one hundred dollars. The initial registration fee and renewal fee for such registration shall be two hundred dollars each.

(d) Each course in appraisal prerequisite education or continuing education shall require a separate application and be approved by the commissioner. The application fee for each course in appraisal prerequisite education or continuing education shall be one hundred dollars.

(P.A. 93-354, S. 37, 54; P.A. 94-36, S. 41, 42; P.A. 98-10, S. 75; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-196, S. 15; P.A. 14-52, S. 10.)

History: P.A. 93-354 effective in accordance with Sec. 20-528; P.A. 94-36 changed effective date of P.A. 93-354 but without affecting this section; P.A. 98-10 made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 13-196 changed “shall not” to “may” re regulations requiring approval of instructors at schools, effective June 21, 2013; P.A. 14-52 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by deleting “or programs”, and added Subsec. (b) re registration of real estate appraisal schools, Subsec. (c) re expiration of and fee for registration and Subsec. (d) re course application and fee, effective July 1, 2014.