401. CONTINUING EDUCATION (RULE 401).
All certified/licensed appraisers must comply with the following continuing education requirements: (7-1-97)

        01. Purpose of Continuing Education. The purpose of continuing education is to ensure that the appraiser participates in a program that maintains and increases his skill, knowledge and competency in real estate appraising. (7-1-97)

        02. Hours Required. The equivalent of fifteen (15) classroom hours of instruction in courses or seminars during each year prior to renewal is required. (3-20-04)

         a. A classroom hour is defined as fifty (50) minutes out of each sixty (60) minute segment. (7-1-93)

            b. Credit toward the classroom hour requirement may be granted only where the length of the educational offering is at least two (2) hours. (7-1-97)

            c. Credit for the classroom hour requirement may be obtained by accredited courses which have been approved by the Appraisal Qualification Board and by courses approved by Real Estate Appraiser Boards of states with reciprocity with Idaho. All other courses must have approval of the Board, which shall require documentation including the instructors and their qualifications, course content, length of course, and its location. Courses shall be approved for a period of four (4) years. (4-6-05)

            d. Once every two (2) years an Idaho State Certified/Licensed Real Estate Appraiser will be required to attend an approved seven (7) hour USPAP update course or the equivalent. An approved fifteen (15) hour USPAP course shall be considered as an equivalent course, however, no excess hours may be carried forward to meet the two (2) year update requirement. (4-6-05)

            03. Credit for Appraisal Educational Processes and Programs. Continuing education credit may also be granted for participation, other than as a student, in appraisal educational processes and programs. Examples of activities for which credit may be granted are teaching, program development, authorship of textbooks, or similar activities which are determined to be equivalent to obtaining continuing education. (7-1-97)

            04. Requirement When a Certificate/License is Cancelled. For each year (less than five (5)) in which a license is lapsed, canceled, or otherwise non-renewed, fifteen (15) hours of continuing education must be obtained prior to reinstatement. In addition, for each two (2) years (less than five (5)) in which a license is lapsed, canceled, or otherwise non-renewed, a seven (7) hour USPAP update course must be obtained prior to reinstatement. (3-20-04)