Kan. Admin. Regs. § 93-6-3

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 32, August 8, 2024

Section 93-6-3 - Continuing education requirements

(a) Each individual who has obtained the registered mass appraiser (RMA) designation shall successfully complete at least 120 hours of continuing education every four years in order to retain the designation. "Hour," as used in this regulation, shall mean one clock-hour of at least 50 minutes. The four-year period shall correspond with the four-year appointment period for county appraisers pursuant to K.S.A. 19-430, and amendments thereto. Each individual who first obtains the RMA designation during any of the six-month periods of the appointment period specified in this paragraph shall successfully complete course hours during the remainder of the appointment period as follows:

First six months .................................................. 120 hours

Second six months ............................................. 105 hours

Third six months .................................................. 90 hours

Fourth six months ................................................ 75 hours

Fifth six months ................................................... 60 hours

Sixth six months ................................................... 45 hours

Seventh six months .............................................. 30 hours

An individual who obtains the RMA designation during the final six months of the appointment period shall not be required to complete any course hours.

(b) At least 60 hours of continuing education shall be accumulated through appraisal courses, each of which shall require the successful completion of a comprehensive exam.

The remaining 60 hours of continuing education may be seminar hours.

(c) If any individual has continuing education hours in excess of 120 hours during the four-year period, up to 30 hours may be carried forward from one four-year period to the next four-year period.

(d) All continuing education courses necessary to retain the RMA designation shall be appraisal courses approved by the Kansas real estate appraisal board or be courses developed by the director of property valuation specifically related to the administration of the assessment and tax laws of the state. Each individual with the RMA designation shall complete the following courses during each full four-year period:

(1) At least seven hours of uniform standards of professional appraisal practice courses approved by the Kansas real estate appraisal board;

(2) the Kansas property tax law course or the Kansas property tax law update course; and

(3) the review of Kansas exemptions course.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 93-6-3

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 19-430; effective, T-93-8-29-97, Aug. 29, 1997; effective Dec. 5, 1997; amended April 20, 2001; amended Dec. 20, 2013; amended May 6, 2016; amended by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 16; effective 5/3/2024.