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Committee lays over bill to ease approval of out‑of‑state appraisal continuing‑education credits
Summary
House File 2,401 would allow the commissioner to approve out‑of‑state continuing‑education credits for appraisers within 60 days and let providers submit documentation to correct administrative errors. The Department of Commerce said it has no objections; the change responds to a recent administrative lapse.
Representative Nolan Hewitt moved House File 2,401 to allow appraisers and education providers to submit out‑of‑state continuing‑education approvals to the commissioner for approval within 60 days.
Brett Hall, representing the North Star Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, said the bill is a narrow technical fix intended to prevent administrative problems from depriving licensees of credit. He described a recent incident in which the Appraisal Institute inadvertently failed to renew approval for a course because a $30 fee and reapproval application were not timely submitted; that error left attendees at risk of not receiving CE credit.
Hall said Minnesota requires appraisers to complete 75 hours of qualifying education to begin a career, then meet experience requirements and, once credentialed, take 30 hours of continuing education every two years. The proposed change would not increase the CE hours required; it would simply allow an additional administrative window and permit the education provider — not only the individual appraiser — to submit corrective documentation.
Sam Smith of the Department of Commerce told the committee the department has no objection to the bill.
Action: Representative Hewitt moved the bill; the committee laid House File 2,401 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.
