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Commission audits bias/fair-housing course, approves it pending AQB certificate; tables two other course submissions
Summary
After a commissioner audited an elearning 'Evaluation: Bias & Fair Housing' offering and praised the instruction and case material, the commission voted to approve the course for continuing-education credit contingent on the provider supplying AQB documentation and the actual presentation slides; two other new-school courses were tabled for additional documentation.
The Connecticut Appraisal Commission reviewed new course submissions at its Jan. 14 meeting and took two distinct actions: it tabled two courses from a newly approved school for lack of documentation and it voted to approve a recently audited bias and fair-housing course pending receipt of AQB approval and the final PowerPoint used in presentation.
Commission staff presented a list of new courses; commissioners noted that two submissions (AAL1514 and AAL1515) lacked evidence that an appraiser would teach them and that some materials appeared to be third‑party slide decks rather than the school’s original presentation. The commission voted to withhold approval of those two courses until staff obtains additional instructor credentials and original course materials.
Separately, a commissioner audited the elearning course titled “Evaluation: Bias & Fair Housing Laws and Regulation,” listened to the majority of the presentation and described it as "very, very good," praising the instructor for case-based examples and practical guidance for appraisers. The auditor reported the course covered types of bias (implicit and explicit), real-world cases (including court and Fannie Mae flags), and testing tools appraisers can use to spot bias in reports. Commissioners voted to approve the course for seven continuing-education hours contingent on the provider supplying AQB approval documentation and the exact PowerPoint used in the sessions the commissioner audited.
Commissioners also discussed sign-in/sign-out records for classes, the need for clear documentation when providers submit certificates after the deadline, and the importance of getting agenda materials to commissioners in advance so reviewers have time to vet submissions. Staff was asked to follow up with the course provider and to resume normal agenda deadlines to avoid last-minute approvals.
The commission recorded the directive to staff to accept a resubmitted PowerPoint and AQB certificate before entering the course into the approved CE list.
