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Appraisal commission keeps whole-hour CE policy, staff notes intermittent upload glitches
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Connecticut Appraisal Commission said staff will continue to accept emailed CE certificates when the e‑lisonbee portal fails, and commissioners voted to keep the long-standing whole-hour rounding policy amid discussions about possibly setting a rounding rule in the future.
The Connecticut Appraisal Commission met Jan. 14 and reviewed its continuing-education (CE) processes as the Jan. 31 filing deadline approaches. Staff reported intermittent problems with the e‑lisonbee upload portal; when uploads fail some appraisers are emailing PDFs and staff are manually verifying and uploading those certificates.
The commission chair opened the discussion, noting the system had handled most filings but asking whether commission members could help with outreach. Staff confirmed the upload path is account → account maintenance and encouraged appraisers to label and combine PDFs when possible. Jason (staff) clarified the exact upload flow.
Commissioners debated whether to continue awarding whole CE hours (for example counting 7.5 hours as 7) or to adopt a formal rounding policy. A majority favored the status quo, citing past audits that prompted the whole-hour approach and concerns about fairness if partial hours were routinely rounded up. One commissioner suggested adopting a written rounding rule (round up or round down) if the commission keeps whole-hour credits.
The chair also publicly thanked training provider Jackie for what he called a “gold standard” approach to virtual course administration. Jackie, who was on the call, replied she appreciated the recognition.
The commission instructed staff to continue case-by-case accommodations when appraisers can show they took a class but could not immediately download a certificate, and to flag missing uploads for audit. Commissioners emphasized that the Jan. 31 deadline remains firm for routine filings but said they will treat late uploads on an individualized basis when documentation is provided.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for February (virtual), with an in-person session planned for March.
