Continuing education requirements.

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# (1)

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 93-6-4 DEPT. OF REVENUE—DIVISION OF PROPERTY VALUATION 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.
No more than half of the course hours shall be obtained from workshops or seminars.

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(A)(i) At least 60 hours of continuing education shall be accumulated through appraisal courses, each of which shall require the successful completion of a written exam. No more than 21 of these 60 hours may be accumulated through online courses, each of which shall include a nonproctored exam.

(ii) The remaining 60 hours of continuing education may be seminar hours.

(B) At least 90 hours of continuing education shall be completed during each four-year period. No more than 30 hours may be carried forward from one four-year period to the next four-year period.

# (b)

The continuing education courses shall include those established by the director of property valuation for an eligible Kansas appraiser pursuant to K.S.A. 19-432, and amendments thereto. In addition, each individual with the RMA designation shall complete the following courses during each four-year period:

# (1)

IAAO (international association of assessing officers) course 151, IAAO course 181, or IAAO course 191 or equivalent course approved by the secretary of revenue; and

# (2)

the Kansas property tax law course or the Kansas property tax law update course. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2015 Supp.
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.)