Fall Winter 2022 Newsletter
BREA’s Newsletter for Fall / Winter 2022 is now available. Fall Winter 2022 Newsletter

Renewals due on January 1, 2023 or after must comply with the new continuing education (CE) requirements of 1 hour of Cultural Competency and 2 hours of Elimination of Bias.

• Applying before December 31, 2023 does not remove the requirement. Licensees must meet the new education requirements in order to receive the license.
• Licensees who are on their Full CE Cycle are mandated to take the course.
• Licensees who are on USPAP Cycle can take the course, but it is not mandated for that renewal cycle.
• The 6 month notice indicates whether licensees have a USPAP renewal or Full-Renewal. It also indicates whether licensees need the class or not.

• Licensees still must obtain 56 hours of required CE within a 4-year cycle. At least 3 of those hours must be in Elimination of Bias and Cultural Competency, as stated above.

• Licensees must take the two courses or one combined course every four years. AQB requires courses to be a minimum of 2 hours to count for CE, so course providers are submitting combined courses to ensure full credit.

End of the COVID-19 State of Emergency in California

Go here for more information: https://www.dca.ca.gov/covid19/end_emergency.shtml

Please be informed that the following courses must be taken in order to renew a license. Please search for available courses online at https://www.brea.ca.gov/html/SearchCourses.html

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023
NEW EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
INITIAL APPLICANTS
Minimum of at least:
1 Hour of Cultural Competency

RENEWING LICENSEES
Minimum of at least:
1 Hour of Cultural Competency, and
2 Hours of Elimination of Bias

• The Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) hosted an online discussion, “Educational Roundtable—Addressing Cultural Competency and Elimination of Bias.”

Due to statutory changes this year, beginning in 2023, there will be new educational requirements on applicants and licensees related to cultural competency and the elimination of bias in appraisal practices. The goal of the educational discussion was to identify and evaluate best practices for instruction related to cultural competency and elimination of biases in the real estate appraisal industry and to aid BREA in the development of future course requirements.

Play Recording (2 hrs 53 min)
Recording password: Kyu3gXm9

• BREA also offers other information opportunities to learn about this topic of addressing Cultural Competency and Elimination of Bias. Please note: This is not for CE Credit.

(link: https://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/implicit-bias-training)

The full agenda will be available ahead of the event.

Webex Quick Start Guide
To access the Webex event, participants will need to click the following link and enter their first name, last name, email, and the event password listed below:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m6f42cb6ad1855ce0fa1441f167c03e6f

If joining using the link above
Webinar number: 2489 423 9816
Webinar password: BREA06232022

If joining by phone
+1-415-655-0001 US Toll
Access code: 248 942 39816
Passcode: 27320623

Questions? Please email events@brea.ca.gov.

NOTICE: The meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting events@brea.ca.gov or send a written request to the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, 3075 Prospect Park Drive, Suite 190, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation.

If you receive a call from an individual claiming to be an employee of the Acupuncture Board (or any other DCA board or bureau) and they attempt to gather personal information, please consider the following:

• If you receive a call, simply take down the caller’s information (including name, title, phone number and email address), let them know you will follow-up directly with the department/board/bureau, and end the call.

• You may also consider ending the call without explanation if it appears suspicious or to be a scam.

• Contact the board or bureau responsible for issuing your license. Contact information for all DCA boards and bureaus can be found via this webpage: https://www.dca.ca.gov/about_us/entities.shtml

• If you don’t know who to contact at DCA, call the Consumer Information Center at (800) 952-5210 for assistance and to get directed to the appropriate entity.

• NEVER disclose any personal information, i.e. social security numbers, date of births, or credit/debit card numbers, without first taking steps to verify that the person requesting the information has a legitimate need for it.

• Be aware that DCA staff will never ask for credit/debit card numbers or information over the phone.

Should a licensee delay submittal of the renewal application, the licensee may expire, and the licensee would be unable to practice appraising. The licensee will show up on the Bureau’s website as “Expired” and “Inactive” on the Appraisal Subcommittee’s (ASC) website until such time as the renewed license is issued.

Although the Bureau makes every effort to process renewal applications prior to expiration of the previous license, it is imperative that we receive renewal applications in a reasonable amount of time that allows for processing. In order to maintain an “active” listing of your appraisal license, please do not wait until a week or month before the expiration date to submit a renewal application and appropriate documentation.

1. Refugees pursuant to section 1157 of title 8 of the United States Code;
2. Those granted asylum by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to section 1158 of title 8 of the United States Code; or,
3. Individuals with a special immigrant visa that have been granted a status pursuant to section 1244 of Public Law 110-181, Public Law 109-163, or section 602(b) of title VI of division F of Public Law 111-8.

In order to receive the expedited licensure process, individuals must provide documentation of their refugee, asylee, or special immigrant visa status when submitting their application package. Please note that this does not mean a license must be issued, but simply that the process will be expedited.

Click here for information and documentation examples.