04/07/1994 08:00 AM House STA

  HB 410 - REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS                                              
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY opened HB 410 for discussion.  He noted the                   
  committee had before them a CSHB 410(STA) work draft, which                  
  expands the scope of the Financial Institution Reform                        
  Recovery Enforcement Act (FIRREA) of 1989.  CSHB 410(STA)                    
  would bring Alaska standards for education and other                         
  training requirements in line with FIRREA.  Alaska would not                 
  exceed the federal standards for real estate appraisers.                     
                                                                               
  Number  160                                                                  
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE FRAN ULMER inquired if the change in                          
  education and training standards was because there was a                     
  problem created with the existing regulations.                               
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY replied no, the Labor & Commerce Committee                    
  had proposed a committee substitute which reduced the                        
  educational requirements in real estate appraiser licensing                  
  to match federal standards.  The State Affairs proposal                      
  would reduce all of the requirements, both education and                     
  training.                                                                    
                                                                               
  Number 170                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER asked why.                                              
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY answered the question should be why not.  A                   
  federal standard is being adopted for part of Alaska's                       
  requirements which are in excess of our current                              
  requirements.  Federal standards which are less than our                     
  current requirements are not being adopted.                                  
                                                                               
  Number 179                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER asked if there had been any testimony                   
  from the board of real estate appraisers on the change.  Did                 
  they agree or disagree.                                                      
                                                                               
  (REPRESENTATIVE B. DAVIS joined the meeting at 8:08 a.m.)                    
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY was not aware of their testimony.                             
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE ULMER expressed that Alaska would assume the                  
  federal standards are at the right level.  She questioned                    
  whether the state ever agrees with federal standards without                 
  first checking whether they are good or bad.  She assumed                    
  the board set the standards at another level for a reason.                   
  She stated she would be interested in knowing why the board                  
  set the training requirements differently from the federal                   
  standards; if there was a good reason then we may not want                   
  to do it and if there wasn't a good reason, then maybe we do                 
  want to do it.                                                               
                                                                               
  Number 195                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY commented he believed Alaska's current                        
  regulations go back prior to FIRREA.  CSHB 310(STA) proposes                 
  Alaska move its standards in line with the rest of the                       
  country.                                                                     
                                                                               
  Number 207                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE OLBERG mentioned CSHB 410(STA) also addresses                 
  the fact that the federal standards continually change.  He                  
  noted the second paragraph of the sponsor statement as an                    
  example of the range of hour changes from consecutively 75,                  
  105 to 120.  If a state standard was to be fixed, every time                 
  the federal standard changed, the state would be out of                      
  compliance.  The state is always in compliance if it is the                  
  same as the federal standard.                                                
                                                                               
  Number 223                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY stated CSHB 410(STA) would bring the                          
  educational and training requirements into compliance with                   
  the federal requirements.  Alaska's requirements would                       
  continue to follow federal standards.                                        
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY asked if there was a motion to adopt CSHB
(STA), version O.                                                         
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE OLBERG so moved.                                              
                                                                               
  Number 242                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY, hearing no objection, CSHB 410(STA) was                      
  adopted.                                                                     
                                                                               
  Number 244                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE OLBERG moved to move CSHB 410(STA) with                       
  individual recommendations.                                                  
                                                                               
  Number 250                                                                   
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN VEZEY asked the committee secretary to call the                     
  roll.                                                                        
                                                                               
  IN FAVOR:      REPRESENTATIVES VEZEY, KOTT, ULMER, B. DAVIS,                 
                 SANDERS, OLBERG.                                              
  ABSENT:        REPRESENTATIVE G. DAVIS                                       
                                                                               
  MOTION PASSED