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 1        AN ACT regarding appraisers.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4                   ARTICLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

 5        Section 1-1.  Short title.  This Act may be cited as  the
 6    Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act of 2002.

 7        Section  1-5.    Legislative  intent.   The intent of the
 8    General Assembly in enacting this  Act  is  to  evaluate  the
 9    competency of persons engaged in the appraisal of real estate
10    in  connection  with  a  federally related transaction and to
11    license and regulate those persons for the protection of  the
12    public.   Additionally,  it  is  the  intent  of  the General
13    Assembly for this Act to be consistent with the provisions of
14    Title  XI  of  the  federal  Financial  Institutions  Reform,
15    Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

16        Section 1-10.  Definitions.  As used in this Act,  unless
17    the context otherwise requires:
18        "Applicant"  means  person  who  applies  to  OBRE  for a
19    license under this Act.
20        "Appraisal" means (noun) the act or process of developing
21    an opinion of value; an opinion of value  (adjective)  of  or
22    pertaining to appraising and related functions.
23        "Appraisal  report"  means  a  written  appraisal  by  an
24    appraiser to a client.
25        "Appraisal Subcommittee" means the Appraisal Subcommittee
26    of  the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council as
27    established by Title XI.
28        "Appraiser" means a person who performs  real  estate  or
29    real property appraisals.
 
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 1        "AQB"  means  the  Appraisal  Qualifications Board of the
 2    Appraisal Foundation.
 3        "Associate real estate appraiser"  means  an  entry-level
 4    appraiser  who  holds  a license of this classification under
 5    this Act and applies to the appraisal of non-complex property
 6    having a transaction value less  than  $1,000,000,  but  with
 7    restrictions  as  to the scope of practice in accordance with
 8    this Act.
 9        "Board" means the Real Estate Appraisal Board.
10        "Classroom hour" means 50 minutes of instruction  out  of
11    each 60 minute segment of coursework.
12        "Client"  means  a person who utilizes the services of an
13    appraiser  or  engages  an  appraiser  for  an  appraisal  by
14    employment or contract.
15        "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of  the  Office  of
16    Banks and Real Estate or his or her designee.
17        "Director"   means   the  Director  of  the  Real  Estate
18    Appraisal Division of OBRE or his or her designee.
19        "Federal  financial  institutions  regulatory   agencies"
20    means  the  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
21    the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of  the
22    Comptroller   of   the   Currency,   the   Office  of  Thrift
23    Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration.
24        "Federally   related   transaction"   means   any    real
25    estate-related  financial  transaction  in  which  a  federal
26    financial  institutions  regulatory agency, the Department of
27    Housing and Urban Development, Fannie Mae,  Freddie  Mae,  or
28    the   National   Credit   Union  Administration  engages  in,
29    contracts for, or regulates and requires the services  of  an
30    appraiser.
31        "Financial  institution"  means  any  bank, savings bank,
32    savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage  broker,
33    mortgage banker, licensee under the Consumer Installment Loan
34    Act   or  the  Sales  Finance  Agency  Act,  or  a  corporate
 
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 1    fiduciary, subsidiary, affiliate, parent company, or  holding
 2    company  of any such licensee, or any institution involved in
 3    real estate financing that is regulated by state  or  federal
 4    law.
 5        "OBRE" means the Office of Banks and Real Estate.
 6        "Real  estate"  means  an  identified  parcel or tract of
 7    land, including any improvements.
 8        "Real estate related  financial  transaction"  means  any
 9    transaction involving:
10             (1)  the  sale,  lease,  purchase, investment in, or
11        exchange  of  real  property,  including   interests   in
12        property or the financing thereof;
13             (2)  the  refinancing  of real property or interests
14        in real property; and
15             (3)  the  use  of  real  property  or  interest   in
16        property  as security for a loan or investment, including
17        mortgage backed securities.
18        "Real property" means the interests, benefits, and rights
19    inherent in the ownership of real estate.
20        "State certified general real estate appraiser" means  an
21    appraiser  who  holds  a license of this classification under
22    this Act and such classification applies to the appraisal  of
23    all  types  of  real  property without restrictions as to the
24    scope of practice.
25        "State certified residential real estate appraiser" means
26    an appraiser who holds a license of this classification under
27    this Act and such classification applies to the appraisal  of
28    one to 4 units of residential real property without regard to
29    transaction  value or complexity, but with restrictions as to
30    the scope of practice in a federally related  transaction  in
31    accordance  with  Title XI, the provisions of USPAP, criteria
32    established by the AQB, and further defined by rule.
33        "State licensed real estate appraiser" means an appraiser
34    who holds a real estate appraiser license issued pursuant  to
 
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 1    a   predecessor   Act.    A  real  estate  appraiser  license
 2    authorizes its holder to conduct the appraisal of non-complex
 3    one  to  4  units  of  residential  real  property  having  a
 4    transaction value less than $1,000,000 and complex one  to  4
 5    residential  units  of real property having a value less than
 6    $250,000, but with restrictions as to the scope  of  practice
 7    in  accordance  with Title XI, criteria established by USPAP,
 8    by the AQB, by this  Act,  and  by  rule.   No  such  initial
 9    license  shall be issued after the effective date of this Act
10    or renewed after September 30, 2003 under this Act.
11        "Title XI"  means  Title  XI  of  the  federal  Financial
12    Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.
13        "USPAP"  means  the  Uniform  Standards  of  Professional
14    Appraisal  Practice as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards
15    Board pursuant to Title XI and by rule.

16                  ARTICLE 5.  LICENSING PROVISIONS

17        Section  5-5.  Necessity  of  license;  use   of   title;
18    exemptions.
19        (a)  Beginning  July 1, 2002, it is unlawful for a person
20    to act or assume to act as a real estate appraiser, to engage
21    in the business of real estate appraisal, to develop  a  real
22    estate  appraisal, to practice as a real estate appraiser, or
23    to advertise or hold himself or herself  out  to  be  a  real
24    estate  appraiser  in  connection  with  a  federally related
25    transaction without a real estate  appraiser  license  issued
26    under  this  Act.   A  person who violates this subsection is
27    guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
28        (b)  Beginning July 1, 2002, it is unlawful for a person,
29    other than a person who holds a valid license issued pursuant
30    to  this  Act  as  a  State  certified  general  real  estate
31    appraiser,  a  State  certified   residential   real   estate
32    appraiser,  an associate real estate appraiser, or as a State
 
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 1    licensed  real  estate  appraiser  issued   pursuant   to   a
 2    predecessor  Act  to  use  these  titles  or any other title,
 3    designation, or abbreviation likely to create the  impression
 4    that  the  person  is  licensed  as  a  real estate appraiser
 5    pursuant to this Act.  A person who violates this  subsection
 6    is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
 7        (c)  The  licensing  requirements  of  this  Act  do  not
 8    require a real estate broker or salesperson who holds a valid
 9    license  pursuant  to the Real Estate License Act of 2000, to
10    be licensed as a real estate appraiser under this Act, unless
11    the broker or  salesperson  is  providing  or  attempting  to
12    provide  an  appraisal  report, as defined in Section 1-10 of
13    this Act, in connection with a federally-related transaction.
14        For the purposes of this subsection, "brokerage  service"
15    means the activity of offering, negotiating, buying, listing,
16    selling,  or  leasing  real  estate or procuring or referring
17    prospects intended to result in the listing, sale,  purchase,
18    lease,  or  exchange  of  real  estate  for  another  and for
19    compensation.

20        Section 5-10.  Application for  State  certified  general
21    real  estate  appraiser. Every person who desires to obtain a
22    State certified general real estate appraiser license shall:
23        (1)  apply to OBRE on forms provided by OBRE  accompanied
24    by the required fee;
25        (2)  be at least 18 years of age;
26        (3)  provide  evidence  of  having attained a high school
27    diploma  or  completed  an  equivalent  course  of  study  as
28    determined by an examination conducted  or  accepted  by  the
29    Illinois State Board of Education;
30        (4)  personally  take  and pass an examination authorized
31    by OBRE and endorsed by the AQB;
32        (5)  prior to taking the examination, provide evidence to
33    OBRE  that  he  or  she  has   successfully   completed   the
 
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 1    prerequisite  classroom hours of instruction in appraising as
 2    established by the AQB and by rule; and
 3        (6)  prior to taking the  examination,  provide  evidence
 4    to  OBRE  that  he  or  she  has  successfully  completed the
 5    prerequisite  experience  requirements   in   appraising   as
 6    established by AQB and by rule.

 7        Section    5-15.  Application    for    State   certified
 8    residential real estate appraiser.  Every person who  desires
 9    to obtain a State certified residential real estate appraiser
10    license shall:
11        (1)  apply  to OBRE on forms provided by OBRE accompanied
12    by the required fee;
13        (2)  be at least 18 years of age;
14        (3)  provide evidence of having attained  a  high  school
15    diploma  or  completed  an  equivalent  course  of  study  as
16    determined  by  an  examination  conducted or accepted by the
17    Illinois State Board of Education;
18        (4)  personally take and pass an  examination  authorized
19    by OBRE and endorsed by the AQB;
20        (5)  prior to taking the examination, provide evidence to
21    OBRE   that   he   or  she  has  successfully  completed  the
22    prerequisite classroom hours of instruction in appraising  as
23    established by the AQB and by rule; and
24        (6)  prior to taking the examination, provide evidence to
25    OBRE   that   he   or  she  has  successfully  completed  the
26    prerequisite experience requirements as  established  by  AQB
27    and by rule.

28        Section  5-20.  Application  for  associate  real  estate
29    appraiser.
30        (a)  Every person who desires to obtain an associate real
31    estate appraiser license shall:
32             (1)  apply   to  OBRE  on  forms  provided  by  OBRE
 
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 1        accompanied by the required fee;
 2             (2)  be at least 18 years of age;
 3             (3)  provide evidence  of  having  attained  a  high
 4        school diploma or completed an equivalent course of study
 5        as  determined by an examination conducted or accepted by
 6        the Illinois State Board of Education;
 7             (4)  personally  take  and   pass   an   examination
 8        authorized by OBRE and endorsed by the AQB; and
 9             (5)  prior   to   taking  the  examination,  provide
10        evidence   to  OBRE  that  he  or  she  has  successfully
11        completed the prerequisite classroom hours of instruction
12        in appraising as established by rule.
13        (b)  A  person  who  holds  a valid license as a licensed
14    real estate appraiser, issued pursuant to a predecessor  Act,
15    may   convert  that  license  to  an  associate  real  estate
16    appraiser license by making  application  to  OBRE  on  forms
17    provided by OBRE accompanied by the required fee.

18        Section 5-25.  Renewal of license.
19        (a)  The  expiration  date and renewal period for a State
20    certified general real estate appraiser license  or  a  State
21    certified  residential  real  estate appraiser license issued
22    under this Act shall be set by rule.    Except  as  otherwise
23    provided  in  subsections  (b)  and  (f) of this Section, the
24    holder of a license may renew  the  license  within  90  days
25    preceding the expiration date by:
26             (1)  completing  and  submitting  to  OBRE a renewal
27        application form as provided by OBRE;
28             (2)  paying the required fees; and
29             (3)  providing evidence of successful completion  of
30        the  continuing  education  requirements  through courses
31        approved by OBRE from  education  providers  licensed  by
32        OBRE, as established by the AQB and by rule.
33        (b)  A  State  certified general real estate appraiser or
 
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 1    State  certified  residential  real  estate  appraiser  whose
 2    license under this Act has expired may renew the license  for
 3    a  period  of  2  years  following  the  expiration  date  by
 4    complying  with  the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and
 5    (3) of subsection (a) of this Section  and  paying  any  late
 6    penalties established by rule.
 7        (c)  A  State  licensed  real  estate appraiser's license
 8    issued pursuant to a predecessor Act shall continue in effect
 9    until the earlier of its expiration  date  or  September  30,
10    2003.  The holder of such a license may not renew the license
11    for  any period after September 30, 2003, but may convert the
12    license to an associate real estate appraiser  license  under
13    this  Act until September 30, 2003 pursuant to subsection (b)
14    of Section 5-20 of this Act.
15        (d)  The  expiration  date  and  renewal  period  for  an
16    associate real estate appraiser license issued under this Act
17    shall be set  by  rule.   Except  as  otherwise  provided  in
18    subsections  (e)  and  (f)  of this Section, the holder of an
19    associate real estate appraiser license may renew the license
20    within 90 days preceding the expiration date by:
21             (1)  completing and submitting  to  OBRE  a  renewal
22        application form as provided by OBRE;
23             (2)  paying the required fees; and
24             (3)  providing  evidence of successful completion of
25        the continuing  education  requirements  through  courses
26        approved  by  OBRE  from  education providers approved by
27        OBRE, as established by rule.
28        (e)  Any associate real estate  appraiser  whose  license
29    under this Act has expired may renew the license for a period
30    of  2  years  following the expiration date by complying with
31    the  requirements  of  paragraphs  (1),  (2),  and   (3)   of
32    subsection  (d) of this Section and paying any late penalties
33    as established by rule.
34        (f)  Notwithstanding  subsections   (c)   and   (e),   an
 
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 1    appraiser  whose license under this Act has expired may renew
 2    or convert the license without paying any lapsed renewal fees
 3    or late penalties if the license expired while the  appraiser
 4    was:
 5             (1)  on  active  duty  with  the United States Armed
 6        Services;
 7             (2)  serving  as  the  Director   of   Real   Estate
 8        Appraisal  or  an  employee  of  OBRE who was required to
 9        surrender  his  or  her  license  during  the   term   of
10        employment.
11        Application  for  renewal  must  be  made  within 2 years
12    following the termination of the military service or  related
13    education,  training,  or  employment.   The  licensee  shall
14    furnish OBRE with an affidavit that he or she was so engaged.
15        (g)  OBRE shall provide reasonable care and due diligence
16    to  ensure that each licensee under this Act is provided with
17    a  renewal  application  at  least  90  days  prior  to   the
18    expiration  date,  but each licensee is responsible to timely
19    renew or convert his or her license prior to  its  expiration
20    date.

21        Section 5-30.  Reciprocity; consent to jurisdiction.
22        (a)  A  nonresident  who  holds a valid appraiser license
23    issued to him or her by the proper licensing authority  of  a
24    state,  territory,  possession  of  the United States, or the
25    District of Columbia that has licensing requirements equal to
26    or substantially equivalent to the requirements of the  State
27    of   Illinois   and  otherwise  meets  the  requirements  for
28    licensure may obtain a license without examination,  provided
29    that:
30             (1)  OBRE   has  entered  into  a  valid  reciprocal
31        agreement with the  proper  licensing  authority  of  the
32        state,  territory, or possession of the United States, or
33        the District of Columbia;
 
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 1             (2)  the applicant provides OBRE with a  certificate
 2        of  good  standing  from  the  licensing authority of the
 3        applicant's  place  of  residence  or  by  an   Appraisal
 4        Subcommittee registry history report;
 5             (3)  the   applicant   completes   and   submits  an
 6        application as provided by OBRE and  the  applicant  pays
 7        all applicable fees required under this Act.
 8        (b)  A  nonresident  applicant  shall file an irrevocable
 9    consent with OBRE authorizing that actions may  be  commenced
10    against  the  applicant or nonresident licensee in a court of
11    competent jurisdiction  in  the  State  of  Illinois  by  the
12    service  of summons, process, or other pleading authorized by
13    law upon the Commissioner.  The consent shall  stipulate  and
14    agree  that service of the summons, process, or pleading upon
15    the Commissioner shall be taken and held in all courts to  be
16    valid and binding as if actual service had been made upon the
17    nonresident  licensee in Illinois.  If a summons, process, or
18    other pleading is served upon the Commissioner, it  shall  be
19    by  duplicate  copies, one of which shall be retained by OBRE
20    and the other of which  shall  be  immediately  forwarded  by
21    certified or registered mail to the last known address of the
22    nonresident  licensee  against  whom the summons, process, or
23    other pleading may be directed.

24        Section 5-35.  Pre-license education requirements.
25        (a)  The prerequisite classroom  hours  necessary  for  a
26    person  to  be  approved  to  sit  for  the  examination  for
27    licensure  as a State certified general real estate appraiser
28    or a State certified residential real estate appraiser  shall
29    be in accordance with AQB criteria and established by rule.
30        (b)  The  prerequisite  classroom  hours  necessary for a
31    person to  sit  for  the  examination  for  licensure  as  an
32    associate real estate appraiser shall be established by rule.
 
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 1        Section  5-40.  Pre-license experience requirements.  The
 2    prerequisite experience necessary for a person to be approved
 3    to sit for the examination for licensure as a State certified
 4    general  real  estate  appraiser   or   a   State   certified
 5    residential real estate appraiser shall be in accordance with
 6    AQB criteria and established by rule.

 7        Section 5-45.  Continuing education renewal requirements.
 8        (a)  The  continuing  education requirements for a person
 9    to renew a license as a State certified general  real  estate
10    appraiser  or  a  State  certified  residential  real  estate
11    appraiser  shall  be  in  accordance  with  AQB  criteria and
12    established by rule.
13        (b)  The continuing education requirements for  a  person
14    to  renew  a  license  as  an associate real estate appraiser
15    shall be established by rule.

16        Section 5-50.  Temporary practice permits.  A nonresident
17    appraiser who holds a  valid  appraiser  license  in  another
18    state,  territory,  possession  of  the United States, or the
19    District of Columbia may  be  granted  a  temporary  practice
20    permit  to  practice as an appraiser in the State of Illinois
21    upon making an application and  paying  the  applicable  fees
22    pursuant  to  Appraisal Subcommittee policy statements and as
23    established by rule.

24        Section 5-55.  Fees. OBRE shall establish rules for  fees
25    to   be  paid  by  applicants  and  licensees  to  cover  the
26    reasonable costs of OBRE in administering and  enforcing  the
27    provisions  of  this  Act.  OBRE may also establish rules for
28    general fees to cover the reasonable expenses of carrying out
29    other functions and responsibilities under this Act.

30              ARTICLE 10.  BUSINESS PRACTICE PROVISIONS
 
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 1        Section 10-5.  Scope of practice.
 2        (a)  This Act does not limit a  State  certified  general
 3    real  estate  appraiser  in his or her scope of practice in a
 4    federally related  transaction.   A  certified  general  real
 5    estate   appraiser   may   independently   provide  appraisal
 6    services, review, or  consulting  relating  to  any  type  of
 7    property for which he or she has experience and is competent.
 8    All  such  appraisal practice must be made in accordance with
 9    the provisions of USPAP, criteria established by the AQB, and
10    rules adopted pursuant to this Act.
11        (b)  A State certified residential real estate  appraiser
12    is  limited  in  his  or her scope of practice in a federally
13    related transaction as provided by Title XI,  the  provisions
14    of  USPAP,  criteria  established  by  the AQB, and the rules
15    adopted pursuant to this Act.
16        (c)  A State licensed real estate appraiser is limited in
17    his  or  her  scope  of  practice  in  a  federally   related
18    transaction as provided by Title XI, the provisions of USPAP,
19    criteria  established  by  the  AQB,  and  the  rules adopted
20    pursuant  to  this  Act.   No  State  licensed  real   estate
21    appraiser  license  shall be issued on or after September 30,
22    2003 under this Act.
23        (d)  An associate real estate appraiser is limited in his
24    or her scope of practice in all  transactions  in  accordance
25    with  USPAP, this Act, and the rules adopted pursuant to this
26    Act.  In addition, an associate real estate  appraiser  shall
27    be  required  to  have  a State certified general real estate
28    appraiser  or  State  certified   residential   real   estate
29    appraiser who holds a valid license under this Act to co-sign
30    all appraisal reports.

31        Section   10-10.  Standards  of  practice.   All  persons
32    licensed  under  this  Act  must  comply  with  standards  of
33    professional appraisal practice adopted by OBRE.   OBRE  must
 
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 1    adopt,  as  part  of  its  rules,  the  Uniform  Standards of
 2    Professional Appraisal Practice as  published  from  time  to
 3    time  by  the  Appraisal  Standards  Board  of  the Appraisal
 4    Foundation.  OBRE shall consider federal laws and regulations
 5    regarding the licensure of real estate  appraisers  prior  to
 6    adopting its rules for the administration of this Act.

 7        Section  10-15.  Identifying  client.  In addition to any
 8    other requirements for disclosure of a client on an appraisal
 9    report, a licensee under this Act shall also identify on  the
10    appraisal  report  the  individual  by  name  who  ordered or
11    originated the appraisal assignment.

12        Section 10-20.  Retention of records.  A person  licensed
13    under  this Act shall retain the original copy of all written
14    contracts engaging his or her services as  an  appraiser  and
15    all  appraisal reports, including any supporting data used to
16    develop the appraisal report, for a period of 5  years  or  2
17    years  after the final disposition of any judicial proceeding
18    in which  testimony  was  given,  whichever  is  longer.   In
19    addition,  a  person  licensed  under  this  Act shall retain
20    contracts,  logs,  and  appraisal  reports  used  in  meeting
21    pre-license experience requirements for a period of 5 years.

22                ARTICLE 15.  DISCIPLINARY PROVISIONS

23        Section  15-5.  Unlicensed   practice;   civil   penalty;
24    injunctive relief.
25        (a)  A person who violates Section 5-5 of this Act shall,
26    in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil
27    penalty  to  OBRE in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each
28    violation as  determined  by  the  Commissioner.   The  civil
29    penalty shall be assessed by the Commissioner after a hearing
30    in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
 
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 1        (b)  OBRE  has  the authority to investigate any activity
 2    that may violate this Act.
 3        (c)  A civil penalty imposed pursuant to  subsection  (a)
 4    shall  be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the
 5    order imposing the civil  penalty.   OBRE  may  petition  the
 6    circuit court for a judgment to enforce the collection of the
 7    penalty.  Any civil penalty collected under this Act shall be
 8    made payable to the Office  of  Banks  and  Real  Estate  and
 9    deposited   into   the  Appraisal  Administration  Fund.   In
10    addition to or in lieu of the imposition of a civil  penalty,
11    OBRE  may  report  a  violation of this Act or the failure or
12    refusal to comply with an  order  of  OBRE  to  the  Attorney
13    General or to the appropriate State's Attorney.
14        (d)  Practicing  as  an appraiser without holding a valid
15    license as required under this Act is declared to be  adverse
16    to  the  public welfare, to constitute a public nuisance, and
17    to  cause  irreparable  harm  to  the  public  welfare.   The
18    Commissioner, the Attorney General, or the  State's  Attorney
19    of  any  county  in  the  State  may  maintain  an action for
20    injunctive relief in any circuit court to enjoin  any  person
21    from engaging in such practice.
22        Upon  the  filing  of  a  verified  petition in a circuit
23    court, the court, if satisfied by affidavit or otherwise that
24    a person has been engaged in  the  practice  of  real  estate
25    appraisal  without  a  valid  license,  may enter a temporary
26    restraining  order  without  notice  or  bond  enjoining  the
27    defendant   from   further   practice.    The   showing    of
28    non-licensure,  by  affidavit or otherwise, is sufficient for
29    the  issuance  of  a  temporary  injunction.     If   it   is
30    established  that  the  defendant  has  been or is engaged in
31    unlawful practice, the court may enter an order  or  judgment
32    perpetually  enjoining  the  defendant  from further unlawful
33    practice.  In all proceedings under this Section, the  court,
34    in  its discretion, may apportion the costs among the parties
 
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 1    interested in the action, including the cost  of  filing  the
 2    complaint,  service  of  process,  witness fees and expenses,
 3    court reporter charges, and reasonable attorneys' fees. These
 4    injunction proceedings shall be in addition to,  and  not  in
 5    lieu  of,  all  penalties and other remedies provided in this
 6    Act.

 7        Section 15-10.  Grounds for disciplinary action.
 8        (a)  The Office of Banks and  Real  Estate  may  suspend,
 9    revoke,  refuse to issue or renew a license and may reprimand
10    place  on  probation  or   administrative   supervision,   or
11    otherwise   discipline   a   licensee,   including   imposing
12    conditions  limiting the scope, nature, or extent of the real
13    estate appraisal practice  of  a  licensee  or  reducing  the
14    appraisal  rank of a licensee, and may impose a civil penalty
15    not to  exceed  $10,000  upon  a  licensee  for  one  or  any
16    combination of the following:
17             (1)  Procuring or attempting to procure a license by
18        knowingly  making  a  false  statement,  submitting false
19        information,  engaging  in  any   form   of    fraud   or
20        misrepresentation,   or   refusing  to  provide  complete
21        information in response to a question in  an  application
22        for licensure.
23             (2)  Failing  to meet the minimum qualifications for
24        licensure as an appraiser established by this Act.
25             (3)  Paying money, other than for the fees  provided
26        for  by  this  Act,  or  anything of value to a member or
27        employee of the Board or Office of Banks and Real  Estate
28        to procure licensure under this Act.
29             (4)  Being  convicted  of  any  crime,  an essential
30        element  of  which  is  dishonesty,  fraud,   theft,   or
31        embezzlement,  or obtaining money, property, or credit by
32        false pretenses, or any other crime  that  is  reasonably
33        related  to  the  practice  of real estate appraisal or a
 
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 1        conviction in any state or federal court of any felony.
 2             (5)  Committing  an  act   or   omission   involving
 3        dishonesty,  fraud,  or misrepresentation with the intent
 4        to substantially benefit the licensee or  another  person
 5        or  with intent to substantially injure another person as
 6        defined by rule.
 7             (6)  Violating  a  provision  or  standard  for  the
 8        development or communication of real estate appraisals as
 9        provided in Section 10-10 of this Act or  as  defined  by
10        rule.
11             (7)  Failing  or  refusing  without  good  cause  to
12        exercise  reasonable  diligence in developing, reporting,
13        or communicating an appraisal, as defined by this Act  or
14        by rule.
15             (8)  Violating  a provision of this Act or the rules
16        adopted pursuant to this Act.
17             (9)  Having been disciplined by another  state,  the
18        District  of  Columbia,  a territory, a foreign nation, a
19        governmental agency, or any other  entity  authorized  to
20        impose discipline if at least one of the grounds for that
21        discipline is the same as or the equivalent of one of the
22        grounds  for  which  a  licensee may be disciplined under
23        this Act.
24             (10)  Engaging  in   dishonorable,   unethical,   or
25        unprofessional  conduct of a character likely to deceive,
26        defraud, or harm the public.
27             (11)  Accepting an  appraisal  assignment  when  the
28        employment   itself  is  contingent  upon  the  appraiser
29        reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis, or  opinion
30        or  when  the  fee  to  be  paid  is  contingent upon the
31        opinion, conclusion, or valuation  reached  or  upon  the
32        consequences resulting from the appraisal assignment.
33             (12)  Developing  valuation conclusions based on the
34        race, color, religion, sex,  national  origin,  ancestry,
 
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 1        age,  marital  status,  family status, physical or mental
 2        handicap, or unfavorable military discharge,  as  defined
 3        under  the  Illinois Human Rights Act, of the prospective
 4        or present owners or occupants of the  area  or  property
 5        under appraisal.
 6             (13)  Violating    the    confidential   nature   of
 7        government records to which the  licensee  gained  access
 8        through  employment  or  engagement  as an appraiser by a
 9        government agency.
10             (14)  Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding
11        on grounds of fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit.  In  a
12        disciplinary  proceeding  based  upon  a finding of civil
13        liability, the appraiser shall be afforded an opportunity
14        to present mitigating and extenuating circumstances,  but
15        may not collaterally attack the civil adjudication.
16             (15)  Being adjudicated liable in a civil proceeding
17        for violation of a state or federal fair housing law.
18             (16)  Engaging    in    misleading   or   untruthful
19        advertising  or  using  a  trade  name  or  insignia   of
20        membership  in  a  real  estate  appraisal or real estate
21        organization of which the licensee is not a   member.
22             (17)  Failing  to  fully  cooperate  with  an   OBRE
23        investigation  by  knowingly  making  a  false statement,
24        submitting false or misleading information,  or  refusing
25        to  provide  complete  information in response to written
26        interrogatories or a written  request  for  documentation
27        within 30 days of the request.
28             (18)  Failing  to  include within the certificate of
29        appraisal  for  all   written   appraisal   reports   the
30        appraiser's  license  number  and  licensure  title.  All
31        appraisers  providing  significant  contribution  to  the
32        development  and  reporting  of  an   appraisal  must  be
33        disclosed in the appraisal report.  It is a violation  of
34        this  Act  for an appraiser to sign a report, transmittal
 
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 1        letter, or appraisal certification knowing that a  person
 2        providing  a  significant  contribution to the report has
 3        not been disclosed in the appraisal report.
 4        (b)  The Office of Banks and Real  Estate  may  reprimand
 5    suspend,  revoke,  or  refuse  to issue or renew an education
 6    provider's license, may reprimand,  place  on  probation,  or
 7    otherwise discipline an education provider and may suspend or
 8    revoke  the  course  approval  of  any  course  offered by an
 9    education provider and may impose  a  civil  penalty  not  to
10    exceed  $10,000  upon  an  education provider, for any of the
11    following:
12             (1)  Procuring or attempting to procure licensure by
13        knowingly making  a  false  statement,  submitting  false
14        information,   engaging   in   any   form   of  fraud  or
15        misrepresentation,  or  refusing  to   provide   complete
16        information  in  response to a question in an application
17        for licensure.
18             (2)  Failing to comply with the covenants  certified
19        to  on  the  application  for  licensure  as an education
20        provider.
21             (3)  Committing  an  act   or   omission   involving
22        dishonesty,  fraud, or  misrepresentation or allowing any
23        such act or omission by any employee or contractor  under
24        the control of the provider.
25             (4)  Engaging    in    misleading    or   untruthful
26        advertising.
27             (5)  Failing  to  retain  competent  instructors  in
28        accordance with rules adopted under this Act.
29             (6)  Failing to meet the topic or time  requirements
30        for  course  approval  as  the  provider of a pre-license
31        curriculum course or a continuing education course.
32             (7)  Failing to administer an approved course  using
33        the   course   materials,   syllabus,   and  examinations
34        submitted as the basis of the course approval.
 
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 1             (8)  Failing to  provide  an  appropriate  classroom
 2        environment    for    presentation   of   courses,   with
 3        consideration for student comfort,  acoustics,  lighting,
 4        seating, workspace, and visual aid material.
 5             (9)  Failing   to   maintain   student   records  in
 6        compliance with the rules adopted under this Act.
 7             (10)  Failing to provide a certificate,  transcript,
 8        or other student record to OBRE or to a student as may be
 9        required by rule.
10             (11)  Failing   to  fully  cooperate  with  an  OBRE
11        investigation by  knowingly  making  a  false  statement,
12        submitting  false  or misleading information, or refusing
13        to provide complete information in  response  to  written
14        interrogatories  or  a  written request for documentation
15        within 30 days of the request.
16        (c)  In appropriate cases, OBRE may resolve  a  complaint
17    against  a  licensee  through  the  issuance  of a Consent to
18    Administrative Supervision order. A  licensee  subject  to  a
19    Consent   to   Administrative   Supervision  order  shall  be
20    considered by OBRE as an active licensee  in  good  standing.
21    This  order shall not be reported or considered by OBRE to be
22    a discipline of  the  licensee.   The  records  regarding  an
23    investigation  and  a  Consent  to Administrative Supervision
24    order shall be  considered  confidential  and  shall  not  be
25    released  by  OBRE  except  as mandated by law. A complainant
26    shall be notified if his or her complaint has  been  resolved
27    by a Consent to Administrative Supervision order.

28        Section  15-15.  Investigation; notice; hearing.
29        (a)  Upon  the  motion  of  the  Office of Banks and Real
30    Estate or the Board or upon  a  complaint  in  writing  of  a
31    person  setting forth facts that, if proven, would constitute
32    grounds for suspension,  revocation,  or  other  disciplinary
33    action  against  a  licensee  or applicant for licensure, the
 
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 1    Office of Banks and Real Estate shall investigate the actions
 2    of the licensee or applicant.
 3        (b)  Formal disciplinary proceedings shall commence  upon
 4    the  issuance  of  a written complaint describing the charges
 5    that are the basis of the disciplinary action and delivery of
 6    the detailed complaint  to  the  address  of  record  of  the
 7    licensee  or  applicant.   OBRE  shall notify the licensee or
 8    applicant to file a verified written answer  within  20  days
 9    after   the   service   of  the  notice  and  complaint.  The
10    notification shall inform the licensee or applicant of his or
11    her right to be heard in person or by legal counsel; that the
12    hearing will be  afforded  not  sooner  than  30  days  after
13    receipt  of  the answer to the specific charges; that failure
14    to file an answer will result  in  a  default  being  entered
15    against  the  licensee  or applicant; that the license may be
16    suspended, revoked, or placed  on  probationary  status;  and
17    that  other disciplinary action may be taken pursuant to this
18    Act, including limiting the scope, nature, or extent  of  the
19    licensee's  practice.  If  the licensee or applicant fails to
20    file an answer after service of notice, his  or  her  license
21    may,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Office  of Banks and Real
22    Estate, be suspended,  revoked,  or  placed  on  probationary
23    status  and  the  Office  of  Banks  and Real Estate may take
24    whatever  disciplinary  action  it  deems  proper,  including
25    limiting  the  scope,  nature,  or  extent  of  the  person's
26    practice, without a hearing.
27        (c)  At the time and place fixed in the notice, the Board
28    shall conduct hearing of  the  charges,  providing  both  the
29    accused  person  and  the  complainant  ample  opportunity to
30    present in person or by counsel such  statements,  testimony,
31    evidence,  and argument as may be pertinent to the charges or
32    to a defense thereto.
33        (d)  The  Board  shall  present  to  the  Commissioner  a
34    written report of its findings and recommendations.   A  copy
 
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 1    of the report shall be served upon the licensee or applicant,
 2    either  personally or by certified mail. Within 20 days after
 3    the service,  the  licensee  or  applicant  may  present  the
 4    Commissioner with a motion in writing for either a rehearing,
 5    a  proposed  finding  of  fact,  a  conclusion  of law, or an
 6    alternative  sanction,  and  shall  specify  the   particular
 7    grounds  for  the request. If the accused orders a transcript
 8    of the record as provided in  this  Act,  the  time  elapsing
 9    thereafter and before the transcript is ready for delivery to
10    the  accused shall not be counted as part of the 20 days.  If
11    the Commissioner is not satisfied  that  substantial  justice
12    has  been done, the Commissioner may order a rehearing by the
13    Board  or  other   special   committee   appointed   by   the
14    Commissioner,  may  remand  the  matter  to the Board for its
15    reconsideration of the matter  based  on  the  pleadings  and
16    evidence  presented  to the Board, or may enter a final order
17    in contravention  of  the  Board's  recommendation.   In  all
18    instances  under  this  Act in which the Board has rendered a
19    recommendation  to  the  Commissioner  with  respect   to   a
20    particular  licensee or applicant, the Commissioner, if he or
21    she disagrees with the recommendation  of  the  Board,  shall
22    file  with the Board and provide to the licensee or applicant
23    a copy of the Commissioner's  specific  written  reasons  for
24    disagreement  with  the  Board.  The  reasons  shall be filed
25    within  60  days  of  the  Board's  recommendation   to   the
26    Commissioner  and  prior  to  any  contrary  action.  At  the
27    expiration  of  the  time specified for filing a motion for a
28    rehearing, the Commissioner shall have the right to take  any
29    of  the  actions  specified  in this subsection (d). Upon the
30    suspension or revocation of a license, the licensee shall  be
31    required  to  surrender  his or her license to OBRE, and upon
32    failure or refusal to do so, OBRE shall  have  the  right  to
33    seize the license.
34        (e)  The Office of Banks and Real Estate has the power to
 
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 1    issue  subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to bring before it
 2    any person in this State, to take testimony,  or  to  require
 3    production  of  any records relevant to an inquiry or hearing
 4    by the Board in the same  manner  as  prescribed  by  law  in
 5    judicial  proceedings in the courts of this State.  In a case
 6    of refusal of a witness to attend,  testify,  or  to  produce
 7    books  or  papers  concerning  a  matter upon which he or she
 8    might be lawfully examined, the circuit court of  the  county
 9    where  the hearing is held, upon application of the Office of
10    Banks and Real Estate or any party  to  the  proceeding,  may
11    compel obedience by proceedings as for contempt.
12        (f)  Any   license  that  is  suspended  indefinitely  or
13    revoked may not be restored for a minimum period of 2  years,
14    or as otherwise ordered by the Commissioner.
15        (g)  In  addition  to  the  provisions  of  this  Section
16    concerning  the  conduct  of hearings and the recommendations
17    for  discipline,  OBRE  has  the   authority   to   negotiate
18    disciplinary   and   non-disciplinary  settlement  agreements
19    concerning any license  issued  under  this  Act.   All  such
20    agreements  shall be recorded as Consent Orders or Consent to
21    Administrative Supervision Orders.
22        (h)  The Commissioner shall have the authority to appoint
23    an attorney duly licensed to practice law  in  the  State  of
24    Illinois  to  serve  as  the hearing officer in any action to
25    suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline any  license  issued
26    by  the Office of Banks and Real Estate.  The Hearing Officer
27    shall have full authority to conduct the hearing.
28        (i)  OBRE, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all
29    formal  hearings  of  any  contested   case   involving   the
30    discipline  of  a  license.   At  all hearings or pre-hearing
31    conferences, OBRE and the licensee shall be entitled to  have
32    the   proceedings   transcribed   by  a  certified  shorthand
33    reporter.  A copy of the  transcribed  proceedings  shall  be
34    made  available  to  the  licensee by the certified shorthand
 
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 1    reporter upon payment of the prevailing contract copy rate.

 2        Section 15-20.  Administrative Review Law;  certification
 3    fees; Administrative Procedure Act.
 4        (a)  All    final   administrative   decisions   of   the
 5    Commissioner under this Act are subject  to  judicial  review
 6    pursuant  to  the provisions of the Administrative Review Law
 7    and  the  rules   adopted   pursuant   thereto.    The   term
 8    "administrative  decision"  has the meaning ascribed to it in
 9    Section 3-101 of the Administrative Review Law.
10        (b)  OBRE shall not be required to  certify  any  record,
11    file  any  answer or otherwise appear unless the party filing
12    the administrative review complaint  pays  the  certification
13    fee  to OBRE as provided by rule.  Failure on the part of the
14    plaintiff to  make  such  a  deposit  shall  be  grounds  for
15    dismissal of the action.
16        (c)  The   Administrative   Procedures   Act   is  hereby
17    expressly adopted and incorporated herein.  In the event of a
18    conflict between this Act and the  Administrative  Procedures
19    Act, this Act shall control.

20        Section 15-30.  Statute of limitations.  No action may be
21    taken under this Act against a person licensed under this Act
22    unless  the  action  is  commenced  within  5 years after the
23    occurrence of the alleged violation. A  continuing  violation
24    is deemed to have occurred on the date when the circumstances
25    last  existed  that  gave  rise  to  the  alleged  continuing
26    violation.

27        Section  15-35.  Signature  of the Commissioner. An order
28    of revocation or suspension or a certified copy of the order,
29    bearing the seal of OBRE and purporting to be signed  by  the
30    Commissioner, shall be prima facie proof that:
31             (1)  the  signature  is the genuine signature of the
 
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 1        Commissioner;
 2             (2)  the  Commissioner   is   duly   appointed   and
 3        qualified; and
 4             (3)  the   Board   and   the   members  thereof  are
 5        qualified.
 6    This proof may be rebutted.

 7        Section 15-40.  Violation of tax Acts.  OBRE  may  refuse
 8    to  issue  or  renew or may suspend the license of any person
 9    who fails to file a return, pay the tax, penalty, or interest
10    shown in a filed return, or pay any final assessment of  tax,
11    penalty, or interest, as required by any tax Act administered
12    by  the  Department  of  Revenue,  until  such  time  as  the
13    requirements of that tax Act are satisfied.

14        Section  15-45.  Disciplinary action for educational loan
15    defaults. OBRE shall deny a license or renewal authorized  by
16    this Act to a person who has defaulted on an educational loan
17    or scholarship provided or guaranteed by the Illinois Student
18    Assistance  Commission  or  any  governmental  agency of this
19    State; however, OBRE may issue a license or  renewal  if  the
20    person  has  established  a  satisfactory repayment record as
21    determined by the Illinois Student Assistance  Commission  or
22    other   appropriate   governmental   agency  of  this  State.
23    Additionally, a license issued by OBRE may  be  suspended  or
24    revoked  if  the  Commissioner,  after  the opportunity for a
25    hearing under this Act, finds that the licensee has failed to
26    make  satisfactory  repayment   to   the   Illinois   Student
27    Assistance Commission for a delinquent or defaulted loan.

28        Section  15-50.  Nonpayment  of  child  support. In cases
29    where the Department of Public Aid has previously  determined
30    that  a licensee or a potential licensee is more than 30 days
31    delinquent  in  the  payment  of  child   support   and   has
 
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 1    subsequently  certified  the  delinquency  to  OBRE, OBRE may
 2    refuse to issue or  renew  or  may  revoke  or  suspend  that
 3    person's  license  or  may  take  other  disciplinary  action
 4    against  that  person  based solely upon the certification of
 5    delinquency  made  by   the   Department   of   Public   Aid.
 6    Redetermination  of  the  delinquency  by  OBRE  shall not be
 7    required. In cases regarding the renewal of a  license,  OBRE
 8    shall  not  renew any license if the Department of Public Aid
 9    has certified the licensee to be more than 30 days delinquent
10    in the payment of child  support,  unless  the  licensee  has
11    arranged  for  payment  of  past  and  current  child support
12    obligations in a manner satisfactory  to  the  Department  of
13    Public  Aid.  OBRE  may  impose  conditions, restrictions, or
14    disciplinary action upon that renewal.

15        Section 15-55.  Returned checks; penalty; termination.  A
16    person who delivers a check or other payment to OBRE that  is
17    returned  to  OBRE  unpaid  by the financial institution upon
18    which it was drawn shall pay to  OBRE,  in  addition  to  the
19    amount already owed, a penalty of $50.  OBRE shall notify the
20    person,  by certified mail return receipt requested, that his
21    or her check or payment was  returned  and  that  the  person
22    shall  pay  to  OBRE  by  certified  check or money order the
23    amount of the returned check plus a  $50  penalty  within  30
24    calendar  days after the date of the notification.  If, after
25    the expiration of 30 calendar days of the  notification,  the
26    person  has  failed to remit the necessary funds and penalty,
27    OBRE shall automatically terminate the license  or  deny  the
28    application  without hearing.  If the returned check or other
29    payment was for issuance of a license under this Act and that
30    person practices as an appraiser, that person may be  subject
31    to  discipline  for  unlicensed  practice as provided in this
32    Act.  If, after termination or denial,  the  person  seeks  a
33    license, he or she shall petition OBRE for restoration and he
 
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 1    or she may be subject to additional discipline or fines.  The
 2    Commissioner  may waive the penalties or fines due under this
 3    Section in individual cases where the Commissioner finds that
 4    the penalties or fines would be unreasonable or unnecessarily
 5    burdensome.

 6        Section 15-60.  Cease and desist orders.  OBRE may  issue
 7    cease  and  desist orders to persons who engage in activities
 8    prohibited by this Act.  Any person in violation of  a  cease
 9    and  desist  order  issued  by  OBRE is subject to all of the
10    penalties provided by law.

11                  ARTICLE 20.  EDUCATION PROVISIONS

12        Section 20-5.  Education providers.
13        (a)  Beginning July 1,  2002,  only  education  providers
14    licensed  by  OBRE may provide the pre-license and continuing
15    education courses required for licensure under this Act.
16        (b)  A person or entity seeking  to  be  licensed  as  an
17    education  provider under this Act shall provide satisfactory
18    evidence of the following:
19             (1)  a  sound  financial  base   for   establishing,
20        promoting, and delivering the necessary courses;
21             (2)  a sufficient number of qualified instructors;
22             (3)  adequate   support  personnel  to  assist  with
23        administrative matters and technical assistance;
24             (4)  a written policy dealing  with  procedures  for
25        management of grievances and fee refunds;
26             (5)  a  qualified  administrator, who is responsible
27        for  the  administration  of  the   education   provider,
28        courses, and the actions of the instructors; and
29             (6)  any other requirements as provided by rule.
30        (c)  All  applicants  for an education provider's license
31    shall make initial application to OBRE on forms  provided  by
 
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 1    OBRE  and  pay  the appropriate fee as provided by rule.  The
 2    term, expiration date, and renewal of an education provider's
 3    license shall be established by rule.
 4        (d)  An education provider shall provide each  successful
 5    course participant with a certificate of completion signed by
 6    the  school  administrator.   The  format  and content of the
 7    certificate shall be specified by rule.
 8        (e)  All education providers  shall  provide  to  OBRE  a
 9    monthly  roster  of  all  successful  course  participants as
10    provided by rule.

11        Section 20-10.  Course approval.
12        (a)  Only courses offered by licensed education providers
13    and approved by OBRE shall be used to meet  the  requirements
14    of this Act and rules.
15        (b)  An  education  provider  licensed under this Act may
16    submit  courses  to  OBRE   for   approval.   The   criteria,
17    requirements,  and  fees  for courses shall be established by
18    rule in accordance with this Act, Title XI, and the  criteria
19    established by the AQB.
20        (c)  For each course approved, OBRE shall issue a license
21    to  the  education provider.   The term, expiration date, and
22    renewal of a course approval shall be established by rule.

23               ARTICLE 25.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

24        Section 25-5.  Appraisal Administration Fund;  surcharge.
25    The  Appraisal  Administration  Fund  is created as a special
26    fund in the State Treasury.  All fees, fines,  and  penalties
27    received  by  OBRE under this Act shall be deposited into the
28    Appraisal Administration Fund. All earnings  attributable  to
29    investment  of  funds  in  the  Appraisal Administration Fund
30    shall be  credited  to  the  Appraisal  Administration  Fund.
31    Subject   to  appropriation,  the  moneys  in  the  Appraisal
 
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 1    Administration Fund shall be paid to OBRE  for  the  expenses
 2    incurred  by OBRE and the Board in the administration of this
 3    Act.
 4        Upon the completion of any audit of OBRE,  as  prescribed
 5    by  the  Illinois  State Auditing Act, which shall include an
 6    audit of the Appraisal Administration Fund, OBRE  shall  make
 7    the audit report open to inspection by any interested person.

 8        Section 25-10.  Real Estate Appraisal Board; appointment.
 9        (a)  There  is  hereby  created the Real Estate Appraisal
10    Board.  The Board shall be composed of 10  persons  appointed
11    by  the  Governor,  plus  the  Director  of  the  Real Estate
12    Appraisal Division.  Members shall be appointed to the  Board
13    subject to the following conditions:
14             (1)  All appointed members shall have been residents
15        and  citizens of this State for at least 5 years prior to
16        the date of appointment.
17             (2)  The appointed membership of  the  Board  should
18        reasonably  reflect  the  geographic  distribution of the
19        population of the State.
20             (3)  Four appointed members shall have been actively
21        engaged and currently licensed as State certified general
22        real estate appraisers for a period of not  less  than  5
23        years.
24             (4)  Two  appointed members shall have been actively
25        engaged  and  currently  licensed  as   State   certified
26        residential  real  estate  appraisers for a period of not
27        less than 5 years.
28             (5)  Two  appointed  members  shall  hold  a   valid
29        license  as  a  real  estate broker for at least 10 years
30        prior to the date of the appointment  and  shall  hold  a
31        valid  appraiser  license  issued  under  this  Act  or a
32        predecessor Act for a period of at least 5 years prior to
33        the appointment.
 
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 1             (6)  One appointed member shall be a  representative
 2        of  a  financial  institution, as evidenced by his or her
 3        employment with a financial institution.
 4             (7)  One  appointed  member  shall   represent   the
 5        interests  of  the general public.  This member or his or
 6        her spouse shall not be licensed under this  Act  nor  be
 7        employed   by  or  have  any  interest  in  an  appraisal
 8        business, real estate brokerage business, or a  financial
 9        institution.
10        In  making appointments as provided in paragraphs (3) and
11    (4)  of  this  subsection,  the  Governor  shall   give   due
12    consideration to recommendations by members and organizations
13    representing the real estate appraisal industry.
14        In  making  the appointments as provided in paragraph (5)
15    of this subsection, the Governor shall give due consideration
16    to  the  recommendations   by   members   and   organizations
17    representing the real estate industry.
18        In making the appointment as provided in paragraph (6) of
19    this subsection, the Governor shall give due consideration to
20    the recommendations by members and organizations representing
21    financial institutions.
22        (b)  The  term for members of the Board shall be 4 years,
23    except  for  the  initial   appointees.    Of   the   initial
24    appointments,  4  members shall be appointed for terms ending
25    June 30, 2006, 3 members shall be appointed for terms  ending
26    June  30,  2005,  and  3 members shall be appointed for terms
27    ending June 30, 2004.  No member shall  serve  more  than  10
28    years  in  a  lifetime.    Those persons serving on the Board
29    pursuant to the Real Estate  Appraiser  Licensing  Act  shall
30    become  members  of  the  new Board on July 1, 2002 and shall
31    serve until  the  Governor  has  made  the  new  appointments
32    pursuant to this Act.
33        (c)  The  Governor  may  terminate  the  appointment of a
34    member for cause  that,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Governor,
 
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 1    reasonably  justifies the termination.  Cause for termination
 2    may  include,  without  limitation,  misconduct,  incapacity,
 3    neglect of duty, or missing 4 Board meetings during  any  one
 4    calendar year.
 5        (d)  A  majority of the Board members currently appointed
 6    shall constitute a quorum.  A vacancy in  the  membership  of
 7    the  Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise
 8    all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the Board.
 9        (e)  The Board shall meet at least quarterly and  may  be
10    convened  by the Chairperson, Co-Chairperson, or 3 members of
11    the Board upon 10 days written notice.
12        (f)  The Board shall, annually at the  first  meeting  of
13    the  fiscal  year,  elect  a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
14    from its members.  The Chairperson  shall  preside  over  the
15    meetings and shall coordinate with the Director in developing
16    and  distributing an agenda for each meeting.  In the absence
17    of the Chairperson, the Co-Chairperson shall preside over the
18    meeting.
19        (g)  The Director of the Real Estate  Appraisal  Division
20    shall serve as a member of the Board without vote.
21        (h)  The  Board  shall advise and make recommendations to
22    OBRE on matters of licensing and education.  OBRE shall  give
23    due  consideration  to  all  recommendations presented by the
24    Board.
25        (i)  The Board shall hear and make recommendations to the
26    Commissioner on disciplinary matters that  require  a  formal
27    evidentiary   hearing.    The  Commissioner  shall  give  due
28    consideration to the recommendations of the  Board  involving
29    discipline  and questions involving standards of professional
30    conduct of licensees.
31        (j)  The  Board  may   make   recommendations   to   OBRE
32    consistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act  and for the
33    administration and enforcement of the rules adopted  pursuant
34    to  this  Act.   OBRE  shall  give  due  consideration to the
 
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 1    recommendations of the Board prior to adopting rules.
 2        (k)  The Board shall make recommendations to OBRE on  the
 3    approval  of  courses  submitted to OBRE pursuant to this Act
 4    and the rules adopted pursuant to this Act.  OBRE shall  give
 5    due  consideration  to the recommendations of the Board prior
 6    to approving and licensing courses.
 7        (l)  Each voting member of the Board shall receive a  per
 8    diem   stipend   in   an  amount  to  be  determined  by  the
 9    Commissioner.  Each member shall be paid his or her necessary
10    expenses while engaged in  the  performance  of  his  or  her
11    duties.
12        (m)  Members of the Board shall be immune from suit in an
13    action  based upon any disciplinary proceedings or other acts
14    performed in good faith as members of the Board.

15        Section 25-15.  Director of  the  Real  Estate  Appraisal
16    Division;   appointment;   duties.   The  Commissioner  shall
17    appoint a Director of the Real Estate Appraisal Division  for
18    a  term  of  4  years.  The Director shall hold a valid State
19    certified general real estate appraiser  or  State  certified
20    residential  real  estate  appraiser  license, which shall be
21    surrendered  to  OBRE  during  the  term  of   his   or   her
22    appointment.   The  Director  of  the  Real  Estate Appraisal
23    Division shall:
24             (1)  serve as a member of the Real Estate  Appraisal
25        Board without vote;
26             (2)  be   the   direct  liaison  between  OBRE,  the
27        profession,  and  the  real  estate  appraisal   industry
28        organizations and associations;
29             (3)  prepare   and   circulate   to  licensees  such
30        educational and  informational  material  as  OBRE  deems
31        necessary   for   providing  guidance  or  assistance  to
32        licensees;
33             (4)  appoint necessary committees to assist  in  the
 
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 1        performance  of  the  functions  and duties of OBRE under
 2        this Act; and
 3             (5)  subject to the administrative approval  of  the
 4        Commissioner,   supervise   the   Real  Estate  Appraisal
 5        Division.
 6        In appointing the Director of the Real  Estate  Appraisal
 7    Division,  the  Commissioner  shall give due consideration to
 8    members, organizations, and associations of the  real  estate
 9    appraisal industry.

10        Section  25-20.  OBRE;  powers and duties.  The Office of
11    Banks and Real Estate shall exercise the  powers  and  duties
12    prescribed  by  the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for
13    the administration of licensing Acts and shall exercise  such
14    other powers and duties as are prescribed by this Act for the
15    administration  of  this  Act.  OBRE  may contract with third
16    parties for services necessary for the proper  administration
17    of this Act, including without limitation, investigators with
18    the  proper  knowledge,  training,  and  skills  to  properly
19    investigate complaints against real estate appraisers.
20        OBRE  shall  maintain  and update a registry of the names
21    and addresses of all licensees and a listing of  disciplinary
22    orders  issued  pursuant  to  this Act and shall transmit the
23    registry, along with any national registry fees that  may  be
24    required,  to  the  entity  specified  by,  and  in  a manner
25    consistent  with,  Title  XI   of   the   federal   Financial
26    Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

27        Section   25-25.  Rules.   OBRE,  after  considering  any
28    recommendations of the Board, shall adopt rules that  may  be
29    necessary for administration, implementation, and enforcement
30    of the Act.

31        Section  25-30.  Exclusive  State  powers  and functions;
 
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 1    municipal powers.  It is declared to be the public policy  of
 2    this State, pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article
 3    VII  of  the Illinois Constitution of 1970, that any power or
 4    function set forth in this Act to be exercised by  the  State
 5    is  an  exclusive  State  power  or function.  Such power and
 6    function shall not be exercised concurrently, either directly
 7    or indirectly, by any unit  of  local  government,  including
 8    home rule units, except as otherwise provided in this Act.

 9                 ARTICLE 30.  TRANSITION PROVISIONS

10        Section 30-5.  Savings provisions.
11        (a)  This  Act  is  intended  to  replace the Real Estate
12    Appraiser Licensing Act in all respects.
13        (b)  Beginning July 1,  2002,  the  rights,  powers,  and
14    duties exercised by the Office of Banks and Real Estate under
15    the  Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act shall continue to be
16    vested in, to be the obligation of, and to  be  exercised  by
17    the  Office  of Banks and Real Estate under the provisions of
18    this Act.
19        (c)  This Act does not affect any act done, ratified,  or
20    cancelled,  any right occurring or established, or any action
21    or proceeding  commenced  in  an  administrative,  civil,  or
22    criminal cause before July 1, 2002 by the Office of Banks and
23    Real  Estate  under  the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act.
24    Those actions or proceedings may be prosecuted and  continued
25    by the Office of Banks and Real Estate under this Act.
26        (d)  This  Act  does not affect any license, certificate,
27    permit, or other form of licensure issued by  the  Office  of
28    Banks  and  Real  Estate  under  the  Real  Estate  Appraiser
29    Licensing  Act,  except  as  provided  is  subsection  (c) of
30    Section 5-25.  All such licenses, certificates,  permits,  or
31    other  form of licensure shall continue to be valid under the
32    terms and conditions of this Act.
 
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 1        (e)  The rules adopted by the Office of  Banks  and  Real
 2    Estate  relating  to the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act,
 3    unless inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are  not
 4    affected by this Act, and on July 1, 2002, those rules become
 5    rules  under  this  Act.  The Office of Banks and Real Estate
 6    shall, as soon as practicable, adopt  new  or  amended  rules
 7    consistent with the provisions of this Act.
 8        (f)  This Act does not affect any discipline, suspension,
 9    or  termination  that  has  occurred  under  the  Real Estate
10    Appraiser Licensing Act or other predecessor Act.  Any action
11    for discipline, suspension, or termination  instituted  under
12    the  Real  Estate  Appraiser Licensing Act shall be continued
13    under this Act.

14        Section 30-10.  Appraisal Administration Fund.
15        (a)  The Appraisal Administrative Fund, created under the
16    Real Estate License Act of 1983 and continued  under  Section
17    40  of  the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act, is continued
18    under this Act.  All fees collected under this Act  shall  be
19    deposited  into the Appraisal Administration Fund, created in
20    the State Treasury under the Real Estate License Act of 1983.
21        (b)  Appropriations   to   OBRE   from   the    Appraisal
22    Administration Fund for the purpose of administering the Real
23    Estate  Appraiser  Licensing  Act may be used by OBRE for the
24    purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this
25    Act.

26                 ARTICLE 950.  AMENDATORY PROVISIONS

27        Section 950-5.  The Regulatory Sunset Act is  amended  by
28    changing Section 4.18 and adding Section 4.22 as follows:

29        (5 ILCS 80/4.18)
30        Sec. 4.18.  Acts repealed January 1, 2008.  The following
 
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 1    Acts are repealed on January 1, 2008:
 2        The Acupuncture Practice Act.
 3        The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
 4        The  Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License
 5    Act.
 6        The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.
 7        The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act.
 8        The  Illinois  Speech-Language  Pathology  and  Audiology
 9    Practice Act.
10        The Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act.
11        The   Nursing   Home   Administrators    Licensing    and
12    Disciplinary Act.
13        The Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987.
14        The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
15        The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
16        The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act.
17    (Source: P.A.  90-61,  eff.  12-30-97;  90-69,  eff.  7-8-97;
18    90-76,  eff.  7-8-97;  90-150,  eff.  12-30-97;  90-248, eff.
19    1-1-98;  90-532,  eff.   11-14-97;   90-571,   eff.   7-1-98;
20    incorporates  90-614,  eff.  7-10-98;  90-655,  eff  7-30-98;
21    91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

22        (5 ILCS 80/4.22 new)
23        Sec.   4.22.  Act  repealed  on  January  1,  2012.   The
24    following Act is repealed on January 1, 2012:
25        The Real Estate Appraisers Licensing Act of 2002.

26        (225 ILCS 457/Act rep.)
27        Section 950-15.  The Real Estate Appraiser Licensing  Act
28    is repealed on July 1, 2002.

29                    ARTICLE 999.  EFFECTIVE DATE

30        Section  999-99.   Effective date.  This Act takes effect
 
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