Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 3408. Continuing education requirements

A. As a prerequisite to renewal of a real estate appraiser registration or license, all registrants and licensees shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having met the continuing education requirements set forth in this Chapter.

B. Prior to renewal of a registration or a license, regardless of classification, the renewal applicant shall obtain not less than twenty-eight hours of continuing education credit, or its equivalent, in courses approved by the board and in accordance with the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, or its successor, as developed and periodically amended by the Appraiser Qualifications Board.

C. In lieu of meeting the requirements of Subsection B of this Section, an applicant for renewal may present evidence of the following:

D. The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of the provisions of this Section to provide registrants and licensees with current knowledge of real property appraisal theories, practices, and techniques. Such regulations shall prescribe the following:

E. In making recommendations pursuant to Paragraph (D)(1) of this Section, the board shall give consideration to courses of instruction, seminars, and other real property appraisal education courses or programs previously or hereafter developed by or under the auspices of professional appraisal organizations and utilized by those associations for purposes of designation, certification, or recertification of the members of the association.

F. No amendment or repeal of a regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this Section shall operate to deprive a registered or licensed real estate appraiser of credit for any course of instruction completed by the applicant prior to the amendment or repeal of the regulation, if the course would have qualified for continuing education credit under the regulation as it existed prior to the repeal or amendment.