Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 457.5. Powers and duties of board

(1) To pass upon the qualifications and fitness of applicants for certification or licensure and to adopt and revise rules and regulations requiring applicants for certification to pass examinations relating to their qualifications for certification.

(2) To adopt and, from time to time, revise such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, standards of professional appraisal practice requiring that appraisals be performed in accordance with generally accepted appraisal standards as required pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-73, 103 Stat. 183). 1

(3) To examine for, deny, approve, issue, revoke, suspend or renew certificates of appraisers and licenses of appraiser trainees pursuant to this act and to conduct hearings in connection therewith.

(4) To conduct hearings upon complaints concerning violations of the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act and seek the prosecution and enjoinder of all such violations.

(5) To expend moneys necessary to the proper carrying out of its assigned duties.

(6) To establish fees for the operation of the board, including fees for the issuance and renewal of certificates and licenses and for examinations.

(7) To submit annually a report to the Professional Licensure Committee of the House of Representatives and the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee of the Senate containing a description of the types of complaints received, status of the cases, board action which has been taken and length of time from the initial complaint to final board resolution.

(8) To submit annually to the Department of State, an estimate of the financial requirements of the board for its administrative, investigative, legal and miscellaneous expenses.

(9) To submit annually to the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 15 days after the Governor has submitted his budget to the General Assembly, a copy of the budget request for the upcoming fiscal year which the board previously submitted to the Department of State.

(10) To submit annually pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 a roster listing individuals who have received State certification.

(11) To the extent required by standards and regulations for the qualifications of appraisers promulgated pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, to consider criminal history record information of convictions and arrests that do not result in a conviction, notwithstanding the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 9124(b)(1) (relating to use of records by licensing agencies).