AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE COMMISSION AND BECOME THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSITION OF FUNCTIONS AND RESOURCES SO THAT BY JULY 1, 2023, THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL BOARD SHALL BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND INDEPENDENT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PERSONNEL BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING THE TRANSITION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-34-3 AND 73-34-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 73-34-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AS THEY EXISTED ON JULY 1, 2004, AND ONE FROM THE STATE-AT-LARGE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-34-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 73-34-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF AN APPLICANT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO GO ON THE LICENSE APPLICATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-34-17, 73-34-27, 73-34-35, 73-34-41, 73-34-45, 73-34-47, 73-34-49 AND 73-34-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 73-34-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE REPEAL DATE FROM JULY 1, 2026, UNTIL JULY 1, 2027, AND TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-34-107, 73-34-113 AND 73-34-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 73-34-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS AN APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO REMOVE AN APPRAISER FROM ITS APPRAISER PANEL WITHIN THE FIRST NINETY DAYS AFTER AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER IS FIRST ADDED TO THE APPRAISER PANEL OF AN APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AND TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-34-131, 39-21-3, 29-1-209, 73-35-4 AND 93-11-64, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 73-34-9, 73-34-13, 73-34-17, 73-34-27, 73-34-35, 73-34-41, 73-34-45, 73-34-47, 73-34-49, 73-34-51, 73-34-103, 73-34-113, 73-34-117, 73-34-129, 73-34-131
As Passed by the Senate: 73-34-9, 73-34-13, 73-34-17, 73-34-27, 73-34-35, 73-34-41, 73-34-45, 73-34-47, 73-34-49, 73-34-51, 73-34-103, 73-34-113, 73-34-117, 73-34-129, 73-34-131
Approved by the Governor: 73-34-3, 73-34-5, 73-34-7, 73-34-9, 73-34-13, 73-34-17, 73-34-27, 73-34-35, 73-34-41, 73-34-45, 73-34-47, 73-34-49, 73-34-51, 73-34-103, 73-34-107, 73-34-113, 73-34-117, 73-34-129, 73-34-131, 39-21-3, 29-1-209, 73-35-4, 93-11-64