Florida Senate - 2020                              CS for SB 776
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Innovation, Industry, and Technology; and
       Senator Perry
       
       
       
       
       580-03373-20                                           2020776c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Florida Real Estate Appraisal
    3         Board; amending s. 475.613, F.S.; revising the
    4         composition of the board; requiring the board
    5         membership to reflect the ethnic and gender diversity
    6         of this state; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 475.613, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         475.613 Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board.—
   13         (1) There is created the Florida Real Estate Appraisal
   14  Board, which shall consist of seven nine members appointed by
   15  the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Four
   16  members of the board must be real estate appraisers who have
   17  been engaged in the general practice of appraising real property
   18  in this state for at least 5 years immediately preceding
   19  appointment. In appointing real estate appraisers to the board,
   20  while not excluding other appraisers, the Governor shall give
   21  preference to real estate appraisers who are not primarily
   22  engaged in real estate brokerage or mortgage lending activities.
   23  One member Two members of the board must represent the appraisal
   24  management industry. One member of the board must represent
   25  organizations that use appraisals for the purpose of eminent
   26  domain proceedings, financial transactions, or mortgage
   27  insurance. One member Two members of the board must be a
   28  representative shall be representatives of the general public
   29  and shall not be connected in any way with the practice of real
   30  estate appraisal. The appraiser members shall be as
   31  representative of the entire industry as possible, and
   32  membership in a nationally recognized or state-recognized
   33  appraisal organization shall not be a prerequisite to membership
   34  on the board. Members of the board shall reflect the ethnic and
   35  gender diversity of this state. To the extent possible, no more
   36  than two members of the board shall be primarily affiliated with
   37  any one particular national or state appraisal association. Two
   38  of the members must be licensed or certified residential real
   39  estate appraisers and two of the members must be certified
   40  general real estate appraisers at the time of their appointment.
   41         (a) Members of the board shall be appointed for 4-year
   42  terms. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the board
   43  shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired
   44  term. Upon expiration of her or his term, a member of the board
   45  shall continue to hold office until the appointment and
   46  qualification of the member’s successor. A member may not be
   47  appointed for more than two consecutive terms. The Governor may
   48  remove any member for cause.
   49         (b) The headquarters for the board shall be in Orlando.
   50         (c) The board shall meet at least once each calendar
   51  quarter to conduct its business.
   52         (d) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson at
   53  the first meeting each year.
   54         (e) Each member of the board is entitled to per diem and
   55  travel expenses as set by legislative appropriation for each day
   56  that the member engages in the business of the board.
   57         Section 2. This act shall take effect November 1, 2020.