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MS SR68

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Angela Burks Hill

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes Melissa Bond of Picayune, Mississippi, a certified residential appraiser and distance education instructor, for developing the first-in-the-nation Mississippi Practical Appraiser Training (MPAT) program
  • Commends the MPAT program as an innovative pathway to real estate appraiser licensure that is fully funded by a federal grant from the Appraisal Subcommittee and administered by the Mississippi Appraisal Board
  • Notes that the inaugural MPAT class of 17 appraisers completed training on August 24, 2022, with a higher national exam pass rate than the other two pathways to licensing
  • States the program is designed to alleviate barriers to entry, address appraiser shortages in underserved areas of Mississippi, and recruit underrepresented populations to the profession
  • Orders the resolution be presented to Melissa Bond, forwarded to the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Recognize Melissa Bond for developing Mississippi Practical Appraiser Training (MPAT) program.

Last Action

Adopted

4/8/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules4/4/2024

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