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Senate Bill S10716

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes free public, state-run courses to prepare individuals to become state certified real estate appraisers, state licensed real estate appraisers, and state licensed real estate appraiser assistants

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2025-S10716 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §160-e-1, Exec L

2025-S10716 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of state to establish free public, state-run courses to prepare individuals to become state certified real estate appraisers, state licensed real estate appraisers, and state licensed real estate appraiser assistants.

2025-S10716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10716
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              October 7, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  establishing  free
   public,  state-run  courses  to  prepare  individuals  to become state
   certified  real  estate  appraisers,  state   licensed   real   estate
   appraisers, and state licensed real estate appraiser assistants

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 160-e-1 to read as follows:
   § 160-E-1. FREE EDUCATION COURSES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF
 LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE FREE PUBLIC, STATE-RUN
 COURSES TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME  STATE  CERTIFIED  REAL  ESTATE
 APPRAISERS,  STATE  LICENSED  REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS, AND STATE LICENSED
 REAL ESTATE APPRAISER ASSISTANTS.
   2. TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL WORK WITH  ALL  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMUNITY
 COLLEGES TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE PREPARATION COURSES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2028.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16100-01-6

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