2.__Professional qualifications.__Each applicant for a residential real property appraiser license must meet the licensing requirements promulgated by the appraiser qualifications board.__Each applicant must:

A.__Satisfactorily complete 150 creditable class hours as specified in the appraiser qualifications board's required core curriculum, which must include the 15-hour national uniform standard of professional appraisal practice course and examination;

B.__Pass the appraiser qualifications board's licensed residential real property appraiser examination; and

C.__Hold a valid license under this chapter and demonstrate 2,000 hours of appraisal experience obtained during no fewer than 12 months.

3.__Effective date.__This section takes effect January 1, 2008.

Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §14038 is enacted to read:

§14038.__Trainee real property appraiser

1.__Scope of license.__A trainee real property appraiser license entitles the holder to appraise properties pursuant to this section under the supervision of a certified residential real property appraiser or a certified general real property appraiser.__The trainee may appraise properties that the supervising certified residential real property appraiser or certified general real property appraiser is permitted by this chapter to appraise and is qualified to appraise.

2.__Professional qualification.__Each applicant for a trainee real property appraiser license must meet the licensing requirements promulgated by the appraiser qualifications board.__ Each applicant must satisfactorily complete 75 creditable class hours as specified in the appraiser qualifications board's required core curriculum, which must include the 15-hour national uniform standards of professional appraisal practice course and examination.

3.__Filing with board.__Before employing a trainee real property appraiser, a supervising certified residential real property appraiser or certified general real property appraiser