FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to  authorize the recovery of costs in contested cases for the real estate appraiser program and to repeal certain provisions regarding an appraiser's license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That chapter 36-21B be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     The secretary may assess to a licensee or applicant all or part of the actual expenses of a contested case proceeding resulting in the discipline or censure of the licensee, suspension or revocation of the licensee's license, or the denial of a license to the applicant.
     Section  2.  That § 36-21B-9 be repealed.
     36-21B-9.   As of July 1, 1995, the regulation of appraisers licensed by the Real Estate Commission shall be transferred to the Department of Commerce and Regulation. Upon application, the Department of Commerce and Regulation shall renew an appraiser's license at the end of its term if the appraiser has met the continuing education requirements of the appraiser's previous license. Any license fees shall be prorated on a per month basis to the end

of the next licensing term.