Section 73-34-8 - Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to be Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board and operate independently from Mississippi Real Estate Commission; transfer of functions and resources(1) Effective July 1, 2023, the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board shall be separated from the Mississippi Real Estate Commission ("commission") and shall thereafter operate as an independent board to be known as the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board ("board").(2) The Mississippi Real Estate Commission and the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board shall cooperate on the orderly transfer of functions and resources as provided under this chapter to ensure that by July 1, 2023, the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board shall be fully functional and independent from the Real Estate Commission.(3) The Mississippi Real Estate Commission and the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board shall comply with the provisions of Section 5-11-1 et seq., regarding the transfer of agency functions.(4)(a) The Mississippi State Personnel Board shall provide assistance to the commission and the board to ensure that all authorized positions of the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board are identified and properly assigned to the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board by July 1, 2023.(b) The Department of Finance and Administration shall assist the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board in identifying office space appropriate to meet its needs in a state-owned office building if possible, and shall further provide any temporary accounting or other assistance to the board to assist the board in becoming operational and independent.(c) The Department of Information Technology Services shall provide assistance to the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board to ensure that any and all computer systems, web pages and other information technology communications systems are operational by July 1, 2023.(d) Beginning on July 1, 2023, wherever the terms "Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board" or "board," when referring to the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, appear in any law, rule, regulation or document the same shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Board.Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 501, SB 2673,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.