Bill Text: PA HB1463 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for duties of board and for qualifications.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-06 - Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE [HB1463 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1463-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2017
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1463 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY NEUMAN, JUNE 6, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JUNE 6, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 16, 1992 (P.L.155, No.28), entitled
"An act providing for the certification and recertification
of assessors; establishing eligibility and training
requirements; defining the powers and duties of the State
Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers relating to
training, certification and recertification of assessors; and
authorizing the board to establish fees," further providing
for duties of board and for qualifications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of the act of April 16, 1992 (P.L.155,
No.28), known as the Assessors Certification Act, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 4. Duties of board.
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(c.1) Training program.--The board shall establish and
administer a training program for persons who apply to be
assessors, which program shall include instruction on the
following topics:
(1) Historical and current Pennsylvania judicial
decisions affecting property valuation, assessment and
reassessment.
(2) The implications of Pennsylvania judicial decisions
for permissible valuation and assessment practices in this
Commonwealth.
(3) The manner in which an assessor's duties have been
and are currently impacted or may be impacted in the future
by Pennsylvania judicial decisions.
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Section 2. Section 5(b) of the act is amended to read:
Section 5. Qualifications.
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(b) Requirements.--An applicant shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) The applicant shall have a high school diploma, or
its equivalent, or two years of assessing experience.
(2) The applicant shall be at least 18 years of age.
(3) The applicant shall be a resident of this
Commonwealth for at least six months.
(4) The applicant shall have successfully completed a
minimum of 90 hours of the basic courses of study approved by
the board covering the appraisal assessing profession or any
other professional courses acceptable to the board. At the
discretion of the county commissioners, the county may
reimburse county assessors for the costs of completing the
courses of study required by this subsection.
(5) The applicant shall have successfully completed the
training program established by the board under section
4(c.1).
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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