Senate Bill No. 940
Senate Bill No. 940
PUBLIC ACT NO. 97-80
AN ACT CLARIFYING REGULATIONS CONCERNING
CERTIFICATION OF ASSESSORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 12-40a of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) There shall be a committee for the
purpose of establishing a program and procedures
for the training, examination and certification of
assessment personnel, appointed by the Secretary
of the Office of Policy and Management and
consisting of seven members, six of whom shall
serve without pay and shall be appointed initially
as follows: Two members for two-year terms; two
members for four-year terms; and two members for
six-year terms. No less than one member shall be
from a municipality with a population over fifty
thousand, and no less than one member shall be
from a municipality with a population under five
thousand. The seventh member shall be an employee
of the Office of Policy and Management, who shall
have demonstrated competence in Connecticut
assessment practices. The Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management shall thereafter appoint
two members every two years for six-year terms.
Each member of the committee, other than the
representative from the Office of Policy and
Management, shall, on and after July 1, 1984, be a
person certified pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section and shall have demonstrated
competence in Connecticut assessment practices.
Each member of the committee, other than the
representative from the Office of Policy and
Management, appointed on or after July 1, 1984,
shall be employed by a municipality in the state
in a position relating to the assessment of
property for the purposes of the property tax. Any
member of the committee who ceases to be an
employee of the Office of Policy and Management,
or to be certified pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, as the case may be, shall cease to
be a member of the committee and the secretary
shall appoint a replacement to fill the remainder
of the term. Said committee shall elect its own
chairman and adopt [rules and] regulations, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 54, for
the training, fees and examination of assessment
personnel including standards for the
certification and recertification of assessors.
SUCH REGULATIONS MAY INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY
TYPE OF TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE, OR COMBINATION
THEREOF, THE COMMITTEE DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
(b) Any person may participate in training on
assessment practices prescribed by said committee.
[and upon completing such training and
successfully completing] UPON COMPLETION OF THE
REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATIONS ADOPTED
UNDER SUBSECTION (a) OF THIS SECTION AND
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF any examination
prescribed by said committee, ANY PERSON shall be
recommended to the Secretary of the Office of
Policy and Management as a candidate for
certification as a certified Connecticut municipal
assessor. The Secretary of the Office of Policy
and Management shall certify any qualified
candidate recommended by said committee as a
certified Connecticut municipal assessor and may
rescind such certification for sufficient cause as
said secretary may determine. Such certification
shall be valid for five years from the date of
issuance. Said secretary may certify a candidate
who has not completed such training provided such
candidate has experience in Connecticut assessment
practices to such extent, determined by said
secretary, as to make it unnecessary to complete
such training; provided, such candidate shall be
required to successfully complete any examination
prescribed by said committee.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved May 29, 1997