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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 190
February Session, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT , TAX
COLLECTION AND FINANCE PERSONNEL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 12-2b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall: (1) In 3
consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, develop schedules 4
of unit prices for property classified under sections 12-107a to 12-107e, 5
inclusive, update such schedules by October 1, 1990, and every five 6
years thereafter, and make such data, studies and schedules available to 7
municipalities and the public; (2) develop regulations setting forth 8
standards and tests for: Certifying revaluation companies and their 9
employees, which regulations shall ensure that a revaluation company 10
is competent in appraising and valuing property, certifying revaluation 11
companies and their employees, requiring that a certified employee 12
supervise all valuations performed by a revaluation company for 13
municipalities, maintaining lists of certified revaluation companies and 14
upon request, advising municipalities in drafting contracts with 15
revaluation companies, and conducting investigations and 16
withdrawing the certification of any revaluation company or employee 17
found not to be conforming to such regulations. The regulations shall 18 Substitute Bill No. 190
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provide for the imposition of a fee payable to a testing service 19
designated by the secretary to administer certification examinations; 20
and (3) by [himself] the secretary, or by an agent whom [he] the 21
secretary may appoint, inquire if all property taxes which are due and 22
collectible by each town or city not consolidated with a town, are in fact 23
collected and paid to the treasurer thereof in the manner prescribed by 24
law, and if accounts and records of the tax collectors and treasurers of 25
such entities are adequate and properly kept. The secretary may hold 26
meetings, conferences or schools for assessors, tax collectors or 27
municipal finance officers and make recommendations concerning 28
assessor, tax collector or municipal finance officer training, including, 29
but not limited to, online or in-person training programs to be offered 30
by public institutions of higher education for the purpose of supporting 31
a career pathway for assessors, tax collectors and municipal finance 32
officers. 33
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 12-40a of the general statutes is 34
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 35
passage): 36
(a) There shall be a committee for the purpose of establishing a 37
program and procedures for the training, examination and certification 38
of assessment personnel, appointed by the Secretary of the Office of 39
Policy and Management and consisting of seven members, six of whom 40
shall serve without pay and shall be appointed initially as follows: Two 41
members for two-year terms; two members for four-year terms; and two 42
members for six-year terms. No less than one member shall be from a 43
municipality with a population over fifty thousand, and no less than one 44
member shall be from a municipality with a population under five 45
thousand. The seventh member shall be an employee of the Office of 46
Policy and Management, who shall have demonstrated competence in 47
Connecticut assessment practices. The Secretary of the Office of Policy 48
and Management shall thereafter appoint two members every two years 49
for six-year terms. Each member of the committee, other than the 50
representative from the Office of Policy and Management, shall, on and 51 Substitute Bill No. 190
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after July 1, 1984, be a person certified pursuant to subsection (b) of this 52
section and shall have demonstrated competence in Connecticut 53
assessment practices. Each member of the committee, other than the 54
representative from the Office of Policy and Management, appointed on 55
or after July 1, 1984, shall be employed by a municipality in the state in 56
a position relating to the assessment of property for the purposes of the 57
property tax. Any member of the committee who ceases to be an 58
employee of the Office of Policy and Management, or to be certified 59
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, as the case may be, shall cease 60
to be a member of the committee and the secretary shall appoint a 61
replacement to fill the remainder of the term. Said committee shall (1) 62
elect its own chairman, [and] (2) adopt regulations, in accordance with 63
the provisions of chapter 54, for the training, fees and examination of 64
assessment personnel, including, but not limited to, standards for the 65
certification and recertification of assessors, and (3) on or after the 66
effective date of this section, amend such regulations to ensure that such 67
training and examination is readily available online or at various 68
locations throughout this state. Such regulations may include 69
requirements for any type of training or experience, or combination 70
thereof, the committee deems appropriate. 71
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 12-130a of the general statutes is 72
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 73
passage): 74
(a) There shall be established a committee for the purpose of 75
developing and maintaining a program and procedures for the training, 76
examination and certification of tax collection personnel, appointed by 77
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and consisting of 78
seven members, six of whom shall be voting members who shall serve 79
without pay and shall be appointed initially as follows: Two members 80
for two-year terms; two members for four-year terms; and two members 81
for six-year terms. At least one member shall be from a municipality 82
with a population of more than fifty thousand, and at least one member 83
shall be from a municipality with a population under ten thousand. The 84 Substitute Bill No. 190
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Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall thereafter 85
appoint two members every two years for six-year terms. The seventh 86
member shall be an employee of the Office of Policy and Management, 87
who shall serve as a [nonvoting] voting member of the committee. The 88
[six] seven voting members of the committee shall have demonstrated 89
competence in tax collection practices in Connecticut. Said committee 90
shall (1) elect its own chairman, [and recommend standards to said 91
secretary for the training, fees and examination of tax collection 92
personnel, including standards for the certification and recertification of 93
tax collectors. Such recommended standards may include requirements 94
for any type of training or experience, or combination thereof, the 95
committee deems appropriate. The secretary shall review the 96
recommended standards and shall adopt regulations, in accordance 97
with chapter 54, implementing any of such standards the secretary 98
approves] (2) adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 99
chapter 54, for the training, fees and examination of tax collection 100
personnel, including, but not limited to, standards for the certification 101
and recertification of tax collectors, and (3) on or after the effective date 102
of this section, amend such regulations to ensure that such training and 103
examination is readily available online or at various locations 104
throughout the state. Such regulations may include requirements for 105
any type of training or experience, or combination thereof, the 106
committee deems appropriate. 107
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 12-2b
Sec. 2 from passage 12-40a(a)
Sec. 3 from passage 12-130a(a)
GL Joint Favorable Subst.