Substitute Senate Bill No. 190
Public Act No. 22-122
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 Section 12-2b of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall: (1) In
consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, develop schedules
of unit prices for property classified under sections 12-107a to 12-107e,
inclusive, update such schedules by October 1, 1990, and every five
years thereafter, and make such data, studies and schedules available to
municipalities and the public; (2) develop regulations setting forth
standards and tests for: Certifying revaluation companies and their
employees, which regulations shall ensure that a revaluation company
is competent in appraising and valuing property, certifying revaluation
companies and their employees, requiring that a certified employee
supervise all valuations performed by a revaluation company for
municipalities, maintaining lists of certified revaluation companies and
upon request, advising municipalities in drafting contracts with
revaluation companies, and conducting investigations and
withdrawing the certification of any revaluation company or employee
found not to be conforming to such regulations. The regulations shall Substitute Senate Bill No. 190
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provide for the imposition of a fee payable to a testing service
designated by the secretary to administer certification examinations;
and (3) by [himself] the secretary, or by an agent whom [he] the
secretary may appoint, inquire if all property taxes which are due and
collectible by each town or city not consolidated with a town, are in fact
collected and paid to the treasurer thereof in the manner prescribed by
law, and if accounts and records of the tax collectors and treasurers of
such entities are adequate and properly kept. The secretary may hold
meetings, conferences or schools for assessors, tax collectors or
municipal finance officers and make recommendations concerning
assessor, tax collector or municipal finance officer training, including,
but not limited to, online or in-person training programs to be offered
by public institutions of higher education for the purpose of supporting
a career pathway for assessors, tax collectors and municipal finance
officers.
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 12-40a of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
passage):
(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
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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 (1)
elect its own chairman, [and] (2) adopt regulations, in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 54, for the training, fees and examination of
assessment personnel, including, but not limited to, standards for the
certification and recertification of assessors, and (3) on or after the
effective date of this section, amend such regulations to ensure that such
training and examination is readily available online or at various
locations throughout this state. Such regulations may include
requirements for any type of training or experience, or combination
thereof, the committee deems appropriate.
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 12-130a of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
passage):
(a) There shall be established a committee for the purpose of
developing and maintaining a program and procedures for the training,
examination and certification of tax collection personnel, appointed by
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and consisting of
seven members, six of whom shall be voting members who shall serve
without pay and shall be appointed initially as follows: Two members Substitute Senate Bill No. 190
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for two-year terms; two members for four-year terms; and two members
for six-year terms. At least one member shall be from a municipality
with a population of more than fifty thousand, and at least one member
shall be from a municipality with a population under ten thousand. The
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall thereafter
appoint two members every two years for six-year terms. The seventh
member shall be an employee of the Office of Policy and Management,
who shall serve as a [nonvoting] voting member of the committee. The
[six] seven voting members of the committee shall have demonstrated
competence in tax collection practices in Connecticut. Said committee
shall (1) elect its own chairman, [and recommend standards to said
secretary for the training, fees and examination of tax collection
personnel, including standards for the certification and recertification of
tax collectors. Such recommended standards may include requirements
for any type of training or experience, or combination thereof, the
committee deems appropriate. The secretary shall review the
recommended standards and shall adopt regulations, in accordance
with chapter 54, implementing any of such standards the secretary
approves] (2) adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of
chapter 54, for the training, fees and examination of tax collection
personnel, including, but not limited to, standards for the certification
and recertification of tax collectors, and (3) on or after the effective date
of this section, amend such regulations to ensure that such training and
examination is readily available online or at various locations
throughout the state. Such regulations may include requirements for
any type of training or experience, or combination thereof, the
committee deems appropriate.