§ 3436 - Assessment education - Vermont Statutes

§ 3436. Assessment education

(a) The director shall provide an assessment education program for municipal listers and assessors at convenient times and places during the year and is authorized to contract with one or more persons to provide part or all of the assessment instruction. On an annual basis, the director shall provide, to the extent allowed by available resources, instruction in lister duties, property inspection, data collection, valuation methods, mass appraisal techniques, and property tax administration.

(b) The director shall determine the necessary course work or evaluation of equivalent experience required for designation as Vermont lister/assessor, Vermont property evaluator, and Vermont municipal assessor. Designation for any one level shall be for a period of three years.

(c) Designation obtained under subsection (b) of this section may be renewed for three-year periods upon completion of requirements as determined by the director.

(d) The director shall also notify all towns annually of any new approaches which the division of property valuation and review is aware of for obtaining or performing mass reappraisals and for grand list maintenance. (Added 2005, No. 38, § 3, eff. June 2, 2005.)