Vermont § 3436 - Assessment education

§ 3436. Assessment education

• (a) The Director shall certify assessment education programs 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. Certified
  programs shall include education on racial disparities in property valuation outcomes
  in the United States, with a focus on Vermont in particular, and on-going bias reduction
  training. Certified programs may include instruction in lister duties, property inspection,
  data collection, valuation methods, mass appraisal techniques, property tax administration,
  or such other subjects as the Director deems beneficial to listers and both mandatory
  and optional certified programs may be presented by Property Valuation and Review
  or a person pursuant to a contract with Property Valuation and Review, the International
  Association of Assessing Officials, the Vermont Assessors and Listers Association,
  or the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. (b) The Director shall establish designations recognizing levels of achievement and the
  necessary course work or evaluation of equivalent experience required to attain each
  designation. 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 that the Division
  of Property Valuation and Review is aware of for obtaining or performing mass reappraisals
  and for grand list maintenance. (e) A sum not to exceed $100,000.00 each year shall be paid from the Education Fund to
  the Division of Property Valuation and Review for the purpose of providing assessment
  education for municipal listers and assessors. The Director is authorized to establish
  guidelines and requirements for education programs to be provided using the funds
  described in this section. Education programs provided using funds described in this
  section shall be provided at no cost or minimal cost to the municipal listers and
  assessors. In addition to providing the annual education programs described in this
  section, up to 20 percent of the amount available for education programs may be reserved
  as a scholarship fund to permit municipal listers and assessors to attend national
  programs providing education opportunities on advanced assessment topics. All applications
  for scholarships shall be submitted to and approved by the Director. (Added 2005, No. 38, § 3, eff. June 2, 2005; amended 2013, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. June 4, 2014; 2015, No. 57, § 39, eff. June 11, 2015; 2023, No. 68, § 6, eff. July 1, 2023.)