AB1228: Bill Text

AB1228,,19 70.05 (5) (g) If, in the 2nd year following the 4-year period or the 9-year period under par. (d), the department of revenue determines that the assessed value of each major class of property is not within 10 percent of the full value of the same major class of property, or that the taxation district did not complete a revaluation the department shall order special supervision under s. 70.75 (3) for that taxation district for the assessments of the 3rd year following the 4-year period, or the 3rd year following the 9-year period, under par. (d). That order shall be in writing and shall be mailed to the clerk of the taxation district on or before November 1 of the year of the determination.

AB1228,9 Section 9. 70.055 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1228,,21 70.055 (1) Certification requirements. (intro.) An Except as provided in sub. (1m), an applicant for certification as an expert appraiser shall submit satisfactory evidence to the department of revenue as follows:

AB1228,10 Section 10. 70.055 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1228,,23 70.055 (1m) Certification requirements; business entity. A business entity employed by a town, village, or city to provide expert appraisers to make an assessment shall apply for certification under this section and submit satisfactory evidence to the department of revenue as follows:

AB1228,,24 (a) That the applicant has systems in place to verify that each person employed by the applicant who is performing assessment services is certified as provided under s. 73.09 at the level appropriate for the services provided.

AB1228,,25 (b) That the applicant requires all person performing assessment services for the applicant to perform those services in accordance with ch. 70 and the assessment manual prepared and published under s. 73.03 (2a).

AB1228,,26 (c) That the applicant ensures that all persons performing assessment services satisfy the education requirements under s. 73.09 at the level appropriate for the services provided.

AB1228,,27 (d) That the applicant accurately represents the assessment services that the applicant provides to the town, village, or city.

AB1228,,28 (e) That the applicant maintains detailed records of each request for assessment services that the applicant receives, including the identity of each person that performs the services.

AB1228,,29 (f) That the applicant requires assessment personnel employed by the applicant to satisfy minimal standards. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicant shall provide a detailed explanation of those standards.

AB1228,11 Section 11. 70.111 (19) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1228,,31 70.111 (19) (b) Recreational mobile homes, as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (hm), and recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r). The exemption under this paragraph also applies to steps and a platform, not exceeding 50 square feet, that lead to a doorway of a recreational mobile home or a recreational vehicle, but does not apply to any other addition, attachment, deck, or patio.

AB1228,12 Section 12. 70.46 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1228,,33 70.46 (4) No board of review may be constituted unless at least one member completes all members complete in each year a training session under s. 73.03 (55). The municipal clerk shall provide an affidavit to the department of revenue stating whether the requirement under this subsection has been fulfilled.

AB1228,13 Section 13. 70.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1228,,35 70.75 (1) (a) 1. The owners of taxable property in any taxation district, other than an assessment district within the corporate limits of any 1st class city, whose property has an aggregate assessed valuation of not less than 5 percent of the assessed valuation of all of the property in the district according to the assessment sought to be corrected, may submit to the department of revenue a written petition concerning the assessed valuation of their property. The written petition shall be submitted to the department no later than January 31 of the year following the year of assessment sought to be corrected or 60 days after the board of review has adjourned for the year of the assessment sought to be corrected, whichever is later. Subject to subd. 2. and sub. (1m), if the department finds that the assessment of property in the taxation district is not in substantial compliance with the law and that the interest of the public will be promoted by a reassessment, the department may order a reassessment of all or of any part of the taxable property in the district to be made by one or more persons appointed for that purpose by the department.

AB1228,14 Section 14. 70.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1228,,37 70.85 (1) Complaint. A taxpayer may file a written complaint with the department of revenue alleging that the assessment of one or more items or parcels of property in the taxation district the value of which, as determined under s. 70.47, and as adjusted under s. 70.57 to reflect the equalized value of the property of the taxation district, does not exceed $1,000,000 is radically out of proportion to the general level of assessment of all other property in the district.

AB1228,15 Section 15. 73.09 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 73.09 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB1228,,39 73.09 (1) Local assessment personnel. (a) (intro.) The department of revenue shall establish by rule the level of certification under sub. (3), the continuing education requirements under sub. (4), examinations under sub. (5), and the requirements for and responsibilities associated with temporary certification under sub. (6) for all assessors and assessment personnel of each local unit of government and for county assessor systems under s. 70.99. The hours of education required for certification are as follows:

AB1228,16 Section 16. 73.09 (1) (a) 1. to 5. of the statutes are created to read:

AB1228,,41 73.09 (1) (a) 1. For a technician, 50 hours.

AB1228,,42 2. For an appraiser, 150 hours.

AB1228,,43 3. For an assessor 1, 300 hours.

AB1228,,44 4. For an assessor 2, 300 hours.

AB1228,,45 5. For an assessor 3, 300 hours.

AB1228,17 Section 17. 73.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1228,,47 73.09 (1) (b) The department shall not issue a certification or recertification without first conducting a background check on the person applying for certification or recertification.

AB1228,18 Section 18. 73.09 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1228,,49 73.09 (4) (a) All certifications issued prior to January 1, 1981, are valid for 10 years from the date of issuance. All certifications issued on or after January 1, 1981, but before August 15, 1991, expire on the 6th June 1 following the date of issuance. All certifications issued on or after August 15, 1991, expire 5 years on the 5th December 31 after the date on which they are issued.

AB1228,19 Section 19. 73.09 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 73.09 (4) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB1228,,51 73.09 (4) (b) (intro.) Persons may be recertified by attending at least 4 of the previous 5 annual meetings called by the department of revenue under s. 73.06 (1) and by meeting completing the following hours of continuing education requirements determined by the department of revenue.:

AB1228,,52 (c) The department of revenue may revoke a person’s certification if the person fails to attend more than one annual meeting or fails to meet the continuing education requirements in any recertification cycle. The department may reinstate a certification revoked under this paragraph after a revocation period of no less than one year has expired if the person whose certification was revoked requests reinstatement, attends the next annual meeting under s. 73.06 (1) following the date on which the department revoked the certification, and passes an examination under sub. (5).

AB1228,20 Section 20. 73.09 (4) (b) 1. to 5. of the statutes are created to read:

AB1228,,54 73.09 (4) (b) 1. For a technician, 50 hours.

AB1228,,55 2. For an appraiser, 50 hours.

AB1228,,56 3. For an assessor 1, 75 hours.

AB1228,,57 4. For an assessor 2, 75 hours.

AB1228,,58 5. For an assessor 3, 75 hours.

AB1228,21 Section 21. 73.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1228,,60 73.09 (5) Examinations. As provided in subs. (1) and (2), the department of revenue shall prepare and administer examinations for each level of certification. A person applying for an examination under this subsection shall submit an examination fee with the person’s application. If the department administers and grades the examinations, the fee shall be the amount equal to the department’s best estimate of the actual cost to administer and grade the examinations, but no greater than $75. If a test service provider administers and grades the examinations, the fee shall be the amount equal to the department’s best estimate of the provider’s actual cost to administer and grade the examinations, but no greater than $75. The department shall grant certification to each person who passes the examination for that level. No person may take an examination for a higher level without first completing the exam at each lower level, and no person may take an examination for a higher level to avoid disciplinary action at the person’s original examination level.

AB1228,22 Section 22. Initial applicability.

AB1228,,62 (1) Recreational mobile homes. The treatment of s. 70.111 (19) (b) first applies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2024.

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