Tax 12.065(3)(a)4.4. Review recommendations by the committee and notify interested parties of the decisions.

Tax 12.065(3)(a)5.5. Reimburse the ordinary and necessary expenses of the committee members or duly authorized representatives in the performance of committee business.

Tax 12.065(3)(a)6.6. Investigate any sponsor or instructor upon receipt of a complaint from an interested person.

Tax 12.065(3)(a)7.7. Give written notification with the reason for such action if, after investigation and review, the department denies or deems it proper to withdraw its approval of any educational program or instructor. The sponsor or instructor may request a hearing before the department.

Tax 12.065(3)(b)1.1. Meet as needed at the request of the committee chairperson. A minimum of 7 members shall be required to conduct business and decisions shall be made on the basis of a majority vote of the members in attendance.

Tax 12.065(3)(b)2.2. Review materials submitted to the department and recommend approval or disapproval based on the subject area of the program, the qualification of the instructor and the number of hours in each program.

Tax 12.065(4)(4) Investigation and review. The department with the assistance of the committee may review approved educational programs and instructors. The method of review shall be determined by the department in each case and may consist of one or more of the following:

Tax 12.065(4)(a)(a) Consideration of information available from federal, state or local agencies, private organizations or agencies, or interested persons.

Tax 12.065(4)(b)(b) Conferences with officials or representatives of the sponsor involved or with former students.

Tax 12.065(4)(c)(c) Public hearing regarding the educational program or instructor involved, with adequate written notice to the sponsor or instructor or both.

Tax 12.065(5)(5) Approval. Requirements for approval of hours, subject areas, instructors and certification of attendance at programs are as follows:

Tax 12.065(5)(a)1.1. Courses offered by accredited institutions in appraisal instruction and in property tax law or management instruction are automatically approved.

Tax 12.065(5)(a)2.2. Individuals attending the course shall provide evidence of satisfactory completion to the department within 30 days of conclusion of this course.

Tax 12.065(5)(b)(b) Noncredit program approval may be requested by a school or a program sponsor by following the procedures indicated below:

Tax 12.065(5)(b)1.1. An application for approval shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the program on a form provided by the department. The department shall require the following information and materials:

Tax 12.065(5)(b)1.d.d. Detailed outlines of each course with specific allocation of hours to each topic.

Tax 12.065(5)(b)2.2. Instructors shall be experienced in the subject which they are teaching; the department may limit its approval to specific content areas set forth in sub. (1) (b) and (i). As a minimum, the instructor shall be a person who, in the judgment of the department is qualified by experience or education, or both to supervise a course of study within the legislative intent of this section.

Tax 12.065(5)(b)3.3. Where the department deems it appropriate, initial approval of noncredit programs may be given without specific information concerning dates, times, locations and instructors, but this information shall be provided no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the approved program. These approvals shall expire on the first September 30 occurring three or more months from the date of initial approval. Applications for reapproval shall be submitted to the department prior to July 30 each year.

Tax 12.065(5)(b)4.4. Additional criteria for approval and reapproval of noncredit programs are as follows:

Tax 12.065(5)(b)4.a.a. Applicants for approval shall not discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, physical disability or national origin in their education programs.

Tax 12.065(5)(b)4.b.b. The department shall approve only those programs whose primary emphasis is in the area of appraisal, property tax law, or management instruction. The amount of continuing education approved for a course will be only the actual amount of instruction time which deals directly with appraisal, property tax law, or management areas.

Tax 12.065(5)(b)4.c.c. The department may refuse approval if, in its judgment, the attendance at the program cannot be adequately monitored.