50 IAC 15-3-5 Miscellaneous provisions

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the department shall maintain and publish a list of courses that have been accredited as approved assessor-appraiser continuing education courses. (b) Courses that are not included on the list described in subsection (a) may be submitted by an assessor-appraiser for inclusion and will, at the discretion of the department, be accredited. A course submitted for inclusion must be substantially related to: (1) property assessment; (2) property appraisal; (3) general real estate principles; or (4) property taxation; as evidenced by a course syllabus or other documentary evidence provided by the assessor-appraiser seeking inclusion. A course submitted for inclusion must have been taken or will be taken during the assessor-appraiser's current continuing education cycle. A course added to the list of courses accredited by the department pursuant to this subsection shall be considered accredited. Only one (1) petition to include a course on the list under subsection (a) is sufficient to include the course on the list maintained and published by the department. (c) A certified assessor-appraiser that meets the continuing education requirements of section 4 of this rule is not required to meet the continuing education requirements of section 3 of this rule in order to maintain his or her Level One certification. (d) A certified assessor-appraiser that meets the continuing education requirements of section 8 of this rule is not required to meet the continuing education requirements of section 4 of this rule in order to maintain his or her Level Two certification. (e) An assessor-appraiser holding a valid certification on January 1, 1999, shall be deemed certified under this rule.