Education and training for county assessors.

(1) (a) The commission shall conduct a program of education and training for county assessors that offers instruction on: (i) a county assessor's statutory obligations; and (ii) the practical application of mass appraisal techniques to satisfy a county assessor's statutory obligations. (b) The commission shall confer a designation of completion upon a county assessor each time that the county assessor completes the program under Subsection (1)(a). (2) A county assessor shall obtain a designation of completion under Subsection (1)(b) within 12 months after the day on which the county assessor starts a term of office.