PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1573                      PRINTER'S NO. 1749

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1355 Session of 1991


        INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, OCTOBER 8, 1991

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, NOVEMBER 25, 1991

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of December 17, 1986 (P.L.1675, No.192),
     2     entitled "An act providing for the certification and
     3     recertification of assessors; establishing eligibility and
     4     training requirements; defining the powers and duties of the
     5     State Tax Equalization Board relating to training,
     6     certification and recertification of assessors; and
     7     authorizing the board to establish fees," TRANSFERRING         <--
     8     ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND POWERS AND DUTIES FROM THE
     9     STATE TAX EQUALIZATION BOARD TO THE STATE BOARD OF CERTIFIED
    10     REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS; AND repealing the sunset provision of
    11     the law.

    12     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    13  hereby enacts as follows:
    14     Section 1.  Section 10 of the act of December 17, 1986         <--
    15  (P.L.1675, No.192), known as the Assessors Certification Act, is
    16  repealed.
    17     SECTION 1.  THE TITLE AND THE DEFINITION OF "BOARD" IN         <--
    18  SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF DECEMBER 17, 1986 (P.L.1675, NO.192),
    19  KNOWN AS THE ASSESSORS CERTIFICATION ACT, ARE AMENDED TO READ:
    20                               AN ACT
    21  PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION OF
    22     ASSESSORS; ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY AND TRAINING

     1     REQUIREMENTS; DEFINING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE [STATE
     2     TAX EQUALIZATION BOARD] STATE BOARD OF CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE
     3     APPRAISERS RELATING TO TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND
     4     RECERTIFICATION OF ASSESSORS; AND AUTHORIZING THE BOARD TO
     5     ESTABLISH FEES.
     6  SECTION 2.  DEFINITIONS.
     7     THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS ACT SHALL
     8  HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
     9  CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
    10     * * *
    11     "BOARD."  THE [STATE TAX EQUALIZATION BOARD] STATE BOARD OF
    12  CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS.
    13     * * *
    14     SECTION 2.  SECTION 10 OF THE ACT IS REPEALED.
    15     Section 2 3. The repeal of section 10 of the act shall be      <--
    16  retroactive to December 16, 1991.
    17     Section 3 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.          <--









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