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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2017 - 2018 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: December 1, 2016 03:36 PM
From: Senator Lawrence M. Farnese, Jr.
To: All Senate members
Subject: Assessor Certification in First Class Counties
 
In the near future, I will be reintroducing legislation to remove the current exemption for Philadelphia from the Assessors Certification Act of 1992. Currently, Philadelphia is the only county exempt from the Act’s requirements and standards set by the State Board of Real Estate Appraisers.

My legislation would require Philadelphia to use certified assessors to ensure professionalism and accuracy in the assessment process. Current property assessors in Philadelphia would have three years to become certified by the State Board of Real Estate Appraisers, but newly-hired employees would need to be immediately compliant with the Act. This was the companion measure to House Bill 321, introduced by Representative Curtis Thomas last session, which passed the House of Representatives unanimously.

Thank you for your consideration in co-sponsoring this legislation.

Introduced as SB384