Section 4. Duties of board.
(a) Certification [of assessors].--It shall be the duty of
the board to certify [all assessors] any person responsible for
the valuation of real property for ad valorem taxation purposes
and revaluation company personnel in this Commonwealth. [Any
assessor employed on or before March 16, 1992, but not holding
the title of Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator shall have three
years from the effective date of employment as an assessor to
obtain certification by the board. Any assessor employed after
March 16, 1992, shall obtain certification within a period of
three years from the effective date of employment as an
assessor.
(b) Qualification of revaluation company personnel.--Any
person employed by a revaluation company who is directly
responsible for the valuation of real property shall have met
the educational requirements of this act or successfully
completed educational courses equal to the minimum
qualifications established by the board. Failure to meet the
requirements contained in this section will prohibit that person
from determining the value of real property in this
Commonwealth.]
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(d) Continuing education.--[An assessor] A Certified
Pennsylvania Evaluator applying for renewal of certification
shall submit proof to the board that, during the two years
immediately preceding renewal, the [assessor] individual has
satisfactorily completed [a minimum of 20] the required minimum
hours of continuing education relating to assessment and
appraisal [practices, provided that, for the 1993 renewal, an
assessor shall be required to complete only ten hours of
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