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12  AN ACT relating to qualifications for appointment as a county or district
13    appraiser; amending K.S.A. 19-430 and repealing the existing section.
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15  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
16    Section 1.  K.S.A. 19-430 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-
17  430. On July 1, 1993, and on July 1 of each fourth year thereafter, the
18  board of county commissioners of each county shall by resolution appoint
19  a county appraiser for such county who shall serve for a term of four years
20  and until a successor is appointed. County appraisers appointed in coun-
21  ties having a population of more than 20,000 shall devote full time to the
22  duties of such office but county appraisers appointed in counties having
23  a population of 20,000 or less may be appointed either as a full-time or
24  a part-time county appraiser as prescribed in the resolution providing for
25  such appointment. No person shall be appointed or reappointed to or
26  serve as county appraiser in any county under the provisions of this act
27  unless such person shall have at least one year of three years of mass
28  appraisal experience and be qualified by the director of property valuation
29  as an eligible Kansas appraiser under the provisions of this act. Whenever
30  a vacancy shall occur in the office of county appraiser the board of county
31  commissioners shall appoint an eligible Kansas appraiser to fill such va-
32  cancy for the unexpired term and until a successor is appointed. The
33  person holding the office of county assessor or district appraiser or per-
34  forming the duties thereof on the effective date of this act shall continue
35  to hold such office and perform such duties until a county appraiser is
36  appointed under the provisions of this act. No person shall be appointed
37  to the office of county or district appraiser or to fill a vacancy therein
38  unless such person is currently a state licensed real property appraiser, a
39  certified general real property appraiser or certified residential real prop-
40  erty appraiser pursuant to article 41 of chapter 58 of the Kansas Statutes
41  Annotated, and amendments thereto, except that from and after July 1,
42  1997, no person shall be appointed to the office of county or district
43  appraiser or to fill a vacancy therein, in any county under the provisions
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 1  of this act unless such person is currently: (1) A certified general real
 2  property appraiser pursuant to article 41 of chapter 58 of the Kansas
 3  Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto; (2)  a registered mass ap-
 4  praiser pursuant to guidelines established and administered jointly rules
 5  and regulations adopted by the Kansas real estate appraisal board and
 6  the Kansas department secretary of revenue; or (3) holding a valid res-
 7  idential evaluation specialist or certified assessment evaluation designa-
 8  tion from the International Association of Assessing Officers.  Notwith-
 9  standing the foregoing provision, any person who holds the office of
10  county or district appraiser upon the expiration of the term of such office
11  on the effective date of this act and who is not eligible for reappointment
12  pursuant to this section shall be eligible for reappointment to such office
13  or appointment as a county or district appraiser in another county
14  regardless of whether such person is so certified or licensed for a term
15  expiring on July 1, 1999, and if any such person qualifies for an original
16  appointment or reappointment prior to July 1, 1999, such person may be
17  reappointed for a full term[, and any other person who has at least
18  three years of mass appraisal experience and is qualified by the
19  director of property valuation as an eligible Kansas appraiser shall
20  be eligible for appointment to such office for a term expiring on July
21  1, 1999, and if any such person qualifies for an original appoint-
22  ment prior to July 1, 1999, such person may be reappointed for a
23  full term].
24    New Sec. 2.  The secretary of revenue in conjunction with the Kansas
25  real estate appraisal board shall develop and adopt guidelines shall adopt
26  rules and regulations prior to October 1, 1997, necessary to establish
27  qualifications for the designation of a registered mass appraiser.
28    Sec. 3.  K.S.A. 19-430 is hereby repealed.
29    Sec. 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
30  publication in the statute book.