011-13 Wyo. Code R. §§ 13-4 - Education and Training Programs

(a) The Administrator shall annually develop, in consultation with the President of the Wyoming County Assessors Association or their designee, a list of accredited educational courses indicating those that qualify as core and a tentative schedule for the courses to be offered. The Department shall conduct or sponsor accredited educational courses. These courses shall be selected by the Department and shall be held subject to cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances or inadequate registration.

(b) All instructional hours for any given course, in person or virtual, must be attended for an enrolled student to receive full credit. An employee not testing may be permitted to not participate in any review session or test, but all hours of instruction must be attended.

(c) The Department, with input from the President of the Assessor's Association, shall develop a New Assessor Orientation course containing information for newly elected or appointed Assessors. The material contained within this class is to assist in understanding the duties and functions of their offices as prescribed by law. New Assessor Orientation is mandatory and required for newly elected or appointed Assessors in addition to the requirements set forth under Section 5 Certification. This class will be offered every four years to coincide with the election of new Assessors and at the discretion of the Administrator.

(d) Wyoming Assessment Practices refers to a course developed by the Department and offered at the discretion of the Administrator. The information will be as specific to Wyoming as possible. The curriculum shall include but is not limited to:

(i) Statutes, case law, rules and regulations related to property assessment and taxation in Wyoming:

(ii) Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA):

(iii) Reporting requirements:

(iv) Appraisal

(e) Persons seeking approval of courses not on the accredited educational course list shall submit course information in writing to the Administrator, for determination of approval "prior" to attendance. The request shall include the course name, instructor and credentials, course content or syllabus, number of hours of attendance, date(s) and location. Failure to provide proper documentation in advance shall deny the requestor approval of course work and hours. Cost of these courses shall be the responsibility of the employer. If approved, the Administrator will indicate if the course will be considered a core education course. Programs containing the following subject matter may be considered as accredited programs:

(i) Property Taxation;

(ii) Property Appraisal (Real, Personal, Tangible and Intangible);

(iii) Statistics;

(iv) Appraisal Modeling;

(v) Construction;

(vi) Land use planning, development, zoning and valuation;

(vii) Real Estate Law;

(viii) Computer applications where software is the foundation for an appraisal;

(ix) Mapping;

(x) Geographic Information Systems (GIS);

(xi) Accounting/Auditing;

(xii) Economics

(f) With the approval of the Administrator, Property Tax Appraisers who develop courses, revise courses or provide instruction shall be granted continuing education hours up to two times the credit hours. This shall apply to the first time the course is offered only. Subsequent offerings shall be limited to the approved credit hours unless course material has been substantially revised.

(g) The Department shall budget and be responsible for costs of providing training, such as tuition, books, facility and instructor expenses for individuals employed with the Wyoming Department of Revenue and the County Assessor's office for Department scheduled accredited educational courses. The cost of any courses taken that are not on the Department's scheduled class list will be paid for by the Assessor's office, with the exception of the online USPAP 15 Hour course. All other expenses for attendees shall be the responsibility of each respective attendee. In the case of a failed test/course, the Department will pay for the attendee to retake the exam or retake the whole course one time only. The Department shall schedule re-testing days and provide any required proctors for Department sponsored accredited educational programs. The cost for challenging a course by examination previously not taken shall be the responsibility of the attendee.

(h) Students must submit a certificate of completion to the Department for courses completed that are not sponsored by the Department.

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011-13 Wyo. Code R. §§ 13-4

Amended, Eff. 3/22/2023.