701—72.13 (441) Course of study for provisional appointees. A person who possesses temporary certification and receives a provisional appointment as assessor shall within 18 months of the appointment complete a course of study prescribed and administered by the department of revenue. The course of study shall include the following: (1) attendance of at least one basic assessment school conducted by the department of revenue; (2) field instruction by appraisal personnel of the department of revenue; (3) the actual appraisal of representative properties in each class of real estate; and (4) attendance at the annual school of instruction sponsored by the department of revenue and the Iowa State Association of Assessors. In the event a person is unable to attend the annual school of instruction due to circumstances beyond the person’s control, the director may, upon the request of the person, substitute comparable instruction for the fulfillment of this requirement. At three-month intervals following the appointment of the assessor, department of revenue appraisal personnel shall complete a review of the assessor’s performance and discuss the review with the assessor. If the review indicates unsatisfactory progress is being made toward developing a working knowledge of appraisal principles, the assessor shall be informed as to how the assessor’s performance could be improved. Not less than 60 nor more than 90 days before the expiration of the 18-month period, the director of revenue shall inform the assessor and the conference board of the assessor’s jurisdiction of the director’s determination as to whether the assessor satisfactorily completed the course.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 441.5.