701—113.6(441) Continuing education program for assessors. The director, with the assistance of the committee, has determined the initial course content of the continuing education program for Iowa assessors. Courses, seminars, workshops, and schools administered by the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers (AIREA), the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), the Iowa Department of Revenue (IDR), the Society of Real Estate Appraisers (SREA), the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), the Iowa State Association of Assessors (ISAA), the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA), graduate centers, universities, community colleges and technical institutes, as qualify under rule 701—122.4(441), have been approved for certification. A copy of the approved courses may be obtained from the Director of the Department of Revenue, Hoover State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. The director, with the assistance of the committee, shall recertify courses at least every six years. At the request of the director, the organization conducting a course shall provide the director with copies of course evaluation forms completed by students.
Upon registration for an approved course, it is the responsibility of the assessor or deputy assessor to request that notification of attendance and test score be forwarded by the appropriate organization(s) to the director justifying certification.
After the taking of a course it is the responsibility of the assessor or deputy assessor to request credit for the course by completing an application provided by the director (Form 51-001 “Application for Course Credit”) and submitting it to the Director of the Iowa Department of Revenue, Hoover State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
The department of revenue will serve as the principal storage facility for records of attendance and scores of examination. The information shall be confidential in nature. Certification to the conference boards by the director shall be only that the incumbent has met the requirements of the continuing education program and is eligible for reappointment.
[Editorial change: IAC Supplement 11/2/22]