HB553

Louisiana HB553 increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and updates educational requirements for certification and.

Louisiana HB553 amends the membership of the assessor's certification program committee, increasing its size from five to eleven members. The committee will now include one member appointed by the Louisiana Tax Commission and eight members appointed by the president of the Louisiana Assessors Association, with at least one member from each of the eight Board of Director districts. The bill also updates the educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors, changing the required course from the Income Approach to Valuation to Assessment Administration.