Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that amends property tax laws and the rules overseeing the Assessment Appeals Court.

Highlights:

• Establishes that a person will not be eligible for nomination for membership on an assessment appeals board unless they have a minimum of five years professional experience in this state as one of the following: certified public accountant or public accountant, licensed real estate broker, attorney, property appraiser accredited by a nationally-recognized professional organization, property appraiser certified by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, or property appraiser certified by the State Board of Equalization (Sec. 1).

• Specifies a person will be eligible for nomination for membership on an assessment appeals board if, at the time of the nomination, they are a current member of an assessment appeals board (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes a person will also be eligible for nomination for membership on an assessment appeals board for the County of Los Angeles if the person has a minimum of five years professional experience in this state in a real estate field, including, but not limited to, business accounting and taxation, land use and urban planning, real estate development or investment analysis, and real estate banking or financing.
  Documentation of qualifying experience of appeals board members will be filed with the clerk of the board (Sec. 1).

• Amends rules to restrict a person who is not qualified to be a member of an assessment appeals board if the person has, within the three years immediately preceding their appointment to that board, been an employee of an assessor’s office (Sec. 1).

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