Property valuation administrator candidates would follow scheduled certification exams

Candidates and appointees would generally need a certificate from the department showing they passed an examination. The rule covers people seeking election or appointment as a property valuation administrator. The exception covers a current property valuation administrator already qualified to run for another term. The exception also covers an interim appointee under KRS 132.375. Certificates would expire one year after issuance. A certificate would be required before a person's name appears on the election ballot or before the person is appointed.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System would give the examinations, while the department would provide questions and related information. The examinations would apply to people seeking certification to serve as a property valuation administrator. The questions would have to fairly test an applicant's ability and fitness for the office. The college system and department would set the registration process and examination fees through administrative regulations. The department would announce each examination statewide and on its website. The examination period would open nine months before the first day candidates may file and close three weeks before the filing deadline; the announcement would come at least 30 days before the period begins.

The department would arrange special examinations when no qualified candidate files or when a vacancy has no more than one eligible certificate holder. If only one person qualifies after a special examination, the county judge/executive may request a second examination. Special-examination notices would be issued statewide and posted online at least 30 days beforehand. The department would grade examinations under its published rules and issue a certificate within 10 days after receiving the information needed to determine that an applicant passed. The department would keep examination records for 12 months, and the person who took an examination could inspect that person's record at the department office. The special-examination rules apply when the stated candidate or vacancy conditions occur; records would be kept for 12 months after each examination.