Assessor Temporary Certification

Section 73.09, Stats., provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish rules for the temporary certification at the first level of certification (Assessment Technician) and designate the functions that may be performed by such persons. It also provides that the Department shall establish the requirements for and responsibilities associated with temporary certification. In accordance with the law the following guidelines have been implemented for temporary certification at the Assessment Technician level.

To become temporarily certified an individual must submit a written application on the Form PC-724 to the Bureau of Assessment Practices. A $20 examination fee is required with the application. For an application to be approved, the applicant cannot have been previously temporarily certified, and must have a job commitment from an elected or appointed assessor; from a firm contracting to make the assessment under ss. 70.05(2), 70.055, or 70.75, stats.; or from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. The application form must be signed by both the applicant and the sponsor and notarized. Temporary certification does not become effective until the Department of Revenue sends a letter of approval to the applicant. The Application for Temporary Certification also serves as the individual's exam application for the next certification exam.

Once issued, the temporary certification is effective until:

• 100 days have expired since the temporary certification became effective;
• issuance of the results of the first certification exam following the effective date of the temporary certification.

Temporary certification allows an individual to perform work at the Assessment Technician level under the direct supervision of the certified individual signing the assessment roll, or if in the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, under the supervision of the individual's immediate supervisor.

The person supervising the temporarily certified individual is responsible for adhering to the dates of the temporary certification. No more than two persons employed by private firms may be temporarily certified in the same municipality .

For temporary certification under Tax rule 12.05 direct supervision means that the statutory assessor is personally responsible for all the work performed by the temporarily certified individual(s) that he or she has sponsored. The sponsor must monitor the activities of the temporarily certified individuals to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the tax rule.

Last updated January 10, 2008