§ 5511.4f. Permanent basic and continuing education programs for tax collectors
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: January 1, 2017
Effective: January 1, 2017
72 P.S. § 5511.4f
§ 5511.4f. Permanent basic and continuing education programs for tax collectors
(a) The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania State Tax Collectors' Association and four tax collectors selected by the department who are not members of a Statewide association and are selected from different regions of this Commonwealth, shall adopt and implement programs of basic training, examination and qualification of tax collectors and of continuing education to be met by persons qualified as tax collectors as condition for renewal. The department may contract with a third party to provide the basic training, examination, qualification and continuing education.
(1) Make certain a qualified tax collector certificate is issued to an individual who passes the basic qualification examination or is an individual described in subsection (b)(3)(iv) and shall provide notification of the certification, electronically or by mail, to the municipal secretary or clerk of the political subdivision for which the individual was elected.
(4) Determine and approve reasonable fees for the training program and for testing and qualification. The fees may not in the aggregate exceed $250. The individual shall bear the cost of the program, testing and qualification unless the political subdivision agrees to pay for the cost in whole or in part.
(5) Develop, implement and maintain an online training and testing program as an alternative option for individuals in lieu of in-classroom instruction and testing. The department may provide the training via compact disc. The testing shall be conducted in an online or a classroom setting. Nothing in this clause shall preclude the department from contracting with a third party to develop, implement or maintain the online training or testing program or to develop, produce or distribute the training compact disc.
(1) A municipality entering into an agreement with the county commissioners under section 4.43 for the county treasurer to collect the taxes levied by the municipality.
(2) A taxing district forming a joint tax collection district in accordance with section 4.2.4
(k.1) The Pennsylvania State Tax Collectors' Association and any other organization or individual may offer continuing education courses. Each course offered shall be reviewed and approved by the department to ensure the course complies with the criteria in subsection (j). Attendance at an annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Tax Collectors' Association or a similar organization that includes an educational component shall qualify as one hour of continuing education.
(l)(1) Renewal of qualification shall be completed prior to the tax collector's final year in office, upon completion of continuing education requirements as set forth in this section. The tax collector shall bear the cost of the program and qualification unless the municipality agrees to pay for the cost in whole or in part.
(m) Within thirty days of the department issuing a renewed qualified tax collector certificate to a tax collector, the department shall, electronically or by mail, provide a copy of the renewed qualified tax collector certificate to the municipal secretary or clerk of the municipality for which the tax collector was elected.
“Department” shall mean the Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth.
“Qualified tax collector” shall mean a person who holds a current valid certificate of qualification issued by the Department of Community and Economic Development.
“Tax collector” shall mean a person duly elected or appointed to collect real property taxes levied by a political subdivision, other than a county, including the following:
(3) An employe or official who has been designated to collect real property taxes in a municipality, other than a county, existing or organized under 53 Pa.C.S. Pt. III Subpt. E5 (relating to home rule and optional plan government), which municipality has eliminated the elective office of tax collector.
Credits
1945, May 25, P.L. 1050, No. 394, § 4.6, added 2015, Oct. 22, P.L. 188, No. 48, § 3, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
Footnotes
72 P.S. § 5860.101 et seq.
53 P.S. § 6924.101 et seq.
72 P.S. § 5511.4d.
72 P.S. § 5511.4b.
53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2901 et seq.
72 P.S. § 5511.4f, PA ST 72 P.S. § 5511.4f
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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