Board of Assessment Appeal Training (as required by Act 155 of 2018)

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UPDATE - Board of Assessment Appeal Trainings Cancelled

March 20, 2020

The Board of Assessment Appeal trainings sponsored by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) and the Assessors’ Association of Pennsylvania (AAP) during April have been cancelled, both the live training and the webinars.

CCAP and AAP staff are working with our instructors to reschedule the trainings as soon as possible after life gets back to normal.

We will keep everyone updated on new dates, locations and methods of delivery as we nail down those details. CCAP will apply any registration fees already collected to the newly rescheduled classes.

If you have made hotel reservations for the training, please call the hotel and cancel your reservation. The Hilton Garden Inn in Indiana, PA can be reached at (724) 349-2222 and the Hampton Inn in Harrisburg can be reached at (717) 540-0900.

If you have any additional questions, please email us at PACountiesTraining@pacounties.org.

This training program for all board of assessment appeal/revision, exemption and auxiliary board members will satisfy the requirements of Act 155 of 2018 which requires all members of these boards to complete training to continue to hear county property tax assessment appeals.

Training is being offered as live in-person workshops and on a web-based platform, Go To Webinar, in April 2020 to all current board of assessment appeal/revision members, exemption and auxiliary board members.
Beginning in May 2020, all board members will also have the option to take the training online on demand through CCAP’s remote learning platform.
All individuals who serve on a board as of January 1, 2020 must complete their respective training modules by June 30, 2020.
Anyone appointed to a board after January 1, 2020 will have six months from the time of their appointment to complete the training.

‭(Hidden)‬ REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Training Informational Brochure (PDF)

Online Registration
Registration is required for both the live and webinar training modules being held in April 2020. You will receive a confirmation upon completion of registration. For webinar training, you will also receive a link to the webinar and materials closer to the class date(s). Separate registration for the on demand modules through the online learning platform will be available in May 2020.

Cost: Each of the three training modules, for both the live and webinar training, is $10 per module. Only check payments will be accepted. Please send a copy of your class confirmation along with your check made payable to CCAP to “BOAA Training”, PO Box 60769, Harrisburg, PA 17106.

Board Members: We encourage board members taking the webinar training to watch the training along with the county’s chief assessor or someone from the county assessment office. Each board member will need to be registered individually. If your county is planning to have multiple board members take the webinar together, please have the county chief assessor register everyone online for the webinar. After the training module(s) has/have been completed and verified by the county assessment office, certificates of completion will be sent to the assessment office.

Cancellation: If you need to cancel your registration, please contact CCAP at PACountiesTraining@pacounties.org.

TRAINING MATERIALS

Board of Assessment Appeals Training Module Glossary
Consolidated County Assessment Law
Module 1 - Assessment Valuations Process
Module 2 - Legal an Constitutional Issues Relating to the Assessment
Module 3 - Real Estate Tax Exemptions
Sample Appraisal Report

QUESTIONS

For questions about registration, classes, venues or hotels, please email PACountiesTraining@pacounties.org.

‭(Hidden)‬ APRIL 2020 CLASSES AND WEBINARS

Classes are offered live in-person or by webinar on these dates:

CCAP Office, Harrisburg, PA
2789 Old Post Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110

April 1, morning – Module 1 - Assessment Valuations Process in PA
April 1, afternoon – Module 2 - Legal and Constitutional Issues
April 21, afternoon – Module 3 - Real Estate Tax Exemptions

Kovalchick Conference and Athletic Complex, Indiana, PA
711 Pratt Drive, Indiana, PA 15705

April 8, morning – Module 1 - Assessment Valuations Process in PA
April 8, afternoon – Module 2 - Legal and Constitutional Issues
April 15, afternoon – Module 3 - Real Estate Tax Exemptions

*On Demand options for each module will be available beginning May 2020.

‭(Hidden)‬ HOTEL RESERVATIONS

For Classes at the CCAP Office on April 1 and April 21
CCAP has reserved a block of rooms for both March 31 and April 20 at:
The Hampton Inn
30 Capital Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110

To make reservations, please contact the Hampton at (717) 540-0900 and reference the CCAP room block to receive our preferred group rate of $123.21 (rate includes 11 percent local sales and occupancy taxes).

The room reservation deadline is March 17. After March 17, room availability and our group rate cannot be guaranteed. The Hampton’s cancellation policy allows individuals to cancel reservations up until 72 hours prior to arrival without penalty.

For Classes at the Kovalchick Conference and Athletic Complex on April 8 and April 15
CCAP has reserved a block of rooms for both April 7 and April 14 at:
Hilton Garden Inn Indiana at IUP
714 Pratt Drive

Indiana, PA 15705

To make reservations, please contact the Hilton at (724) 349-2222 and reference the CCAP room block with the code CCAP20 to receive our preferred group rate of $132.09 (rate includes 11 percent local sales and occupancy taxes).

The room reservation deadline is March 7. After March 7, room availability and our group rate cannot be guaranteed. The Hilton’s cancellation policy allows individuals to cancel reservations up until 72 hours prior to arrival without penalty.