KRS 132.380: Examination of candidates for property valuation administrator --

Certificate.

(1) (a) Before any person's name shall appear before the voters on election day as a

candidate for the office of property valuation administrator in any primary or

general election, except a current property valuation administrator already

qualified as a candidate to succeed himself or herself in office, or before that

person may be appointed property valuation administrator, except as an

interim appointee as provided by KRS 132.375, that person shall hold a

certificate issued by the department, showing that he or she has been

examined by the department and is qualified for the office.

(b) All certificates issued shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance.

(c) The examinations shall be written and formulated so as to test fairly the

ability and fitness of the applicant to serve as property valuation

administrator.

(d) The department shall hold the examination at a central location during the

month of November o f each year immediately preceding each year in which

property valuation administrators are to be elected.

(e) The department shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the examination, issue a

statewide press release announcing the examination and post the

announcement on the department's website.

(f) Any person desiring to take an examination shall appear at the time and place

designated.

(2) (a) If, after the giving of the examination, as provided in subsection (1) of this

section, there is no person quali fied to be a candidate in the county, the

department shall hold a second examination.

(b) Applicants from only those counties having no person qualified shall be

eligible to take the examination.

(c) Notice of the second examination shall be made by issuin g a press release in

those counties and posting an announcement for the examination on the

department's website at least fourteen (14) days prior to the second

examination.

(3) (a) If no qualified candidate files for the office, a special examination shall be

given at a time determined by the department.

(b) Notice of and registration for the special examination shall be provided in the

same manner as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) (a) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of property valuation administrator

to be filled by appointment or by election, and there is not more than one (1)

person holding a valid certificate and eligible for appointment or election, th e

department shall hold a special examination for applicants seeking a

certificate for the office.

(b) If, after the giving of a special examination, only one (1) person is qualified,

the county judge/executive may request a second examination.

(c) Notice of and registration for the special examination shall be provided in the

same manner as provided by subsection (2) of this section.

(5) (a) Examinations shall be given and graded in accordance with rules of the

department published at the time of the examination.

(b) Within ten (10) days after the examination, a certificate of fitness and

qualification to fill the office of property valuation administrator shall be

issued by the department to each person passing the examination.

(6) Notwithstanding subsecti ons (2) to (5) of this section, if there is not a qualified

candidate for property valuation administrator of a county before the filing deadline

for the primary election, the department shall continuously hold the examination

until the earlier of:

(a) At least two (2) persons for that county are certified by the department; or

(b) Thirty (30) days prior to the certification of candidates for the regular election

under KRS 118.215.

(7) Examination records shall be preserved by the department for twelve (12) months

after the examination, and the record of any person who took the examination may

be seen by him or her at the office of the department in Frankfort, Kentucky.