N.Y. Real Property Tax Law § 360: City appraisal personnel

§ 360. City appraisal personnel. No person shall be employed by a city

and assigned professional appraisal duties which relate to the

assessment or adjudication of real property for purposes of taxation

unless he or she meets the minimum qualification standards established

by the commissioner. Such appraisal personnel shall attend courses of

training and education prescribed by the commissioner under this title.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other law, the

travel and other actual and necessary expenses incurred by such

appraisal personnel employed in the office of such assessor in attending

courses of training as required by this section shall be a state charge

upon audit by the comptroller.