Appraisal manager examination

(a) The Assessment Coordination Division shall contract with a qualified individual with adequate training and experience necessary to formulate an appropriate examination designed to test one’s ability to perform as an appraisal manager.

(b) The examination shall:

(1) Emphasize theory and practice of mass appraisal as opposed to conventional single property appraisal;

(2) Be designed in two (2) sections; and

(3) Include, but not be limited to:

(A) The first section of the appraisal manager exam shall be a multiple-choice exam designed to test the individual’s knowledge of mass appraisal terminology and theory; and (B)(i) The second section of the exam shall be a case study or studies.

(ii) The case study portion of the exam will:

(a) Provide the student with a sample county; and

(b) Require the student to work out the appropriate number of personnel and budgets necessary to perform a countywide reappraisal.

(c) The proficiency exam will contain subject matter of the IAAO Administration Course and will cover:

(1) The Arkansas property valuation system;

(2) Sales editing;

(3) Neighborhood delineation;

(4) Use of location factors; and

(5) Effective ages.