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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McLaughlin, and Blazejewski | |
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Date Introduced: February 16, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 44-5 of the General Laws entitled "Levy and Assessment of Local |
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Taxes" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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44-5-83. Annual training institute for local tax collectors and tax collectors for |
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independent fire districts. – (a) The director of the department of revenue, in cooperation with |
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the Rhode Island association of collection officers shall establish and conduct an annual training |
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institute for local tax collectors, including tax collectors for independent fire districts. The |
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training institute shall consist of certified training courses in such areas as recording of payments, |
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reconciliation of tax, recording of abatements, banking, certificates of tax and other liens, |
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bankruptcies, knowledge of state and local laws; conducting a tax sale. For this purpose, the |
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department may cooperate with educational institutions, local, regional, state, or national |
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collections’ organizations, and with any other appropriate professional organizations. The cost of |
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said training program shall be at no cost to the state. A local tax collector, or tax collector for an |
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independent fire district who has successfully completed the training program, or who has |
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obtained the necessary amount of credits, shall be awarded the designation of Rhode Island |
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Certified Collector (RICC). |
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(b) An applicant who is a member of a local collector’s personnel and/or staff or who is a |
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member of the personnel and/or staff of a tax collector for an independent fire district who has |
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successfully completed the training program, or who has obtained the necessary courses, shall be |
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awarded the designation of Rhode Island Certified Collector’s Personnel (RICCP). |
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(c) The Rhode Island association of collection officers shall establish a program of |
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recertification, approved by the department of revenue, for all designated members. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES | |
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This act would establish an annual training institute for local tax collectors including tax |
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collectors for independent fire districts to be conducted by the department of revenue in |
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cooperation with the Rhode Island association of collection officers. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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