NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/27/2014.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 14-080
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Grantham, Crowder, Schwartz;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Fields, Hamner, Hullinghorst, Schafer,
      Singer.
      
      
      Concerning the elimination of the list of certain additional
           qualifications that apply to property valuation appeal
           arbitrators.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-8-108.5, amend (1)
      (b) as follows:
      
           39-8-108.5.  Arbitration of property valuations - arbitrators -
      qualifications - procedures. (1) (b)  Except as otherwise provided in
      paragraph (c) of this subsection (1), persons on such the list shall
      maintained pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) must
      be, in addition to any other qualifications deemed necessary by the board,
      experienced in the area of property taxation on and after June 1, 1993, be
      and licensed or certificated pursuant to part 7 of article 61 of title 12,
      C.R.S. and be any one of the following:
      
           (I)  An attorney licensed to practice law in the state;
      
           (II)  An appraiser who is a member of the institute of real estate
      appraisers or its equivalent;
      
           (III)  A former county assessor;
      
           (IV)  A retired judge;
      
           (V)  A licensed real estate broker.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      6, 2014, if adjournment sine die is on May 7, 2014); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2014
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Morgan Carroll                        Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO