Section 458.6 - Qualifications for Certification(a) Requirement.-- All persons responsible for the valuation of real property for ad valorem taxation purposes in this Commonwealth and all revaluation company personnel shall be certified under this act.(b) Application.--Application for certification shall be made to the board by completion of the board's prescribed application form and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee established by the board. An applicant shall: (2) Have a high school diploma, or its equivalent, or two years of assessing experience.(3) Be at least 18 years of age.(4) Be a resident of this Commonwealth for at least six months. This paragraph does not apply to revaluation company personnel.(5) Have successfully completed a minimum of 90 hours of the basic courses of study approved by the board covering the appraisal assessing profession or any other professional courses acceptable to the board. The basic course of study shall include instruction on judicial interpretation of the uniformity clause of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. At the discretion of the county commissioners of a county, the county may reimburse county assessors for the costs of completing the courses of study required by this subsection.(c) Examination.-- Applicants shall successfully complete a comprehensive examination covering all phases of the appraisal process and the assessment function established by the assessment statutes of this Commonwealth. Any such examination shall be prepared and administered by a qualified and approved professional testing organization in accordance with section 812.1 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929. (d) Certification.--Upon successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the board shall issue a Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator's Certificate to the applicant. A certificate shall be valid for two years or until the next renewal cycle administered by the board for other professional certification renewals, whichever occurs earlier.(e) Licensure.--Nothing in this act shall relieve any individual or company from any otherwise applicable legal obligation to be licensed as a real estate broker pursuant to the act of February 19, 1980 (P.L. 15, No. 9) , known as the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, or to be certified as a certified State real estate appraiser under theact of July 10, 1990 (P.L. 404, No. 98) , known as the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act. Amended by P.L. TBD 2020 No. 88, § 4, eff. 4/27/2021. 1992, April 16, P.L. 155, No. 28, § 6, retroactive effective 3/17/1992.