Section 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 state board. Such appraisal personnel  shall  attend  courses  of
  training  and  education prescribed by the state board 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.