Sec. 7. (a) Each member of the county executive elected for the first time after October 31, 2020, shall attend any school or course conducted for local officials under IC 8-23-9-56 not later than two (2) years after the date of the member’s election to the county executive.

     (b) A member of the county executive not described in subsection (a) may attend any school or course conducted for local officials under IC 8-23-9-56.

     (c) The fiscal body of each county shall appropriate sufficient funds to pay each member of the county executive a per diem for expenses for each day or part of a day the member is in attendance at any school or course conducted for local officials under IC 8-23-9-56, and to pay the member a sum for mileage at a rate determined by the county fiscal body for each mile traveled to attend the school.

Formerly: Acts 1959, c.331, s.7; Acts 1975, P.L.15, SEC.9. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.74, SEC.306; P.L.86-1988, SEC.134; P.L.18-1990, SEC.152; P.L.1-1994, SEC.36; P.L.10-1997, SEC.15; P.L.18-2021, SEC.1.