1. A. In addition to the requirements of Section 5-110 of this title, every member of a school district board of education elected to a full term of office shall be required to attend a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of continuing education during any full term of office of the member. The continuing education courses, local and state workshops, seminars, conferences, and conventions which shall satisfy the continuing education requirement shall be held within this state and shall be approved jointly by the State Department of Education and the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education.
2. B. Local and state continuing education programs conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be held in all regions of the state at institutions of higher learning, vocational-technical schools or other approved sites. Notice of such courses and seminars shall be provided to all school board members and to the public schools.
3. C. This section shall not apply to those school board members who file for reelection prior to July 1, 1991.
4. D. Failure by a board member to satisfy the continuing education requirements of this section shall result in the ineligibility of the member to run for reelection to the school district board of education.
5. E. The State Department of Education and any organization approved by the State Board of Education, including but not limited to institutions of higher education, may charge persons attending continuing education courses a registration fee sufficient to defray the estimated costs of presenting the course. The registration fees for each course shall be announced prior to the date of such course.
6. F. Any member of a school district board of education who attends and completes a course which satisfies in part or in full the requirements of this section shall be reimbursed by the school district for expenses incurred. In addition, a school district board of education may reimburse members of the board of education for expenses incurred in registering and attending board member training programs approved by the board which are in addition to the minimum school board training requirements established by law.

Laws 1989, HB 1152, c. 10, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1989, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1017, c. 2, § 27, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 1883, c. 257, § 3, emerg. eff. May 23, 1990; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2148, c. 360, § 7, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2323, c. 178, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996.