A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT authorizing the local government commission to require basic financial training for finance officers of local governments and public authorities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 159‑25 reads as rewritten:
"§ 159‑25.  Duties of finance officer; dual signatures on checks; internal control procedures and financial training subject to Commission regulation.
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(d)	The Local Government Commission has authority to develop a curriculum and offer classroom instruction on local government finance for the purpose of providing financial training to finance officers and other employees who perform the duties of a finance officer. In developing the curriculum and offering classroom instruction, the Commission may work with the University of North Carolina School of Government, the North Carolina Community College System, and any other educational institutions in the State. The Commission may open the classes to all finance officers and employees who perform the duties of a finance officer in the State. However, the Commission is authorized to require a finance officer or employee who performs the duties of a finance officer to attend the classes if the Commission finds deficiencies in their ability to perform the duties required by this Chapter. The Commission may charge fees sufficient to recover the costs it incurs under this subsection."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.