The county coroner must have a high school education or an equivalent degree. The county coroner prior to beginning his or her first term and all deputy coroners prior to their first such appointment shall complete at least a 20-hour coroner’s death investigation course comparable to the standard course designed for death investigators by the National Association of Medical Examiners. After their first year of service, all coroners and deputy coroners shall attend not less than 20 hours of coroner’s death investigation training during each calendar year that they serve and certification made and recorded in the Probate Office of Baldwin County.