Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
Each member of a board of trustees of a special district shall, within one year after taking office, complete the training described in Subsection (2).
(b)
For the purposes of Subsection (1)(a), a member of a board of trustees of a special district takes office each time the member is elected or appointed to a new term, including an appointment to fill a midterm vacancy in accordance with Subsection 17B-1-303(5) or (6).
(2)
In conjunction with the Utah Association of Special Districts, the state auditor shall:
(a)
develop a training curriculum for the members of special district boards;
(b)
with the assistance of other state offices and departments the state auditor considers appropriate and at times and locations established by the state auditor, carry out the training of members of special district boards; and
A special district board of trustees may compensate each member of the board for each day of training described in Subsection (2) that the member completes, in accordance with Section 11-55-103.
(b)
The compensation authorized under Subsection (3)(a) is in addition to all other amounts of compensation and expense reimbursement authorized under this chapter.
(c)
A board of trustees may not pay compensation under Subsection (3)(a) to any board member more than once per year.
(4)
The state auditor shall issue a certificate of completion to each board member that completes the training described in Subsection (2).
