Section 2102-A. Required training for school district officers

1. Every
  trustee or voting member of a board of education of a school district or
  a board of cooperative educational services, elected or appointed for  a
  term  beginning on or after July first, two thousand five, shall, within
  the first year of his or her term, complete a minimum of  six  hours  of
  training  on  the  financial  oversight,  accountability  and  fiduciary
  responsibilities  of  a  school  board  member.  Upon  demonstration  of
  compliance,  no  trustee or member of a board of education or a board of
  cooperative educational  services  shall  be  required  to  repeat  this
  training requirement. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require
  a  member of a central high school district board or a member of a board
  of cooperative educational services to complete such requirement if such
  member has already completed such requirement as a member of a board  of
  a component school district.
    2.   The   curriculum   used  for  training  on  financial  oversight,
  accountability and fiduciary responsibilities shall be approved  by  the
  commissioner  in  consultation with the comptroller. This curriculum may
  be offered as part of a general course of training for  the  purpose  of
  educating trustees or members on their powers, functions and duties. The
  training  required  by this section may be offered by providers approved
  by the commissioner. In approving other providers for this training, the
  commissioner shall consider the potential  provider's  understanding  of
  the  educational  environment,  the  roles  of  trustees  and  boards of
  education and  boards  of  cooperative  educational  services,  and  the
  experience of the provider in delivering such training.
    3.  Each  trustee  or  member  shall  demonstrate compliance with this
  requirement  by  filing  with  the  district  clerk  a  certificate   of
  completion  of  such course issued by the provider. Actual and necessary
  expenses incurred by a trustee or member in complying with the foregoing
  requirement shall be a charge against the school district.
    4. As long as the chancellor of a school district in a city  having  a
  population  of one million or more inhabitants shall annually certify to
  the commissioner that such district has a training program that meets or
  exceeds the requirements of this section, the provisions of this section
  shall not apply to such school district.