AR HB1566

Increases annual funding for county clerks' and circuit clerks' continuing education from $45,000 each to $52,500 each, with separate dedicated funds for each position and unexpended balances retained exclusively for their respective purposes.

Establishes a new County Coroners Continuing Education Fund with $52,500 in annual funding for coroner training seminars and educational projects, with unexpended balances retained exclusively for coroner education.

Creates a training curriculum for coroners, deputy coroners, and medicolegal death investigators consisting of 16-40 hours of instruction covering topics including scene investigation, body recovery, safety, documentation, and death certificate completion.

Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a mass fatality resource inventory and mutual aid agreement allowing counties to share fixed assets, mobile assets, and personnel assets during mass fatality incidents.

Increases county treasurer and county collector continuing education funding from $600 to $700 annually per county, raising the total allocation to $157,500 per fiscal year distributed among county clerks, circuit clerks, and coroners.