HB 1391 Summary

• Requires municipal officers elected or appointed for the first time to attend an 8-hour training institute within one year of taking office, covering topics like budgeting, open meeting/records laws, ethics, and purchasing procedures

• Mandates continuing education of at least 3 hours every 12 months for officers who have already completed initial training

• Training must be conducted by a statewide nonprofit organization with at least 15 years of prior experience representing municipalities, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

• Establishes minimum of six regional training locations across the state with efforts to accommodate distance learning options

• Officers who fail to complete required training by the first-year anniversary lose their office position at the next scheduled governing body meeting; effective date November 1, 2013