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Committee backs bill requiring training for board and commission members
Summary
Senate Bill 39, requiring members of boards and commissions subject to the sunset process to attend training by the examiner’s office, received a favorable committee report after sponsors said the change would reduce oversights by board members.
Senate Bill 39, which would require persons appointed to boards and commissions that undergo the sunset review process to receive training from the state examiner’s office on their duties, received a favorable report in committee.
Senator Kelly, the bill sponsor, told the committee the training requirement aims to prevent situations where "things have gotten by those members and should not be" and to ensure appointees are familiar with their duties.
Committee members asked whether the auditor’s office planned to develop the curriculum and whether there were existing model curricula to adapt. Kelly said the curriculum would be developed by the auditor’s (examiner’s) office and senators encouraged looking at successful programs from other states to avoid “reinventing the wheel.”
The committee moved and approved a favorable report, with members agreeing to continue refining the bill language and curriculum details if needed. Supporters described the bill as a way to reduce future governance errors by ensuring consistent orientation for board members; opponents were not recorded in committee debate.
