Training and Continuing Education Programs

Training for State Employees

A state agency may use public funds to provide training for its administrators and employees. The training must relate to an employee’s duties (or prospective duties) and the agency must adopt rules relating to eligibility requirements for participants.

In addition, a state agency may spend public funds to pay the salary, tuition and other fees, expense of training materials and other necessary expenses of an instructor, student or other participant in a training or education program.

A state agency may contract with another state, local or federal department, agency or institution (including a state-supported college or university) to train or educate its administrators and employees. Additionally, the agency may conduct a training or education program jointly with another state, local or federal department, agency or institution.

Report Required

A state agency that spends more than $5,000 in a fiscal year for a training or education program for any individual employee or administrator must submit a report to the Legislative Budget Board no later than Aug. 31 of that year. The report must include:

• A list of all employees or administrators participating in a training or education program
• The amount of money spent on training for each employee or administrator
  –and–
• The certification earned by each employee or administrator through the training or education program

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