Continuing education requirements for commissioners.

A. A commissioner shall complete: (1) at least six hours of ethics training at a course provided in person or online by a post-secondary educational institution in the first twelve-month period after taking office and at least two hours of ethics training conducted by a post-secondary educational institution or by a provider of ethics training that is approved by the professional licensing board by which a commissioner is licensed in each subsequent twelve-month period that the commissioner serves in office; and (2) at least thirty-two hours of continuing education relevant to the work of the commission in each twelve-month period that the commissioner serves in office. B. Continuing education courses shall be endorsed by the national association of regulatory utility commissioners, by a post-secondary educational institution or by a licensing or professional association for a qualifying area of study. C. A commissioner shall be responsible for having the endorsing organization submit certification of completion of the hours of education required pursuant to Subsection A of this section to the chief of staff. D. If a commissioner fails to comply with the education requirements in Subsection A of this section by the last day of a twelve-month period, the commissioner's compensation for performing the duties of the office shall be withheld by the agency until the requirements for the preceding twelve-month period or periods have been met.