Sponsorship and funding of programs; compliance and exemption; certification as public records.

(A) The local governing body is responsible for: (1) sponsoring and providing approved education programs; or (2) funding approved education programs provided by a sponsor other than the local governing body for the appointed officials and professional employees in the jurisdiction. (B) The clerk must keep in the official public records originals of: (1) all filed forms and documentation that certify compliance with educational requirements for three years after the calendar year in which each form is filed; and (2) all filed forms and documentation that certify an exemption for the tenure of the appointed official or professional employee.