Section 2: Right to training

Members of the departmental council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. Training is compulsorily organised during the first year of office for elected representatives who have received a delegation. Within three months of its renewal, the departmental council deliberates on the exercise of its members’ right to training. The departmental council may also deliberate on its participation in the financing of training courses from which its elected representatives…

The members of the departmental council benefit each year from an individual right to training recorded in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office up to a ceiling and the annual amount of which is set for a period of three years. It is financed by a compulsory contribution, the rate of which may not be less than 1%, deducted from the functional allowances received by…

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2, members of the departmental council who are employees are entitled to training leave. This leave is set at eighteen days per elected member for the duration of their mandate, regardless of the number of mandates they hold. This leave is renewable in the event of re-election. The terms of application…

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement. Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his or her right to training under this section are compensated by the département up to a limit of eighteen days per elected member for the duration of the term of office and one and a half times the hourly value of the minimum growth wage per hour….

The provisions of articles L. 3123-10 to L. 3123-12 do not apply to study trips by departmental councils. The deliberations relating to these trips specify their purpose, which must be directly related to the interests of the department, as well as their estimated cost.

The provisions of this section only apply if the body providing the training has been approved by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L. 1221-3.