Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

The Orientation Council attached to the National Council is made up of nine members appointed by order of the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities, as follows: 1° Three local elected representatives who are members of the national council for the training of local elected representatives in accordance with 1° of article R. 1221-1; > Three representatives of training organisations for local elected representatives in accordance with 1° of…

The term of office of the members of the Steering Committee is three years, renewable. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 1221-2 as well as the provisions of article R. 1221-10 are applicable to the members of the Policy Council. For members sitting in application of 2° of article R. 1221-23: a) If the approval of the training organisation within which they carry out their…

Policy Council members are bound by the obligation of professional discretion with regard to any information that comes to their knowledge in this capacity. The duties of Chairman and member of the Policy Council are free of charge. Travel and subsistence expenses may be allocated to them, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the decree setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred by temporary travel…

When it is set up, the Steering Committee: 1° Appoints a chairman from among the members sitting under 1° of Article R. 1221-23; 2° Draw up its own rules of procedure.

The Steering Committee meets at the request of the Minister responsible for local authorities or the National Council for the Training of Local Elected Representatives. Additional meetings may be held at the request of the chairman or the majority of its members. A representative of the services of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities and a representative of the manager of the fund for the individual right to…

The Orientation Council proposes to the National Council a directory of training courses related to the exercise of the mandate of local elected representatives. This directory determines the scope of the training courses that are particularly suited to the mandate. It specifies the educational areas covered and the skills to which the training courses should contribute.

The Orientation Council may formulate any proposal with a view to improving the quality of training related to the exercise of local mandates and their evaluation, on its own initiative, or at the request of the National Council or the Minister responsible for local authorities.