Section 2: Right to training

Councillors to the Martinique Assembly and executive councillors 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 Martinique Assembly deliberates on the exercise of the right to training of its members and executive councillors. The Assembly of Martinique may also deliberate on its participation in the…

Independently of the leave of absence and time credit provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2, councillors to the Martinique Assembly and executive councillors who are employees are entitled to training leave. This leave is set at eighteen days per elected representative for the duration of the mandate and regardless of the number of mandates or functions they hold. This leave is renewable in the event of re-election….

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement. Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his right to training under this section shall be compensated by the local authority 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 articles L. 7227-12 to L. 7227-14 do not apply to study trips by councillors to the Assembly and members of the Executive Council. The deliberations relating to these trips specify their purpose, which must be directly related to the interests of the local authority, as well as their estimated cost.

This section only applies 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.