If a board member designates a representative to attend board meetings in his/her place, and this designee has attended training, how should this information be reported in PARIS?
Board members are not required to participate in training only if they have effectively delegated their responsibilities as a board member to a designee. If the designee attends the majority of board meetings on behalf of the member, has the authority to represent and act on behalf of the member and casts votes for the member, then that designee must attend required State approved training, since as a practical matter they function as the board member. If the designee has participated in training, the authority should answer “yes” that the board member has complied with the training requirement of Section 2824 on the ‘Enter Board Member’ screen in PARIS.
