(a) Within the first 3 months following appointment, a commissioner from Montgomery County shall successfully complete: (1) the training required under § 3–213 of the General Provisions Article; (2) the Maryland Department of Planning’s Planning Commissioner, Planning Board and Board of Appeals Education Course; and (3) appropriate training on: (i) Maryland Public Ethics Law; and (ii) Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission policies and practices on: 1. ethics; 2. drug– and alcohol–free workplace; and 3. workplace harassment and intimidation. (b) Failure of a commissioner to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section does not invalidate a decision made by the Commission or establish a private cause of action.
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