The Training Committee (TC), a standing committee, is responsible for all aspects of the development and delivery of the CGJA training program curriculum and content to train new grand jurors and alternates, legal advisors, judges, and court personnel. The Training Committee shall be organized into various subcommittees as needed to perform all duties related to its responsibilities.
The Training Committee develops a fee schedule and budget for the training program to ensure that the training program is as self-supporting as possible. TC works with the treasurer to create invoices, record payments, and issue receipts for all training seminars and workshops. TC determines which types of trainer and volunteer expenses will be reimbursed. The TC chair shall approve reimbursement requests prior to forwarding them to the treasurer for payment.
The Training Committee shall be responsible for all aspects of the development and delivery of the CGJA training program curriculum, in particular developing training manuals, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and other electronic training tools. All written training materials produced by the Training Committee shall be protected by copyright. The Training Committee shall make all arrangements for the training of grand jurors and alternates to include, but not be limited to:
- On-site or remote training for one or more individual grand juries.
- One or two-day workshops on a specific training course or courses including but not limited to Foreperson Workshops, Report Writing Workshops, and Legal Advisors’ Workshops.
- Ancillary electronic training modules.
The Training Committee shall be responsible for selecting and training all CGJA trainers, as well as evaluating their performance. All CGJA trainers must be CGJA members in good standing.
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