All employees of a local school administrative unit involved in the making or administering of contracts, as described in G.S. 14-234, shall receive a minimum of two hours of conflicts of interest training regarding the making and administering of contracts, as follows:
(1) The training shall be required once in every odd-numbered year.
(2) Upon assuming the responsibility of making or administering contracts, a school employee shall receive an initial training within 90 days and subsequent trainings in every odd-numbered year thereafter.
(3) The training shall include position-specific education on conflicts of interest and ethical standards of conduct.
(4) The training may be provided by any qualified source at the choice of the local board of education.