1. Unless the judge has previously attended such a course, each judge of the family court who is first elected or appointed on or after October 1, 1995, shall attend instruction at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges in Reno, Nevada, in a course designed for the training of new judges of juvenile courts and family courts, within 12 months after taking office.
2. Unless the judge has previously attended such a course, each district judge who is first elected or appointed on or after October 1, 1995, in a judicial district that does not include a county whose population is 100,000 or more, shall attend instruction at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges in Reno, Nevada, in a course designed for the training of new judges of juvenile courts and family courts, within 24 months after taking office.
3. The cost of the instruction must be paid from the Account for Continuing Judicial Education.