(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Governing body" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-201.
(b) "Human resource management duties" means the exercise of human resource management functions and responsibilities, including:
(i) complying with federal and state employment law;
(ii) administering compensation and benefits; and
(iii) ensuring employee safety.
(c) "Human resource management training" means a program designed to instruct an individual on the performance of human resource management duties.
(2) If a special district has full or part-time employees, the governing body shall:
(a) adopt human resource management policies;
(b) assign human resource management duties to one of the district's employees or another person; and
(c) ensure that the employee or person assigned under Subsection (2)(b) receives human resource management training.