Education and training; transportation; office space, supplies, etc.

(a) This section shall apply only to Limestone County.

(b) The Limestone County Commission may pay the education and training expenses including, but not limited to, tuition, travel, lodging, books, and continuing education fees for the county coroner and his or her employees.

(c) The county commission may provide for the purchase, maintenance, and operation of a motor vehicle for the transportation of bodies to labs and to funeral homes. The county commission may assess and charge a fee for the transportation of bodies to a funeral home payable to the county general fund.

(d) The county commission may furnish the county coroner with office space, office equipment, computers, books, stationery, postage, and all other supplies necessary for carrying out the duties and functions of the office of coroner.

(Act 2000-67, p. 84, §§ 1-4.)