(a) All judges of the municipal courts shall periodically satisfactorily complete a training course as provided in Article 2 of this chapter.

(b) The Georgia Municipal Courts Training Council shall keep records of training completed by municipal judges.

(c) If any municipal judge does not satisfactorily complete the required training in any year, the Georgia Municipal Courts Training Council shall promptly notify the Judicial Qualifications Commission, which shall remove the municipal judge from office unless the Judicial Qualifications Commission finds that the failure was caused by facts beyond the control of the municipal judge.

(d) The reasonable costs and expenses of such training shall be paid by the governing authority of the municipality from municipal funds.