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GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 53234-53235.2



53234.  For the purposes of this article, the following terms have
the following meanings:
   (a) "Legislative body" has the same meaning as specified in
Section 54952.
   (b) "Local agency" means a city, county, city and county, charter
city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.
   (c) "Local agency official" means the following:
   (1) Any member of a local agency legislative body or any elected
local agency official who receives any type of compensation, salary,
or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of official duties.
   (2) Any employee designated by a local agency governing body to
receive the training specified under this article.
   (d) "Ethics laws" include, but are not limited to, the following:
   (1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants,
including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and
conflict-of-interest laws.
   (2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including,
but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions
against the use of public resources for personal or political
purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing
restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or
discounted transportation by transportation companies.
   (3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to,
financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.
   (4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited
to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements,
incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public
contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions
affecting family members.


53235.  (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation,
salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member
of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all
local agency officials shall receive training in ethics pursuant to
this article.
   (b) Each local agency official shall receive at least two hours of
training in general ethics principles and ethics laws relevant to
his or her public service every two years.
   (c) If any entity develops curricula to satisfy the requirements
of this section, then the Fair Political Practices Commission and the
Attorney General shall be consulted regarding the sufficiency and
accuracy of any proposed course content. When reviewing any proposed
course content the Fair Political Practices Commission and the
Attorney General shall not preclude an entity from also including
local ethics policies in the curricula.
   (d) A local agency or an association of local agencies may offer
one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with
tests, to meet the requirements of this section. These courses may be
taken at home, in-person, or online.
   (e) All providers of training courses to meet the requirements of
this article shall provide participants with proof of participation
to meet the requirements of Section 53235.2.
   (f) A local agency shall provide information on training available
to meet the requirements of this article to its local officials at
least once annually.



53235.1.  (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as
of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends
before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter,
each local agency official shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
   (b) Each local agency official who commences service with a local
agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training
required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year
from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each
local agency official shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
   (c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency
shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years
without regard to the number of local agencies with which he or she
serves.


53235.2.  (a) A local agency that requires its local agency
officials to complete the ethical training prescribed by this article
shall maintain records indicating both of the following:
   (1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of
this article.
   (2) The entity that provided the training.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency
shall maintain these records for at least five years after local
officials receive the training. These records are public records
subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title
1).


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Statutes > California > Gov > 53234-53235.2

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 53234-53235.2



53234.  For the purposes of this article, the following terms have
the following meanings:
   (a) "Legislative body" has the same meaning as specified in
Section 54952.
   (b) "Local agency" means a city, county, city and county, charter
city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.
   (c) "Local agency official" means the following:
   (1) Any member of a local agency legislative body or any elected
local agency official who receives any type of compensation, salary,
or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of official duties.
   (2) Any employee designated by a local agency governing body to
receive the training specified under this article.
   (d) "Ethics laws" include, but are not limited to, the following:
   (1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants,
including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and
conflict-of-interest laws.
   (2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including,
but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions
against the use of public resources for personal or political
purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing
restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or
discounted transportation by transportation companies.
   (3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to,
financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.
   (4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited
to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements,
incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public
contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions
affecting family members.


53235.  (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation,
salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member
of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all
local agency officials shall receive training in ethics pursuant to
this article.
   (b) Each local agency official shall receive at least two hours of
training in general ethics principles and ethics laws relevant to
his or her public service every two years.
   (c) If any entity develops curricula to satisfy the requirements
of this section, then the Fair Political Practices Commission and the
Attorney General shall be consulted regarding the sufficiency and
accuracy of any proposed course content. When reviewing any proposed
course content the Fair Political Practices Commission and the
Attorney General shall not preclude an entity from also including
local ethics policies in the curricula.
   (d) A local agency or an association of local agencies may offer
one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with
tests, to meet the requirements of this section. These courses may be
taken at home, in-person, or online.
   (e) All providers of training courses to meet the requirements of
this article shall provide participants with proof of participation
to meet the requirements of Section 53235.2.
   (f) A local agency shall provide information on training available
to meet the requirements of this article to its local officials at
least once annually.



53235.1.  (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as
of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends
before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter,
each local agency official shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
   (b) Each local agency official who commences service with a local
agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training
required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year
from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each
local agency official shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
   (c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency
shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years
without regard to the number of local agencies with which he or she
serves.


53235.2.  (a) A local agency that requires its local agency
officials to complete the ethical training prescribed by this article
shall maintain records indicating both of the following:
   (1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of
this article.
   (2) The entity that provided the training.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency
shall maintain these records for at least five years after local
officials receive the training. These records are public records
subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title
1).



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Statutes > California > Gov > 53234-53235.2

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 53234-53235.2



53234.  For the purposes of this article, the following terms have
the following meanings:
   (a) "Legislative body" has the same meaning as specified in
Section 54952.
   (b) "Local agency" means a city, county, city and county, charter
city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.
   (c) "Local agency official" means the following:
   (1) Any member of a local agency legislative body or any elected
local agency official who receives any type of compensation, salary,
or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of official duties.
   (2) Any employee designated by a local agency governing body to
receive the training specified under this article.
   (d) "Ethics laws" include, but are not limited to, the following:
   (1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants,
including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and
conflict-of-interest laws.
   (2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including,
but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions
against the use of public resources for personal or political
purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing
restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or
discounted transportation by transportation companies.
   (3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to,
financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.
   (4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited
to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements,
incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public
contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions
affecting family members.


53235.  (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation,
salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member
of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all
local agency officials shall receive training in ethics pursuant to
this article.
   (b) Each local agency official shall receive at least two hours of
training in general ethics principles and ethics laws relevant to
his or her public service every two years.
   (c) If any entity develops curricula to satisfy the requirements
of this section, then the Fair Political Practices Commission and the
Attorney General shall be consulted regarding the sufficiency and
accuracy of any proposed course content. When reviewing any proposed
course content the Fair Political Practices Commission and the
Attorney General shall not preclude an entity from also including
local ethics policies in the curricula.
   (d) A local agency or an association of local agencies may offer
one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with
tests, to meet the requirements of this section. These courses may be
taken at home, in-person, or online.
   (e) All providers of training courses to meet the requirements of
this article shall provide participants with proof of participation
to meet the requirements of Section 53235.2.
   (f) A local agency shall provide information on training available
to meet the requirements of this article to its local officials at
least once annually.



53235.1.  (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as
of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends
before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter,
each local agency official shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
   (b) Each local agency official who commences service with a local
agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training
required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year
from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each
local agency official shall receive the training required by
subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
   (c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency
shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years
without regard to the number of local agencies with which he or she
serves.


53235.2.  (a) A local agency that requires its local agency
officials to complete the ethical training prescribed by this article
shall maintain records indicating both of the following:
   (1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of
this article.
   (2) The entity that provided the training.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency
shall maintain these records for at least five years after local
officials receive the training. These records are public records
subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title
1).