Third Quarter Update

Ethics - Gifts, Honorarium, Travel and Use of Campaign Funds

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Regulations adopted by the Commission

The following are regulatory changes approved by the Commission during the past quarter concerning gifts, honorarium, travel, and use of campaign funds. To receive updates for all regulations before the Commission, please sign up for our mailing list here.

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Advice Letters

The following are advice letters issued by the Commission’s Legal Division during the past quarter concerning questions about gifts, honorarium, travel, and use of campaign funds. To receive the monthly report with all advice letters issued, please sign up for our mailing list here.

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Commission Opinions

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Enforcement Matters

The following are summaries of significant enforcement actions approved by the Commission in the past quarter concerning gifts, honorarium, travel, and use of campaign funds. To receive a monthly report of all enforcement actions, please sign up for our mailing list here.

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Legislation

AB 2158 (Mike Fong) – Local agency ethics trainings: school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools.

     

Status: Approved by the Governor and chaptered on 9/13/22.

Summary:

AB 2158 adds school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to the definition of “local agency” for purposes of the state’s local agency ethics training requirements, and would impose the ethics training requirements on a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, regardless of whether the member receives any type of compensation for expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The bill imposes these training requirements on the governing board and governing body members starting January 1, 2025.

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