California Government Code

§ 8956

GOV § 8956 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 2 · Title 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The appropriate legislative ethics committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course of the relevant statutes and regulations governing official conduct. The curriculum and presentation of the course shall be established by house rules.

(b)The committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course on the relevant ethical issues and laws relating to lobbying, in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission. The course shall also include information on each house of the Legislature’s policies against harassment, including sexual harassment, in connection with lobbying activities. One of the semiannual courses shall be held prior to June 30 of each year. This course may be combined with the course described in subdivision (a).

(c)At least once in each biennial session, each Member of the Legislature and each designated employee of the Legislature shall attend one of these courses.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 964, Sec. 1. (AB 2055) Effective January 1, 2019.