Ethics Training Courses For State Officials
FREE ON-LINE ETHICS TRAINING COURSE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS
Cities, counties and special districts in California are required by law (AB 1234, Chapter 700, Stats. of 2005) to provide ethics training to their local officials. A free on-line ethics training course is available to satisfy the local government ethics training requirement. Use the link below to access the course available from the state Fair Political Practices Commission:
AB 1234 Ethics Training for Local Officials
Other training courses may be made available from commercial enterprises, nonprofit organizations and a local agency’s own legal counsel. Persons preparing ethics training courses should review the Attorney General’s guidelines.
See Attorney General Guidelines on Course Accuracy and Sufficiency 
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California law requires state officials to complete an ethics training course within six months of their hiring, and every two years thereafter. To help state officials meet this requirement, the Attorney General’s Office and the Fair Political Practices Commission have developed the Ethics Training Course. The state course will not satisfy the Assembly Bill 1234 local ethics course and vice versa.