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HB 1429 IN

Ethics training for local officials.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Latest action (Jan 21, 2025) First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

Summary

Requires an elected county, city, town, or township officer (officer) to complete a two hour ethics training course (training course) every two years. Specifies training course requirements. Requires the office of the attorney general, in coordination with the state board of accounts (SBOA) and the public access counselor, to develop an online training course not later than February 1, 2026. Requires the training course to be made available for viewing on the SBOA website. Allows a third party to provide a training course, if the course is approved by the office of the attorney general. Requires an officer to certify to the SBOA that the officer has completed a training course. Requires the SBOA to publish on its website: (1) a list of all officers who have submitted a training certification; and (2) lists of all training certifications submitted for previous years.

Sponsor (1)

2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 21, 2025 Coauthored by Representatives Hamilton and Clere · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative Dant Chesser · lower
  3. Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government · lower
Subjects
AGENCIES; Public Access Counselor (PAC)AGENCIES; State Board of Accounts (SBOA)LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; GenerallyLOCAL GOVERNMENT; GenerallySTATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Attorney General

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