§74-3101. Briefing of newly appointed members of governing bodies
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as to duties and responsibilities — Ethics course.
A. The chief executive officer of any state agency, board, commission, council or other governing body of any department, system or authority shall be required, as part of his or her duties, to brief any newly appointed member of such governing body within two
(2)weeks from the date of the member’s appointment regarding duties and responsibilities and those of the body to which the member has been appointed, providing the new member with a copy of the statute or constitutional provision pertaining thereto, a copy of the last twelve monthly operating budgets showing all disbursements and receipts of such department or agency, and a copy of all rules and regulations existing in the agency, and other pertinent information that will assure that the new appointee is advised of such duties and responsibilities. The briefing may be delegated in part to the executive director or other managing officer of any department, system or authority under supervision of the governing body, the responsibility for its accomplishment remaining that of the chief executive officer.
B. Beginning January 1, 2027, each person elected or appointed for the first time as chief executive officer or head of a state agency, board, bureau, trust, commission, council, department, system, or authority shall be required within one
(1)year after taking the oath of office to attend a course directed by the Ethics Commission. The curriculum for the course shall include, but not be limited to, conflicts of interest, impartiality, misuse of office, misuse of authority, and financial disclosures. A certificate of completion shall be awarded to those persons who attend and successfully complete the course, and a list of such persons shall be maintained by the Ethics Commission. Any person who fails to satisfy the education requirements of this section shall cease to hold office commencing at the next scheduled meeting of the governing body following the first-year anniversary of the person’s taking the oath of office.
Added by Laws 1973, c. 113, § 1, emerg. eff. May 4, 1973. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 336, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.