The purpose of the amendment is to implement Chapter 2019-163, Laws of Florida, which amended Section 112.3142, Florida Statutes, to require commissioners of community redevelopment agencies to complete four hours of ethics training each calendar ...

 

COMMISSION ON ETHICS

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

34-7.025Ethics Training Course Content

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment is to implement Chapter 2019-163, Laws of Florida, which amended Section 112.3142, Florida Statutes, to require commissioners of community redevelopment agencies to complete four hours of ethics training each calendar year, beginning January 1, 2020. The effect of the amendment will be to include such commissioners as among those required to complete such training.

SUMMARY: The amendment adds commissioners of community redevelopment agencies to the public officers identified in the rule as having to complete the four hours of training.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: based on past experience with other public officers who must complete the four hours of training required by the rule, the adverse impact or regulatory costs, if any, do not exceed and would not be expected to exceed any one of the economic analysis criteria set forth in Section 120.541(2)(a), F.S.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Art. II, Section 8, Fla. Const., 112.322(9) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: Chapter 2019-163, Laws of Florida

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: December 6, 2019, 8:30 a.m.

PLACE: First District Court of Appeal, Third Floor Courtroom, 2000 Drayton Drive, Tallahassee, Florida

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 3 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Victoria Kaiser, Executive Secretary, Florida Commission on Ethics, [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Grayden Schafer, Senior Attorney, Florida Commission on Ethics, [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

34-7.025 Ethics Training Course Content.

(1) Constitutional officers, and elected municipal officers, and commissioners of community redevelopment agencies created under part III of chapter 163 are required by Section 112.3142, F.S., to complete four (4) hours of ethics training each calendar year.

(2)(a) In addition to receiving training on Florida’s public records laws (Chapter 119, F.S.) and open meetings laws (Chapter 286, F.S.), constitutional officers, and elected municipal officers, and commissioners of community redevelopment agencies created under part III of chapter 163 are required to obtain ethics training that is derived from Article II, Section 8, Florida Constitution, “Ethics in Government,” and Chapter 112, Part III, F.S., the “Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees.”

(b) No change.

(3) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 112.322(9), 112.3142 FS. Law Implemented 112.3142 FS. History‒New 9-10-13, Amended 1-8-15, ____.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Grayden Schafer, Senior Attorney, Florida Commission on Ethics, (850)-488-7864

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: C. Christopher Anderson, III, Executive Director, Florida Commission on Ethics, (850)-488-7864

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 7, 2019

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: October 4, 2019