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Commission on Ethics approves amended regulations and will resubmit package to legislative commission

Commission on Ethics · August 21, 2024
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Summary

The Commission on Ethics unanimously approved two targeted revisions to its administrative regulations—reverting the definition of “subject” to public officers/employees and making rejection of defective anonymous complaints discretionary—then directed staff to prepare required documentation for the Legislative Commission.

The Commission on Ethics unanimously approved amendments to its administrative regulations on Aug. 12 after a public hearing in which Executive Director Armstrong explained changes intended to address concerns raised by the Legislative Commission. The commission voted to revert a proposed expansion of the term “subject” back to “public officer or public employee” and to make the rejection of anonymous or clearly defective complaints discretionary rather than mandatory, allowing the executive director authority to reject…

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