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District receives AB 2158 ethics training on conflicts, Brown Act and gift rules
Summary
Coachella Valley Unified trustees received a multi-hour AB 2158 ethics training covering Gov. Code §1090 (contracts), the Political Reform Act, Brown Act transparency rules, Form 700 gift-reporting (threshold $630) and new required fiscal training starting 2026.
Coachella Valley Unified trustees and senior staff took part in a multi-hour ethics training delivered by Brooke Jimenez, an attorney leading the Riverside office of her firm, focused on recent and upcoming changes to state ethics and transparency laws.
"Today, we're gonna, you know, complete the required AB 21 58 training concerning, ethics for, governing board members as well as other agency officials," Jimenez said as she introduced the session, which reviewed statutory conflict-of-interest rules and new training deadlines.
Why it matters: AB 2158 requires covered agency officials to complete two hours of ethics training every two years. Jimenez told trustees who serve as of Jan. 1, 2025, they must complete two hours by Jan. 1, 2026, and she flagged an additional two-hour fiscal/financial training requirement that will apply beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
Key legal standards: The presenter contrasted the government-code contract ban, commonly cited as Gov. Code §1090, with the…
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