The Fair Political Practices Commission last week amended California Code of Regulations section 18700. This amendment restructured the conflict of interest analysis by providing definitions and consolidating the analysis down to four core questions rather than the common eight-step process. It is the FPPC's goal to make the regulations more easily understood by the regulated community and the public. As with some previous amendments, the FPPC is delaying the publishing of Regulation 18700 until other regulations are amended, which will also delay the effective date of the amendment until 30 days after being published.
Below is a complete list of regulations the FPPC has recently adopted but delayed as it continues with its project to revise the conflict of interest regulations.
In addition, this year the FPPC intends to focus on:
For more information on this FPPC project and how it may affect your agency, please contact Dianna Valdez or Grover Trask in BB&K’s Public Policy & Ethics Group, or your BB&K attorney.
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