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Bill May 16, 2026

Ethics training for local officials.

Requires an elected county, city, town, or township officer (officer) to complete a two hour ethics training course (training course) every two years. Specifies training course requirements. Requires the office of the attorney general, in coordination with the state board of accounts (SBOA) and the public access counselor, to develop an online training course not later than February 1, 2026. Requires the training course to be made available for viewing on the SBOA website. Allows a third party to provide a training course, if the course is approved by the office of the attorney general. Requires an officer to certify to the SBOA that the officer has completed a training course. Requires the SBOA to publish on its website: (1) a list of all officers who have submitted a training certification; and (2) lists of all training certifications submitted for previous years.

https://openstates.org/in/bills/2025/HB1429/
Edward Clere State Representative Cosponsor
AGENCIES; Public Access Counselor (PAC) AGENCIES; State Board of Accounts (SBOA) LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Generally LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Generally STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Attorney General
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