Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.

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The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or a start date for the new requirements.

Political Reform Act: Prospective Employment

AB-1286 updates the Political Reform Act to require public officials to disclose any agreements they have for future jobs before or after leaving office.

What This Bill Does

• Requires public officials to disclose arrangements for prospective employment according to specified deadlines.
• Defines an 'arrangement for prospective employment' as an agreement where a prospective employer’s offer of employment has been accepted by the prospective employee.
• Adds these new rules to the Political Reform Act, which already asks officials to share information about their investments and interests in real property and income received during the 12 months before assuming office.

Who It Names or Affects

• Public officials who have accepted job offers before leaving their current position.

Terms To Know

arrangement for prospective employment

An agreement where a prospective employer’s offer of employment has been accepted by the prospective employee.

misdemeanor

A type of crime that is less serious than a felony and usually punishable by a fine or short jail time.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify who will enforce these new rules.
• It's unclear how many public officials this law will affect since it depends on whether they have accepted future job offers.
• There is no specific date when the new requirements start.

Official Summary Text

AB 1286, Boerner.
Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.
The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires specified public officials to file statements disclosing their investments and interests in real property on the date they assume office, and income received during the 12 months before assuming office, and to file subsequent statements at intervals specified by regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission and upon leaving office.
This bill would also require those public officials to disclose arrangements for prospective employment according to specified deadlines. The bill would define “arrangement for prospective employment” as an agreement pursuant to which a prospective employer’s offer of employment has been accepted by the prospective employee.
The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the
Legislature may amend the act to further the act’s purposes upon a
2
/
3
vote of each house of the Legislature and compliance with specified procedural requirements.
This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.
A violation of the Political Reform Act of 1974 is punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating new disclosure requirements and therefore creating new crimes under the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required
by this act for a specified reason.

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