Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 827Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 65041 of the Government Code, relating to land use. Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and to add Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code, relating to local government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 827, as amended, Gonzalez. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. Local agency officials: training.Existing law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Existing law requires each training to be 2 hours and requires the officials to receive each training every 2 years, and as described otherwise, with the first training within one year of commencing service. Existing law requires the local agency to maintain records of the trainings, as prescribed.This bill would expand which local agency officials are required to complete the above-described ethics training to include any managerial-level employee with responsibility over the agencys finances and would instead require officials who commence service on or after January 1, 2026, to receive their initial training within 6 months of commencing service. The bill would require the local agency to publish the training records on its internet website, as specified.This bill would additionally require, if a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, all local agency officials, as defined, to receive at least 2 hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training, as described. The bill would require the training to be received at least once every 2 years, as provided. The bill would exempt from these requirements specified local agency officials if they are in compliance with existing education requirements specific to their positions.This bill would authorize a local agency or an association of local agencies to contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the training requirement, as described. The bill would require the training courses and materials to be developed in consultation with experts in local government finance. The bill would require providers of training courses to provide participants with proof of participation for purposes of complying with specified recordkeeping requirements. The bill would require a local agency to provide information on training available at least once annually. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation within the Governors office to provide long-range planning and research and to serve as the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law requires the Governor to prepare and maintain a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy Report, consistent with specified state planning priorities.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 53234 of the Government Code is amended to read:53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Legislative body has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.(b) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.(c) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances. (2)(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.(3)(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(d) Ethics laws include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.SEC. 2. Section 53235.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.SEC. 3. Section 53235.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.SEC. 4. Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, to read: Article 2.4.6. Ethical, Fiscal, and Financial Training53238. For purposes of this article:(a) Ethical, fiscal, and financial training includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, and cash management and investments.(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency officials public service and role in overseeing the local agencys operations and relevant to the local agencys procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.(b) Legislative body has the same meaning as in Section 54952.(c) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.(d) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) Any member of a local agencys legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.(3) Any employee designated by a local agencys legislative body to receive the training specified under this article.(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.53238.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training pursuant to this article.(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance.(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.53238.2. (a) Every local agency official who is in a local agencys service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that officials term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.53238.3. (a) A local agency that provides the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.53238.4. A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.SEC. 5. The Legislature finds and declares that the fiscal management of local governments is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act amending Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and adding Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code apply to all cities, including charter cities.SEC. 6. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 65041 of the Government Code is amended to read:65041.The Governor shall prepare and thereafter shall cause to be maintained, regularly reviewed, and revised a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. In the preparation of the report, priority shall be given to the development of statewide land use policy, including the recommendations resulting from the land use planning and implementation program set forth in Section 65040.6, and including the recommendations of the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65040.6. The report shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:(a)An overview, looking 20 to 30 years ahead, of state growth and development and a statement of approved state environmental goals and objectives, including those directed to land use, population growth and distribution, development, the conservation of natural resources, and air and water quality.(b)Description of new and revised state policies, programs and other actions of the executive and legislative branches required to implement statewide environmental goals, including intermediate-range plans and actions directed to natural resources, human resources, and transportation.(c)On and after January 1, 2004, any revision to the report shall provide that the goals are consistent with the state planning priorities specified pursuant to Section 65041.1.
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 827Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 65041 of the Government Code, relating to land use. Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and to add Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code, relating to local government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 827, as amended, Gonzalez. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. Local agency officials: training.Existing law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Existing law requires each training to be 2 hours and requires the officials to receive each training every 2 years, and as described otherwise, with the first training within one year of commencing service. Existing law requires the local agency to maintain records of the trainings, as prescribed.This bill would expand which local agency officials are required to complete the above-described ethics training to include any managerial-level employee with responsibility over the agencys finances and would instead require officials who commence service on or after January 1, 2026, to receive their initial training within 6 months of commencing service. The bill would require the local agency to publish the training records on its internet website, as specified.This bill would additionally require, if a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, all local agency officials, as defined, to receive at least 2 hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training, as described. The bill would require the training to be received at least once every 2 years, as provided. The bill would exempt from these requirements specified local agency officials if they are in compliance with existing education requirements specific to their positions.This bill would authorize a local agency or an association of local agencies to contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the training requirement, as described. The bill would require the training courses and materials to be developed in consultation with experts in local government finance. The bill would require providers of training courses to provide participants with proof of participation for purposes of complying with specified recordkeeping requirements. The bill would require a local agency to provide information on training available at least once annually. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation within the Governors office to provide long-range planning and research and to serve as the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law requires the Governor to prepare and maintain a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy Report, consistent with specified state planning priorities.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
Amended IN Senate March 26, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 827
Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Senator Gonzalez
February 21, 2025
An act to amend Section 65041 of the Government Code, relating to land use. Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and to add Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code, relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 827, as amended, Gonzalez. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. Local agency officials: training.
Existing law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Existing law requires each training to be 2 hours and requires the officials to receive each training every 2 years, and as described otherwise, with the first training within one year of commencing service. Existing law requires the local agency to maintain records of the trainings, as prescribed.This bill would expand which local agency officials are required to complete the above-described ethics training to include any managerial-level employee with responsibility over the agencys finances and would instead require officials who commence service on or after January 1, 2026, to receive their initial training within 6 months of commencing service. The bill would require the local agency to publish the training records on its internet website, as specified.This bill would additionally require, if a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, all local agency officials, as defined, to receive at least 2 hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training, as described. The bill would require the training to be received at least once every 2 years, as provided. The bill would exempt from these requirements specified local agency officials if they are in compliance with existing education requirements specific to their positions.This bill would authorize a local agency or an association of local agencies to contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the training requirement, as described. The bill would require the training courses and materials to be developed in consultation with experts in local government finance. The bill would require providers of training courses to provide participants with proof of participation for purposes of complying with specified recordkeeping requirements. The bill would require a local agency to provide information on training available at least once annually. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation within the Governors office to provide long-range planning and research and to serve as the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law requires the Governor to prepare and maintain a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy Report, consistent with specified state planning priorities.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law imposes ethics training on specified local agency officials. Existing law requires each training to be 2 hours and requires the officials to receive each training every 2 years, and as described otherwise, with the first training within one year of commencing service. Existing law requires the local agency to maintain records of the trainings, as prescribed.
This bill would expand which local agency officials are required to complete the above-described ethics training to include any managerial-level employee with responsibility over the agencys finances and would instead require officials who commence service on or after January 1, 2026, to receive their initial training within 6 months of commencing service. The bill would require the local agency to publish the training records on its internet website, as specified.
This bill would additionally require, if a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, all local agency officials, as defined, to receive at least 2 hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training, as described. The bill would require the training to be received at least once every 2 years, as provided. The bill would exempt from these requirements specified local agency officials if they are in compliance with existing education requirements specific to their positions.
This bill would authorize a local agency or an association of local agencies to contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the training requirement, as described. The bill would require the training courses and materials to be developed in consultation with experts in local government finance. The bill would require providers of training courses to provide participants with proof of participation for purposes of complying with specified recordkeeping requirements. The bill would require a local agency to provide information on training available at least once annually. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation within the Governors office to provide long-range planning and research and to serve as the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law requires the Governor to prepare and maintain a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy Report, consistent with specified state planning priorities.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 53234 of the Government Code is amended to read:53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Legislative body has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.(b) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.(c) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances. (2)(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.(3)(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(d) Ethics laws include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.SEC. 2. Section 53235.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.SEC. 3. Section 53235.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.SEC. 4. Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, to read: Article 2.4.6. Ethical, Fiscal, and Financial Training53238. For purposes of this article:(a) Ethical, fiscal, and financial training includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, and cash management and investments.(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency officials public service and role in overseeing the local agencys operations and relevant to the local agencys procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.(b) Legislative body has the same meaning as in Section 54952.(c) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.(d) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) Any member of a local agencys legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.(3) Any employee designated by a local agencys legislative body to receive the training specified under this article.(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.53238.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training pursuant to this article.(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance.(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.53238.2. (a) Every local agency official who is in a local agencys service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that officials term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.53238.3. (a) A local agency that provides the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.53238.4. A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.SEC. 5. The Legislature finds and declares that the fiscal management of local governments is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act amending Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and adding Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code apply to all cities, including charter cities.SEC. 6. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 65041 of the Government Code is amended to read:65041.The Governor shall prepare and thereafter shall cause to be maintained, regularly reviewed, and revised a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. In the preparation of the report, priority shall be given to the development of statewide land use policy, including the recommendations resulting from the land use planning and implementation program set forth in Section 65040.6, and including the recommendations of the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65040.6. The report shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:(a)An overview, looking 20 to 30 years ahead, of state growth and development and a statement of approved state environmental goals and objectives, including those directed to land use, population growth and distribution, development, the conservation of natural resources, and air and water quality.(b)Description of new and revised state policies, programs and other actions of the executive and legislative branches required to implement statewide environmental goals, including intermediate-range plans and actions directed to natural resources, human resources, and transportation.(c)On and after January 1, 2004, any revision to the report shall provide that the goals are consistent with the state planning priorities specified pursuant to Section 65041.1.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 53234 of the Government Code is amended to read:53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Legislative body has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.(b) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.(c) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances. (2)(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.(3)(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(d) Ethics laws include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.
SECTION 1. Section 53234 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Legislative body has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.(b) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.(c) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances. (2)(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.(3)(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(d) Ethics laws include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.
53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Legislative body has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.(b) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.(c) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances. (2)(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.(3)(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(d) Ethics laws include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.
53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Legislative body has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.(b) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.(c) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances. (2)(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.(3)(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(d) Ethics laws include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.
53234. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) Legislative body has the same meaning as specified in Section 54952.
(b) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, county office of education, charter school, or special district.
(c) Local agency official means any of the following:
(1) A member of a local agency legislative body or an elected local agency official officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.
(2)
(3) An employee designated by a local agency governing body to receive the training specified under this article.
(3)
(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) Ethics laws include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.
(2) Laws relating to claiming perquisites of office, including, but not limited to, gift and travel restrictions, prohibitions against the use of public resources for personal or political purposes, prohibitions against gifts of public funds, mass mailing restrictions, and prohibitions against acceptance of free or discounted transportation by transportation companies.
(3) Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements and open government laws.
(4) Laws relating to fair processes, including, but not limited to, common law bias prohibitions, due process requirements, incompatible offices, competitive bidding requirements for public contracts, and disqualification from participating in decisions affecting family members.
SEC. 2. Section 53235.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.
SEC. 2. Section 53235.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.
53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.
53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.
53235.1. (a) Each local agency official in local agency service as of January 1, 2006, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 9, 2007, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2007. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2006, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than one year from the first day of service with the local agency. agency and each local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, each local agency official shall receive the training required by subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
(2) Each local agency official who, as of January 1, 2025, is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, except for officials whose term of office ends before January 1, 2026, shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 before January 1, 2026. Thereafter, each local agency official who is a member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school shall receive the training required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 53235 at least once every two years.
(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency shall satisfy the requirements of this article once every two years without regard to the number of local agencies with which the official serves.
SEC. 3. Section 53235.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.
SEC. 3. Section 53235.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:
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53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.
53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.
53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.
53235.2. (a) A local agency that requires its local agency officials to complete provides the ethical training prescribed by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:
(1) The dates that local officials satisfied the requirements of this article.
(2) The entity that provided the training.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).
(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.
SEC. 4. Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, to read: Article 2.4.6. Ethical, Fiscal, and Financial Training53238. For purposes of this article:(a) Ethical, fiscal, and financial training includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, and cash management and investments.(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency officials public service and role in overseeing the local agencys operations and relevant to the local agencys procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.(b) Legislative body has the same meaning as in Section 54952.(c) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.(d) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) Any member of a local agencys legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.(3) Any employee designated by a local agencys legislative body to receive the training specified under this article.(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.53238.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training pursuant to this article.(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance.(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.53238.2. (a) Every local agency official who is in a local agencys service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that officials term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.53238.3. (a) A local agency that provides the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.53238.4. A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.
SEC. 4. Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, to read:
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Article 2.4.6. Ethical, Fiscal, and Financial Training53238. For purposes of this article:(a) Ethical, fiscal, and financial training includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, and cash management and investments.(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency officials public service and role in overseeing the local agencys operations and relevant to the local agencys procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.(b) Legislative body has the same meaning as in Section 54952.(c) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.(d) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) Any member of a local agencys legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.(3) Any employee designated by a local agencys legislative body to receive the training specified under this article.(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.53238.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training pursuant to this article.(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance.(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.53238.2. (a) Every local agency official who is in a local agencys service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that officials term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.53238.3. (a) A local agency that provides the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.53238.4. A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.
Article 2.4.6. Ethical, Fiscal, and Financial Training53238. For purposes of this article:(a) Ethical, fiscal, and financial training includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, and cash management and investments.(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency officials public service and role in overseeing the local agencys operations and relevant to the local agencys procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.(b) Legislative body has the same meaning as in Section 54952.(c) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.(d) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) Any member of a local agencys legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.(3) Any employee designated by a local agencys legislative body to receive the training specified under this article.(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.53238.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training pursuant to this article.(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance.(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.53238.2. (a) Every local agency official who is in a local agencys service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that officials term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.53238.3. (a) A local agency that provides the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.53238.4. A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.
Article 2.4.6. Ethical, Fiscal, and Financial Training
Article 2.4.6. Ethical, Fiscal, and Financial Training
53238. For purposes of this article:(a) Ethical, fiscal, and financial training includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, and cash management and investments.(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency officials public service and role in overseeing the local agencys operations and relevant to the local agencys procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.(b) Legislative body has the same meaning as in Section 54952.(c) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.(d) Local agency official means any of the following:(1) Any member of a local agencys legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.(3) Any employee designated by a local agencys legislative body to receive the training specified under this article.(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
53238. For purposes of this article:
(a) Ethical, fiscal, and financial training includes, but is not limited to, training in all of the following:
(1) Laws and principles relating to financial administration and short- and long-term fiscal management, including, but not limited to, the role and responsibilities of financial administration, financial policies, municipal budgets and budget processes, and financial reporting and auditing.
(2) Laws and principles relating to, but not limited to, capital financing and debt management, mechanisms for local agency revenues, pensions and other postemployment benefits, and cash management and investments.
(3) General fiscal and financial planning principles and any pertinent laws relevant to the local agency officials public service and role in overseeing the local agencys operations and relevant to the local agencys procurement and contracting practices and responsibilities.
(b) Legislative body has the same meaning as in Section 54952.
(c) Local agency means a city, county, city and county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, or special district.
(d) Local agency official means any of the following:
(1) Any member of a local agencys legislative body or any elected officer of a local agency who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
(2) Any managerial-level employee of the local agency with responsibility over the local agencys finances.
(3) Any employee designated by a local agencys legislative body to receive the training specified under this article.
(4) A member of the governing board of a school district, a county board of education, or the governing body of a charter school, whether or not that member receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
53238.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training pursuant to this article.(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance.(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.
53238.1. (a) If a local agency provides any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to a member of a legislative body, or provides reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member of a legislative body in the performance of official duties, then all local agency officials shall receive at least two hours of ethical, fiscal, and financial training pursuant to this article.
(b) A local agency or an association of local agencies may contract with or otherwise collaborate with a provider of a training course to offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests, to its local agency officials to meet the requirements of this article.
(c) Training courses, or the sets of self-study materials with tests, may be taken in person or online. These courses and materials shall be developed in consultation with widely recognized experts in local government finance.
(d) All providers of training courses under this article shall provide participants with proof of participation to meet the requirements of Section 53238.3.
(e) A local agency shall provide information on training available to meet the requirements of this article to its local agency officials at least once annually.
53238.2. (a) Every local agency official who is in a local agencys service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that officials term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.
53238.2. (a) Every local agency official who is in a local agencys service as of January 1, 2026, and commenced that service prior to January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article before January 1, 2028, unless that officials term of office ends before January 9, 2028. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.
(b) Every local agency official who commences service with a local agency on or after January 1, 2026, shall receive the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article no later than six months from the first day of service with the local agency. Thereafter, the local agency official shall receive the training at least once every two years.
(c) A local agency official who serves more than one local agency is only required to comply with the training requirements of this article once every two years, regardless of the number of local agencies the local agency official serves. However, the local agency official shall provide a copy of proof of participation to all local agencies that they serve.
53238.3. (a) A local agency that provides the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.(2) The entity that provided the training.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.
53238.3. (a) A local agency that provides the ethical, fiscal, and financial training required by this article shall maintain records indicating both of the following:
(1) The dates that local agency officials satisfied the requirements of this article.
(2) The entity that provided the training.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local agency shall maintain these records for at least five years after local agency officials receive the training. These records are public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).
(c) Commencing July 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, if a local agency has an internet website, the local agency shall publish the most recent records required by this section on its internet website.
53238.4. A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.
53238.4. A local agency official who is in compliance with Section 26945, 26945.1, 27000.7, 27000.8, or 27000.9 is exempt from the provisions of this article.
SEC. 5. The Legislature finds and declares that the fiscal management of local governments is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act amending Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and adding Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code apply to all cities, including charter cities.
SEC. 5. The Legislature finds and declares that the fiscal management of local governments is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act amending Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and adding Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code apply to all cities, including charter cities.
SEC. 5. The Legislature finds and declares that the fiscal management of local governments is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act amending Sections 53234, 53235.1, and 53235.2 of, and adding Article 2.4.6 (commencing with Section 53238) to Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of, the Government Code apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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SEC. 6. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 6. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 6. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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The Governor shall prepare and thereafter shall cause to be maintained, regularly reviewed, and revised a comprehensive State Environmental Goals and Policy Report. In the preparation of the report, priority shall be given to the development of statewide land use policy, including the recommendations resulting from the land use planning and implementation program set forth in Section 65040.6, and including the recommendations of the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65040.6. The report shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:
(a)An overview, looking 20 to 30 years ahead, of state growth and development and a statement of approved state environmental goals and objectives, including those directed to land use, population growth and distribution, development, the conservation of natural resources, and air and water quality.
(b)Description of new and revised state policies, programs and other actions of the executive and legislative branches required to implement statewide environmental goals, including intermediate-range plans and actions directed to natural resources, human resources, and transportation.
(c)On and after January 1, 2004, any revision to the report shall provide that the goals are consistent with the state planning priorities specified pursuant to Section 65041.1.