Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. In order
for an applicant to be an approved certified trainer, he must meet the
following requirements.
1. Required Training.
Certified trainer applicants are required to undergo a minimum of four hours of
training within the past three years that can be verified with attendance
records maintained by the ethics administration program prior to submitting an
application seeking certified trainer status. Courses that may count toward an
applicant's four-hour training requirement include:
a. two-hour training course(s) developed for
liaisons pursuant to
R.S.
42:1170(C);
b. public servant ethics training offered by
an employee of the ethics administration program or any other trainer who has
been previously certified to deliver public servant ethics training programs by
the ethics administration program; or
c. public servant ethics training offered via
the Board of Ethics website; however, no more than one hour will count toward
an applicant's four-hour training requirement.
2. Application Submission. All persons who
seek approval as a certified trainer to deliver a public servant ethics
training program must submit an application for trainer certification following
the completion of the required training pursuant to Subsection A of this
Section. The application can be found on the board's website.
3. Ongoing Training. A certified trainer who
wishes to maintain certified status in subsequent years is required to undergo
two hours of continuing education within 90 days of the beginning of each
calendar year; this requirement can be met through attendance at any of the
courses enumerated in Subsection A of this Section. A certified trainer who
does not undergo his two hour continuing education training course to maintain
his certified status will be required to attend four hours of training and
submit an application for trainer certification, which must be approved by the
ethics administrator, or his designee, to renew his certified trainer
status.
B. Certified
trainer applicants must not have been found to have been in violation of any of
the laws within The Code of Governmental Ethics,
R.S.
42:1101 et seq., prior to
submission of an application for trainer certification unless approval has been
obtained by the board in accordance with §2405.B 3
1. Subsection B does not include persons who
have been subject to a per day late fee pursuant to the laws under the
jurisdiction of the board, if said fee has been paid.
2. Subsection B does not apply to any persons
who have been found in violation of any other laws under the board's
supervision or jurisdiction including, but not limited to, the Campaign Finance
Disclosure Act,
R.S.
18:1481 et seq., or the Lobbyist Disclosure
Acts,
R.S. 24:50 et
seq.,
R.S. 49:71 et
seq., and
R.S. 33:9661
et seq.
3. A person who has been
found in violation of the Code of Governmental Ethics, as set forth in
Subsection B, may seek approval from the board to become a certified trainer
three years from the date the decision finding the violation is
final.
C. Certified
trainer applicants who are licensed to practice law may not be approved if
currently representing a client in connection with an ongoing investigation, if
representing a client in a matter in which charges have been filed by the
board, or if an attorney of record in a civil lawsuit in which the board is
named as an opposing party.
1. Subsection C
shall not prohibit an attorney from becoming a certified trainer if he is
representing a client in relation to an advisory opinion request before the
board.
2. Subsection C shall only
be read to apply to the individual attorney and shall not be read to be imputed
upon an attorney's firm.
D. Only upon approval by the ethics
administrator, or his designee, will an applicant become a certified trainer.
The ethics administrator, or his designee, retains the right to refuse approval
of applicants, or suspend or revoke the status of certified trainers as set
forth in §2413 H, who do
not comply with the requirements or standards of these rules. A person not
approved as a certified trainer under this Section may appeal the decision of
the ethics administrator, or his designee, to the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
42:1134(A).
