§ 53235.1. — 53235.1. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 661, Sec. 2.)

California § 53235.1.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 2.
• Title 5.: DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
• Part 1.: PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
• Ch. 2.: CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees
• Art. 2.4.: ARTICLE 2.4. Ethics Training

Text

(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 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.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 661, Sec. 2. (SB 827) Effective January 1, 2026.