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Board Members - Ethics Orientation

California law requires all appointees to take an ethics orientation within the first six months of their appointment and to repeat this ethics orientation every two years throughout their term.

The training includes important information on activities or actions that are inappropriate or illegal. For example, generally public officials cannot take part in decisions that directly affect their own economic interests. They are prohibited from misusing public funds, accepting free travel and accepting honoraria. There are limits on gifts.

An online, interactive version of the training is available on the Attorney General's Web site at http://ag.ca.gov/ethics/ . An accessible, text-only version of the materials is also available at the Attorney General's Web site.

Once you've completed the training, please send a copy of your certificate of completion to:

California Department of Consumer Affairs
Training & Development (TDS)
1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N321
Sacramento, CA 95834

If you have any questions about the content of the orientation, please call Department of Consumer Affairs Ethics Officer Albert Balingit at (916) 574-8220.

If you don't have Internet access, please call Carol Wong in TDS at (916) 574-8323 to obtain an information package on ethics orientation training.