Anne McDermott AB1234 Certificate 1-12-23
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Public Service Ethics Education
Online Proof of Participation Certificate
Date of Completion: Training Time*:
This course is an overview course on all public service ethics issues necessary to satisfy the requirements
of Article 2.4 of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, including the
following:
• Laws relating to personal financial gain by public servants, including, but not limited to, laws
prohibiting bribery and conflict-of-interest laws.
• Laws relating to claiming perquisites (“perks”) 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.
• Government transparency laws, including, but not limited to, financial interest disclosure requirements
and open government laws.
• 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; and
• General ethical principles relating to public service.
The Fair Political Practices Commission and Attorney General have reviewed this course for course sufficiency and accuracy.
By signing below, I certify that I fully reviewed the content of the entire online AB 1234 course
approved by the Attorney General and Fair Political Practices Commission and am entitled to claim
two hours of public service ethics law and principles credit.
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Participant Signature Participant Name
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Agency Name
NOTE TO PARTICIPANT: Please provide a copy of this proof of participation to the custodian for such records at
your agency. In addition, we recommend you make a copy of this proof of participation for your own records to
retain for at least five years. To preserve the integrity of the online certification process; these certificates are only
available upon completing the online session. * To satisfy AB 1234 requirements, this certificate must reflect that
the public official spent two hours or more reviewing the materials presented in the online course. If the certificate
reflects less than two hours, the participant should have on file additional certificates demonstrating that the official
has satisfied the entire two hour requirement.
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Anne McDermott
City of Orange DRC
Jan 12, 2023 2 hr. 27 min.