31057962, 34-7.025 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 31057962

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

COMMISSION ON ETHICS

Chapter:

ETHICS TRAINING, FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Overview

RULE:

34-7.025

Ethics Training Course Content

PURPOSE:

Rule 34-7.025 is being amended to implement Chapter 2026-66, Laws of Florida, which becomes effective on July 1, 2026.  The Chapter Law amends Section 112.3142(2)(e), Florida Statutes, which is a statute concerning mandatory ethics training for certain public officers.  The statutory amendment sets forth three new subject areas, and indicates the Commission should revise its rule concerning minimum course content to include them.  The rule concerning minimum course content is Rule 34-7.025.  Accordingly, the amendment to Rule 34-7.025 will add these three subjects newly-identified in Chapter 2026-66 to the list of other topics already included in Rule.

SUMMARY:

As required by Chapter 2026-66, Rule 34-7.025(2)(b), F.A.C. is being amended to add the following three subjects to the list of ethics training course content: (1) known efforts by foreign countries of concern to target and influence subnational governments, including, but not limited to, the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Strategy; (2) how to identify, recognize, and report suspected foreign influence campaigns; and (3) enhanced penalties for violations relating to gifts from foreign countries of concern as defined in Section 286.101(1), F.S., or designated foreign terrorist organizations as defined in Section 775.32(1), F.S., under Section 112.313(2)(b), F.S.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

112.322(9), F.S., 112.3142, F.S.

LAW:

112.3142, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/26/2026 Vol. 52/124

COMMENTS:

From 6/26/2026 To 7/17/2026 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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