BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding employment of relatives and to provide an exemption regarding the employment of certain relatives.

H 686 amends Idaho Code § 18-1359 to revise restrictions on hiring relatives of public officials and add new exemptions. It removes the general ban on appointing relatives within the second degree to public positions paid by public funds, but requires cities with under 10,000 residents to follow strict procedures: publicly posting vacancies for 45 days, documenting outreach, maintaining written records of hiring decisions, and disclosing family relationships. The bill also allows employees already working for a local government before a related official's election to retain their positions and receive standard raises or promotions. This directly affects local government employees, officials, and hiring practices in small Idaho cities.