Maryland Public Ethics Law - Training and Financial Disclosure Requirements - Revisions

Training course content now explicitly includes conflict of interest, financial disclosure, relevant administrative, and other applicable requirements, replacing the previous general reference to Public Ethics Law requirements.

Training course for regulated lobbyists now includes provisions related to discrimination and harassment in addition to existing ethics law provisions.

Gift acceptance rules were reorganized with clearer language about when gifts would impair impartiality and independent judgment, including appearance of impairment for significant value gifts.

Financial disclosure schedules now explicitly require listing the source of compensated employment, including secondary employment, for the individual or immediate family members.

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