The Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000, et seq.) requires state and local government agencies to adopt and promulgate conflict of interest codes. The Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation (2 California Code of Regulations Section 18730), that contains the terms of a standard conflict of interest code which can be incorporated by reference in an agency's code. After public notice and hearing, the standard code may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments in the Political Reform Act. Therefore, the terms of 2 California Code of Regulations Section 18730 and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission are hereby incorporated by reference into the Conflict of Interest Code for the California Privacy Protection Agency. This regulation and the attached Appendices, designating positions, and establishing disclosure requirement categories, shall constitute the Conflict of Interest code of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA).

The statement of economic interests for the CPPA Board Members and the Executive Director shall be filed electronically with the Fair Political Practices Commission. All other individuals holding designated positions shall file their statements with the CPPA. All statements must be made available for public inspection and reproduction (Gov. Code Sec. 81008).

The Executive Director may determine in writing that a particular consultant or new position, although a “designated position,” is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to comply with the disclosure requirements described in this section. Such determination shall include a description of the consultant's or new position's duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The Executive Director's determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection in the same manner and location as this conflict-of-interest code. (Gov. Code Sec. 81008.)

Disclosure Categories

Category 1:

Designated positions in this category shall disclose investments, business positions in business entities and income, (including receipt of gifts, loans and travel payments) and real property in the state of California.

Category 2:

Designated positions in this category shall disclose investments, business positions in business entities and income (including receipt of gifts, loans and travel payments), from sources that provide leased facilities, goods, equipment, vehicles, machinery or services, including training or consulting services of the type utilized by the California Privacy Protection Agency.