The Political Reform Act (Gov. Code § 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 (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2., § 18730), which contains the terms of a standard conflict of interest code, which can be incorporated by reference, and which may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments in the Political Reform Act after public notice and hearings. Therefore, the terms of California Code of Regulations, title 2, section 18730 and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission are hereby incorporated by reference and, along with the attached appendix in which officials and employees are designated and disclosure categories are set forth, constitute the conflict of interest code of the Civil Rights Council.

Designated employees shall file statements of economic interests with their agency. Upon receipt of the statements of the Council members, the agency shall make and retain a copy and forward the original of these statements to the Fair Political Practices Commission. The statements for all other designated positions shall be retained with the agency and made available for public inspection and reproduction upon request. (Gov. Code, § 81008.)

General Provisions

When a designated employee is required to disclose investments and sources of income, he or she need only disclose investments in business entities and sources of income that do business in the jurisdiction, plan to do business in the jurisdiction or have done business in the jurisdiction within the past two years. In addition to other activities, a business entity is doing business within the jurisdiction if it owns real property within the jurisdiction. When a designated employee is required to disclose interests in real property, he/she need only disclose real property that is located in whole or in part within or not more than two miles outside the boundaries of the jurisdiction or within two miles of any land owned or used by the Civil Rights Council.

Designated employees shall disclose their financial interests pursuant to the appropriate disclosure category as indicated in appendix A.

Designated officials and employees assigned to this disclosure category must report all investments and business positions in business entities, sources of income and interests in real property.

Designated officials and employees assigned to this disclosure category must report investments and business positions in business entities andsources of income of the type which within the past two years have contracted to provide services, supplies, materials or equipment to the Department.