36-11-307. Ethics and unlawful harassment training course for lobbyists — Internet availability — Content — Participation tracking — Penalty.
(1)
The lieutenant governor shall develop and maintain online training courses educating lobbyists about:
Terms Used In Utah Code 36-11-307
Lobbying: means communicating with a public official for the purpose of influencing a legislative action, executive action, local action, or education action. See Utah Code 36-11-102
Lobbyist: means :
(i)
an individual who is employed by a principal; or
(ii)
an individual who contracts for economic consideration, other than reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses, with a principal to lobby a public official. See Utah Code 36-11-102
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
federal workplace discrimination and harassment prohibitions and requirements;
(b)
the Utah Senate’s, Utah House’s, and the executive branch’s policies governing workplace discrimination and harassment prohibitions, policies, and procedures; and
(c)
state and federal requirements governing lobbyists, including lobbyist ethical requirements.
(2)
A training course described in Subsection (1) shall include training materials and exercises that are available on the Internet to lobbyists and to the public.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall design the ethics training course to assist lobbyists in understanding and complying with current ethical and campaign finance requirements under state law, legislative rules, and federal law.
(4)
The lieutenant governor may enter into an agreement with the Division of Human Resource Management to assist the lieutenant governor in providing the workplace discrimination and harassment training described in this section.
(5)
A training course described in this section shall include provisions for verifying when a lobbyist has successfully completed the training.
(6)
(a)
A lobbyist shall, within 30 days after the day on which the lobbyist applies for a lobbying license or a lobbying license renewal:
(i)
successfully complete the training courses described in this section; and
(ii)
provide to the lieutenant governor a document, signed by the lobbyist, certifying that the lobbyist has:
(A)
completed the training courses required by this section; and
(B)
received, read, understands, and will comply with the workplace discrimination and harassment policies adopted by the Utah Senate, the Utah House, and Utah’s executive branch.
(b)
The lieutenant governor may not issue a lobbying license, or renew a lobbying license, until the lieutenant governor has received from the lobbyist the document required by Subsection (6)(a).
(7)
A signature described in Subsection (6)(b) may be an electronic signature.
