News & Updates, State Ethics Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Ethics Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ethhomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Ieth http://www.mass.gov/Ieth/RSS/Home/newsandupdates.xml © 2009 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2009-10-29T00:00:00Z Mandatory Education and Training Requirements - Implementation Procedures http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ethmodulechunk&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Ieth&b=terminalcontent&f=pubed_mandatory_education_training_implementation&csid=Ieth 2009-10-29T00:00:00Z 2009-10-29T00:00:00Z Procedures to assist public employees in implementing and complying with mandatory education and training requirements. Mandatory Education and Training Requirements for All Public Employees http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ethmodulechunk&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Ieth&b=terminalcontent&f=pubed_mandatory_education_summary&csid=Ieth 2009-09-28T00:00:00Z 2009-09-28T00:00:00Z Ethics Reform Bill Signed into Law http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ethmodulechunk&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Ieth&b=terminalcontent&f=Ethics_bill_announcement&csid=Ieth 2009-07-23T00:00:00Z 2009-07-23T00:00:00Z On July 1, 2009, Governor Patrick signed into law Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2009, An Act to Improve the Laws Relating to Campaign Finance, Ethics and Lobbying. Revisions to Regulations http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ethmodulechunk&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Ieth&b=terminalcontent&f=legal_draft_regs_notice_2009&csid=Ieth 2009-05-20T00:00:00Z 2009-05-20T00:00:00Z The State Ethics Commission is revising its regulation concerning exemptions from the conflict of interest law, 930 C.M.R. Section 5.00. Changes will be made to the provisions concerning gifts, as directed by the July 1, 2009 ethics reform act, and travel, and several new exemptions may be created.