KRS 6.716: Current issues seminars for legislators and legislative employees.

(1) The commission shall design the general curriculum of a current issues seminar,

which shall include, but not be limited to, discussion of changes in the ethics laws

and administrative regulations, new advisory opinions, current ethical issues

confronting p ublic servants, practical application of ethics laws and principles to

specific issues and situations, and development of problem -solving skills. The

commission shall prepare the methods and materials necessary to implement the

curriculum.

(2) The commission shall:

(a) Administer the current issues seminars for legislators and training for

employees of the legislative branch of state government;

(b) Designate instructors to conduct their current issues courses who shall be

trained by the commission; and

(c) Notify legislators regarding attendance in these seminars.

(3) The current issues seminars for legislators shall be conducted in January of each

year. Each course shall be at least two (2) hours in length and shall be designed for

approval by the Kentucky Bar Association for continuing legal education ethics

credits which the bar association may require.

(4) To facilitate participant interaction, those portions of the seminars dedicated to

group participation may be closed to the public.

(5) Each legislator, after completion of an orientation training course, shall complete

one (1) current issues seminar annually.