The following are ways staff may fulfill their annual ethics training requirement for 2010:
New Employees
(This includes a former employee who returns to House employment after a gap of more than 60 consecutive calendar days, as well as interns who are paid for more than 60 days.)
- ALL new employees must attend training within the first 60 days of House employment.
New employees who work in the Capitol Hill offices must attend a live ethics training briefing. (Click here to view the calendar of upcoming training sessions.)
Note: Detailees, fellows, unpaid interns, or any individuals who are employed by the House and paid for less than 60 days are not required to attend ethics training in 2009.
Existing employees – All existing employees who are not "new" employees must take one hour of ethics training during calendar year 2010. There are three options for fulfilling this training requirement:
- Attending a live training session on "gifts" or other general ethics topics (Click here to view the calendar of upcoming events);
- Watching a training video on HouseNet regarding on Gifts and Travel, Campaign Activity, or other general ethics topics; or
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Senior Staff – "Senior staff" refers to any employee paid at the senior staff level, which is $119,553.60 for calendar year 2010. In general, senior staff employees are required to complete two ethics trainings in order to satisfy the Committee's training requirement.
- Watching the "senior staff" training video available on HouseNet; or
- Attending a live "senior staff" or "financial disclosure" training session. (View the calendar.)
Note: Senior staff employees who completed a second hour of specialized "senior staff" training during the 110th Congress are required to take an additional hour of specialized "senior staff" training before the end of the 111th Congress.
The calendar of upcoming live training sessions for 2010 is available here.
Questions about any aspect of the ethics training requirement should be directed to the Committee staff at (202) 225-7103.
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