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The citizens of Tennessee are entitled to a responsive, accountable, and incorruptible government. The Tennessee Ethics Commission was therefore established by the general assembly to sustain the public's confidence in government by increasing government's integrity and transparency through the regulation of lobbying activities, financial disclosure requirements, and ethical conduct.
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| 8/28/08 | Commission Meeting moved to LP 31 at Legislative Plaza. |
| 8/22/08 | IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR LOBBYISTS WHO HAVE NOT MET THEIR MANDATORY TRAINING
REQUIREMENT FOR 2008.
Pursuant to T.C.A. §3-6-114(b), lobbyists are required to attend one ethics course annually. The last "live" lobbyist training session will take place on November 6th at 10 a.m. in Room 29 at the Legislative Plaza in Nashville. Please register by clicking the link below. This is the last opportunity for "live" training in 2008. For those lobbyists who cannot attend or prefer to do so, the training requirement may be met by registering, paying the training fee, watching the archived lobbyist training video, and completing the verification of training form. See the links below:
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| 7/1/08 | Commission meetings for the remainder of 2008
Dates:
Location: Legislative Plaza, Nashville Meeting Information View agendas, drafts, and notices
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4/2/08 |
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR EMPLOYERS OF LOBBYISTS: Employer of Lobbyist Expenditure Reports are due May 15, 2008 and must be filed electronically at iLobby.
You will need your username and password to access your account. If you do not have your username and password, you will have the option to retrieve this information on the login page of the ilobby application. You must complete every item on the form. Please make sure to provide the name of your lobbyist(s). If you need further assistance to retrieve this information, please call the TN.gov Help Desk at 615-313-0300. Any other questions should be directed to the Ethics Commission at 615-253-8634 or email the Commission at ethics.counsel@state.tn.us. |
| 3/5/08 | Pursuant to T.C.A. §3-6-305 (8)-(10), the gift threshold has been adjusted to $ 51 by the Commission to compensate for a 2.8 percent raise in the Consumer Price Index in 2007. |
| 2/28/08 | IMPORTANT NOTE: Statement of Disclosure of Interest (ss-8005) for local elected officials and candidates and certain State officials (non-General Assembly) were due January 31, 2008 and may still be filed electronically at http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/conflict/. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Since January 8th, over 5000 local elected officials have successfully filed on-line. The Commission staff and its Help Desk are available by telephone to assist callers with this process.
Warning letters will shortly be issued for delinquent filers. To avoid the imposition of a civil penalty, please file immediately if you have not done so already. PAPER FILING NOW PERMITTED: The Commission decided on January 15, 2008 that Disclosure of Interest Statements by local elected officials and candidates and certain State officials may be filed on paper which will be transferred to an electronic form. Paper forms may be downloaded and submitted by mail to the Commission. Click for Statement of Disclosure of Interest (ss-8005) and Instructions. CHECK FOR MISSING FORMS: The Commission has been informed by the electronic system vendor that some electronic filings made on January 8 and 9 were not saved by the system to the on-line database. Since there is no way to tell for sure which filings were not saved, the Commission is asking that persons who may have filed electronically on those dates please check the website and make sure their statements are shown. The Commission regrets this error and appreciates your patience and understanding. |
| 2/28/08 | IMPORTANT NOTE: Statement of Disclosure of Interest (ss-8004) for Members of the General Assembly, the Governor, the Constitutional Officers, and the Governor's Cabinet are due April 15, 2008 and, starting March 4th, may be filed electronically at http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/conflict/. Reminder letters will be sent to your office or home address by March 1st. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Since January 8th, over 5000 local elected officials have successfully filed on-line. The Commission staff and its Help Desk are available by telephone to assist callers with this process.
Paper forms may be downloaded and submitted by mail to the Commission. Click for Statement of Disclosure of Interest (ss-8004) and Instructions. Please note that paper forms will be transferred to an electronic format for posting on the web. |
| 2/7/08 | 2008 Lobbyist and Employer of Lobbyist Registrations are available for public searches by Clicking "iLobby" above. Public searches can be performed by name or subject matter. Smart key searching is also available. 2008 Disclosure of Interest Statements are available for public searches by clicking "Disclosure Filing" above. Over 5100 statements of local elected officials and certain state officials are available to be viewed. Searches can be performed by name or by county. Smart key searching is also available. |
| 2/1/08 | Commission Releases 2007 Annual Report
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| 10/09/07 | Commission posts names of counties, municipalities and other local governmental entities that have filed codes of conduct. |
| 9/28/07 | The following public officials have failed to file a Statement of Disclosure of Interests as required by T.C.A. § 8-50-501:
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| 6/19/07 | Important Reminder to Local Government Entities: The Ethics Commission wishes to remind local government entities (both municipal and county) that they are required to adopt an Ethics Code by no later than June 30, 2007. In addition, a copy of this Code must be filed with the Ethics Commission (or, if the local government entity has adopted the "model ethics code" from the County Technically Advisory Service, "CTAS", or the Municipal Technical Advisory Service, "MTAS", then the local government entity must file a Notice with the Ethics Commission verifying that they have adopted the CTAS or MTAS Model Code). If you need any assistance with your Ethics Code please contact either CTAS at http://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/public/web/ctas.nsf/FrontPage?readform or MTAS at http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/web.nsf/search/Home?Opendocument. If you otherwise have any questions or concerns about these requirements, or feel that you will not be able to adopt an Ethics Code by the deadline, please contact the Ethics Commission directly at 615-253-8634. |
| 5/11/07 | Commission posts Supplemental Instructions for Completing the Semi-Annual Lobbying Expenditure Report for Employers of Lobbyists |
| 5/9/07 | Commission posts Guidelines for Applying T.C.A. 3-6-305(b)(3) Relative to Gifts Between Close Personal Friends |
| 5/8/07 | Commission posts Guidelines for Lobbyists on Preparing for Random Audits |
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