INTRODUCTION
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The 2006 Extraordinary Session of the Tennessee General Assembly enacted the Comprehensive Governmental Ethics Reform Act of 2006 (“Act”). The Act addressed, among other items, financial disclosure and other registration and reporting requirements for lobbyists, employers of lobbyists, legislators, state and local elected officials, and candidates and appointees to such positions. Further, the Act prohibited lobbyists and employers of lobbyists from participating in certain gift giving activities and making certain campaign contributions. The Act established an independent Tennessee Ethics Commission (“Commission”) to interpret and enforce the provisions of the Act, and to secure and enhance the integrity of the processes of government and to sustain the public’s confidence in government by increasing the integrity and transparency of State and local government. All citizens of the State of Tennessee have the right to expect that government will be administered and managed with the highest degree of professionalism void of undue influence by any individual or group. It is, thus, the obligation of every lobbyist to conduct himself or herself in a manner that will not violate the public trust.
The law requires that all lobbyists registered in Tennessee attend an annual ethics training class. This on-line training has been designed for you as a lobbyist in order that you can familiarize yourself with the law so problematic situations can be identified and avoided.
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