From the LEC newsletter
The Legislative Ethics Commission is recommending several changes in Kentucky’s Code of Legislative Ethics, and has submitted its recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission.
Below are the Legislative Ethics Commission recommendations submitted to the LRC.
Define and prohibit sexual harassment as ethical misconduct.
Recommendation: Create a comprehensive ethical prohibition against sexual harassment by legislators and legislative agents against legislative branch employees, legislators, or legislative agents. This would include the following:
- Specifically define “sexual harassment” as actions that violate either Kentucky or federal statutes, regulations, or case law relating to protected classifications.
- Prohibit legislators and legislative agents from engaging in sexual harassment against an employee of the legislative branch, legislator, or legislative agent, and provide that a violation is ethical misconduct.
Clarify that lobbyists will receive an electronic notification that they are registered, and the Commission shall list the lobbyist’s name on the official lobbyist list upon registration.
Recommendation: Codify that lobbyists receive an electronic notification that they are officially registered, and provide that the Commission shall list the lobbyist on the official registration list upon registration.
Amend the regular session prohibition against campaign contributions from employers to clarify that the prohibition does not apply to campaign contributions from employers to sitting legislators who are running for statewide office.
Recommendation: Amend the prohibition against employers of legislative agents making campaign contributions during a regular session of the General Assembly to clarify that the prohibition does not apply to campaign contributions to legislators who are running for statewide office.
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