Online course rule for lobbyists nears

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Rick Karlin

Albany

Before long, registered lobbyists in New York will have to take a mandated online ethics training course through the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

While the training requirement was laid out in the 2011 law that created JCOPE, which oversees lobbying and government ethics in the state, it hasn't been set up yet. JCOPE commissioners at recent meetings have been told that the training is being developed and should soon be completed.

The training, which would apply to the thousands of New Yorkers registered as lobbyists, was cautiously welcomed by Barbara Bartoletti, legislative director of the state League of Women Voters.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Online-course-rule-for-lobbyists-nears-5702045.php