Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.

Assembly Member Boerner's expansion of California's Political Reform Act requires public officials to disclose accepted employment offers alongside their existing financial reporting obligations. The measure adds prospective employment arrangements to the disclosure requirements for officials assuming office, filing annual updates, and departing their positions.

The legislation defines an "arrangement for prospective employment" as any verbal or written acceptance of an employment offer, even if the position has not yet commenced. Officials must report the date they accepted the offer, the intended business position, a description of the employer's activities, and the employer's name and address. These disclosures apply to elected officials within 30 days of taking office and appointed officials within 30 days of appointment, or within 10 days for positions requiring Senate or Judicial Appointments Commission confirmation.

The disclosure requirements extend throughout an official's tenure, with arrangements for future employment included in annual statements and in final reports filed within 30 days of leaving office. The measure maintains the Political Reform Act's existing enforcement framework, under which violations constitute misdemeanors. While the additional reporting obligations create a state-mandated local program, the bill specifies that local agencies are not entitled to reimbursement since the changes only modify crime definitions and penalties.