CA SB1476

Includes members of the Board of Trustees and designated employees of the State Bar of California within the definition of "public official" under the Political Reform Act of 1974.

Eliminates the exemption that previously allowed the State Bar's Conflict of Interest Code to omit disqualification provisions, requiring these codes to now include circumstances under which board members and designated employees must disqualify themselves from decisions.

Specifies that State Bar board members and designated employees are not "enumerated public officials" and therefore need only file conflict of interest statements under their own agency's code rather than under separate state filing requirements.

Designates the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California as the code reviewing body responsible for the State Bar's Conflict of Interest Code.

Declares that the bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 and provides no reimbursement is required under Article XIII B of the California Constitution.