FL S0606

Requires elected municipal officials to complete 4 hours of ethics training each calendar year, effective January 1, 2015, covering the State Constitution, Code of Ethics, and public records/meetings laws.

Eliminates the quarterly gift reporting requirement for reporting individuals and procurement employees, replacing it with an option to request advisory opinions from their agency's attorney within 10 days.

Authorizes reporting individuals and procurement employees to request advisory opinions on application of ethics laws (gifts and honoraria sections), with attorney responses required within 10 days and protection for reasonable reliance on such opinions.

Adds civil penalties of $1,000-$5,000 for complainants who maliciously file ethics complaints by knowingly including false allegations or disclosing confidential complaint information before it becomes public record.

Prohibits political subdivisions from imposing ethics standards on officers and employees of other political subdivisions, while allowing each political subdivision to set additional standards for its own personnel.