2638.705—Annual ethics training for other employees.
(4)
Employees designated by their agency under 5 CFR 2634.601(b) to file confidential financial disclosure reports;
(6)
Other employees designated by the head of the agency or his or her designee based on their official duties.
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(b) Content of training.
The requirements for the contents of annual training are the same as the requirements in § 2638.704(b).
(1)
A minimum of one hour of official duty time for verbal training at least once every three years. The verbal training must be presented by a qualified instructor or prepared by a qualified instructor and presented by telecommunications, computer, audiotape, or videotape; and
(2)
An amount of official duty time the agency determines is sufficient for written training in the years in which the employee does not receive verbal training. The written training must be prepared by a qualified instructor. The employee's initial ethics orientation may satisfy the written training requirement for the same calendar year.
(d) Exceptions.
Written ethics training prepared by a qualified instructor will satisfy the verbal training requirement for a covered employee (or group of covered employees) if sufficient official duty time is provided for the training and:
(1)
The designated agency ethics official (or his or her designee) makes a written determination that verbal training would be impractical;
(2)
The employee is a special Government employee expected to work 60 or fewer days in a calendar year;
(3)
The employee is an officer in the uniformed services serving on active duty for 30 or fewer consecutive days; or