,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #fjeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ai 7legislative  
day1 ,may #ag71 #bjbb,receiv$  ,,an     
,,act  ,to require ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to require ! employees
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to   
receive tra9+ develop$ by ! ,inspector  
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t on report+ wrongdo+
 to1 respond+ to reque/s f1 & coop]at+ )
 ! ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al     
,tra9+ ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs employee tra9+ reg>d+ 
,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al  7a7 ,tra9+  
,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
require ea* employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs to receive tra9+ t !  
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all    
develop on ! report+ ( wrongdo+ to1     
respond+ to reque/s f1 & coop]at+ ) !   
,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al4  7b7        
,employees ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 

! ,secret>y %all require-- 7#a7 ea*     
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o 0 employ$ by !
 ,dep>tm5t on ! day be=e ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act und]go ! tra9+      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2
 &  7#b7 ea* employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o  
beg9s employm5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act und]go !
 tra9+ requir$ by subsection 7a7 n lat] 
?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* !         
employm5t beg9s4  7c7 ,elem5ts ,tra9+   
develop$ & requir$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,def9ition (
 ! role1 responsibilities1 & legal      
au?ority ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !      
,dep>tm5t & ! duties ( employees ( !    
,dep>tm5t = engag+ ) ! ,(fice ( !       
,inspector ,g5]al4  7#b7 ,id5tification 
( ! circum/ances & me*anisms = report+  
fraud1 wa/e1 abuse1 & o!r wrongdo+ to ! 
,inspector ,g5]al1 includ+ mak+         
confid5tial compla9ts to ! ,inspector   
,g5]al4  7#c7 ,id5tification ( !        
prohibitions & rem$ies t help to protect

 ,dep>tm5t employees f retaliation :5   
report+ wrongdo+ to ! ,inspector ,g5]al4
  7#d7 ,recognition ( opportunities to  
engage ) /aff ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector 
,g5]al to improve ,dep>tm5t programs1   
op]ations1 & s]vices4  7d7 ,design &    
update ,! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !         
,dep>tm5t %all design1 & update z !     
,inspector ,g5]al consid]s appropriate1 
! tra9+ develop$ & requir$ by subsection
 7a74  7e7 ,sy/em ,! ,secret>y %all     
provide1 via ! tal5t managem5t sy/em ( !
 ,dep>tm5t1 or successor sy/em1 ! tra9+ 
develop$ & requir$ "u subsection 7a74   
7f7 ,relation to c]ta9 tra9+ ,!         
,secret>y %all ensure t tra9+ develop$ &
 requir$ "u subsection 7a7 is sep>ate & 
di/9ct f tra9+ provid$ "u section #gcc (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7g7   
,notice to employees ,! ,secret>y %all  
ensure t ! ,inspector ,g5]al is af=d$ ! 
opportunity1 n less frequ5tly ?an twice 
ea* ye> & z frequ5tly z ! ,inspector    
,g5]al consid]s appropriate "u          
extraord9>y circum/ances1 to use !      

electronic mail sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t to  
notify all au?oriz$ us]s ( su* sy/em ( !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,! roles &                
responsibilities ( ! employees ( !      
,dep>tm5t :5 engag+ ) ! ,(fice ( !      
,inspector ,g5]al4  7#b7 ,! availability
 ( tra9+ provid$ "u subsection 7a74     
7#c7 ,h[ to access tra9+ provid$ "u     
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,in=mation ab\t h[
 to contact ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector     
,g5]al1 includ+ a l9k to any            
website-bas$ report+ =m ( ! ,(fice4     
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may   
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