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Jalisco Congress comptroller takes ethics-committee technical role

Stephanie Sifuentes Vargas, head of the Jalisco Congress’s internal control body, took the oath as technical secretary of its Ethics and Equality Committee, the legislature reported on 30 October. The appointment brings the comptroller’s office into the committee’s work.

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Legislators called for a more active committee in promoting and monitoring public-service ethics. They also discussed guidance on officials’ conduct during plenary sessions, with emphasis on respect, responsibility and integrity in parliamentary deliberation.

The committee is responsible for encouraging and monitoring compliance with Congress’s ethics and conduct codes. Under the legislature’s organic law, the comptroller serves as technical secretary with the right to speak. The release reports the oath and discussion; it does not announce adopted new conduct rules or disciplinary findings.

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    Jalisco Congress comptroller takes ethics-committee technical role

    Stephanie Sifuentes Vargas, head of the Jalisco Congress’s internal control body, took the oath as technical secretary of its Ethics and Equality Committee, the legislature reported on 30 October. The appointment brings the comptroller’s office into the committee’s work.

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