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The 79th Texas Legislature passed House
Bill 914 which established new conflict-of-interest disclosure
requirements for vendors, local government officers, and other persons
doing business with local government entities. That bill was
codified in the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 176.
FORM CIS: Local Government Officer Conflicts Disclosure Statement
(link to Texas
Ethics Commission)
Hays Consolidated Independent School
District maintains a public internet list of local government officers
and disclosure statements covering conflicts of interest.
Disclosure is required of officers of the district and their family
members with regard to persons or agents contracting with the district
or persons or agents responding to district quotations, bids, proposals,
or requests for qualifications if:
1. the person has employment or other
business relationship with the local government officer or a family
member resulting in the officer or family member receiving taxable
income; or
2. the person has given the local
government officer or family member one or more gifts (excluding food,
lodging, transportation, and entertainment) that have an aggregate value
of more than $250 in the twelve month period preceding the date the
officer becomes aware of an executed contract or consideration of the
person for a contract to do business with the district. Statements must be filed within 7
business days after the officer becomes aware a conflict of interest
exists.
Officers of the Hays Consolidated
Independent School District required to make such disclosures are:
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