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Local Government
Officers
The 79th Texas Legislature passed
House
Bill 914 that became effective January 1, 2006, establishing new
requirements for local government officers (superintendent
and school board members) to
file a Conflicts Disclosure Statement
(Form CIS) with the school district’s
records administrator if,
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The school district has contracted with a
person or is considering doing business with the person and
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The superintendent or board member or a
family member within the first degree or consanguity or affinity
either has an employment or other business relationship with the
person and receives taxable income or
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Has been given by a person one or more
gifts that have an aggregate value of more than $250 in a 12-month
period preceding the date the local government officer became
aware of the facts that require the filing of a conflicts
disclosure statement. The Conflicts Disclosure Statement must be
filed with the records administrator no later than 5 p.m. on the
7th day after the date the officer became aware of the facts that
require the filing of a statement.
Vendors
Vendors and other persons are required to
file a Conflict of Interest
Questionnaire (Form CIQ) with the records administrator of the
school district if the person “contracts or seeks to contract for
the sale or purchase of property, goods, services with a local
governmental entity; or is an agent of a person in the person’s
business with the local governmental entity.”
Vendors may send their
completed Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (Form CIQ) to -
B. B. Biering, Director of
Purchasing
McKinney Independent School District
#1 Duvall Street
McKinney, TX 75069
School District
School districts that maintain a website, must
post forms that are filed with the records administrator as
positive conflicts.
Questions & Answers -
TASBO
Please refer to the Texas Association of School
Administrators Questions and Answers
related to HB914 for more
information.
Disclaimer
It is the intent of McKinney ISD to
furnish information and forms regarding HB914, not to interpret the
law. If you have questions regarding HB914, please contact
your attorney for legal counsel.
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