Ethics Bulletin 010: Gift Reporting By Public Officers & Lobbyists
TO: Elected State Officials/Cabinet Secretaries/Division Directors/ Other “Public Officers” and Registered Lobbyists FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: March 31, 2003 SUBJ:Ethics Bulletin 010 – Gift Reporting by Public Officers & Lobbyists During the recent financial disclosure reporting period, a number of public officers asked how to properly report: (1) gifts from lobbyists who split […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 009: Dual Positions In Government – Double Dipping
TO: Elected State Officials/Cabinet Secretaries/School Districts FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: March 8, 2002 SUBJ: Ethics Bulletin 009 – Dual Positions in Government – “Double Dipping” Upon the written request of any State employee, officer, honorary official, or State agency, “the Commission may issue an advisory opinion as to the applicability of this chapter […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 008: Financial Disclosure and the Code of Conduct
TO: Cabinet SecretariesDivision Directors, and their Equivalents in the Executive Branch FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: February 18, 1999 SUBJECT: Ethics Bulletin 008 – Financial Disclosure and the Code of Conduct The State Public Integrity Commission recently received an inquiry from a Senior Executive Branch official who said that he and other such officials […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 006: Applicability of Financial Disclosure Reporting
TO:Cabinet Secretaries FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: June 2, 1997 SUBJECT: Ethics Bulletin 006 – Applicability of Financial Disclosure Reporting and the Code of Conduct Statutes to Persons Appointed to Boards and Commissions The State Public Integrity Commission was recently asked if persons appointed to State Boards and Commissions are required to file annual […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 005: Amendment to Procurement Law Regarding Acceptance of Gifts
TO: Cabinet SecretariesDivision of Purchasing FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: March 19, 1997 SUBJECT:Ethics Bulletin 005 – Amendment to Procurement Law Regarding Acceptance of Gifts In Ethics Bulletin 004, the Commission sought to alert you to a change in the procurement law which provided that: “Agency employees and representatives shall neither seek nor accept […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 004: Gifts
TO: Cabinet Secretaries/State Procurement Officers FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: August 8, 1996 SUBJECT: Ethics Bulletin 004 – Gifts The State Public Integrity Commission alerts you to a provision of the recently passed procurement law dealing with gifts. The new procurement law (Senate Substitute 2 to S.B. 223, as amended by Senate Amendments 1 […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 003: Public Notice & Bidding
TO: Cabinet Secretaries/State Procurement Officers FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: January 29, 1996 SUBJECT: Ethics Bulletin 003 – Public Notice and Bidding The State Public Integrity Commission recently received an inquiry seeking a determination of the effect of the State Code of Conduct provisions concerning public notice and bidding as it relates to the […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 002: Payment of Expenses
TO: Cabinet Secretaries FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: November 9, 1995 SUBJECT: Ethics Bulletin 002 – Payment of Expenses On numerous occasions, the State Public Integrity Commission has been advised of situations where individuals are receiving reimbursement of expenses from private companies for travel, lodging, and meals. The State Code of Conduct places certain […]
Read MoreEthics Bulletin 001: Nepotism
TO: Cabinet Secretaries/Personnel Officers FROM: State Public Integrity Commission DATE: November 9, 1995 SUBJECT: Ethics Bulletin 001 – Nepotism Recently, the State Public Integrity Commission investigated a complaint alleging that a State employee violated the State Code of Conduct by hiring a close relative to work in the same State agency. Based upon the facts […]
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