Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 102.109 — CODE OF CONDUCT

HS § 102.109Title 2. HEALTH · Part E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS · Ch. 102. CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS · Art. C. OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

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(a)The oversight committee shall adopt a code of conduct applicable to each oversight committee member, program integration committee member, and institute employee.

(b)The code of conduct at a minimum must include provisions prohibiting the member, the employee, or the member's or employee's spouse from:

(1)accepting or soliciting any gift, favor, or service that could reasonably influence the member or employee in the discharge of official duties or that the member, employee, or spouse of the member or employee knows or should know is being offered with the intent to influence the member's or employee's official conduct;

(2)accepting employment or engaging in any business or professional activity that would reasonably require or induce the member or employee to disclose confidential information acquired in the member's or employee's official position;

(3)accepting other employment or compensation that could reasonably impair the member's or employee's independent judgment in the performance of official duties;

(4)making personal investments or having a financial interest that could reasonably create a substantial conflict between the member's or employee's private interest and the member's or employee's official duties;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 149), Sec. 17, eff. June 14, 2013.