Section 320.7 - Code of Conduct(a) Each member of the Board, the Executive Director, the Chief Compliance Officer, and staff of the Commission must abide by the code of conduct established in this section.(b) All member of the Board, the Executive Director, the Chief Compliance Officer, and staff of the Commission shall avoid acts that are improper or give the appearance of impropriety in the disposition of funds and providing advice and recommendations to guide state policies.(c) A member of the Board, the Executive Director, the Chief Compliance Officer, staff of the Commission, or the spouse of such individuals shall not:(1) disclose confidential information, information that is excepted from public disclosure under the Texas Public Information, information contained in an application or other document in relation to which the member or staff member executed a Review and Evaluation Conflict of Interest & Non-Disclosure Certification, or information that has been ordered sealed by a court (collectively, "Protected Information"), that was acquired by reason of the member's or staff member's official position, or accept other employment, including self-employment, or engage in a business, charity, nonprofit organization, or professional activity that the member or staff member might reasonably expect would require or induce the member or staff member to disclose Protected Information that was acquired by reason of the member's or staff member's official position;(2) accept or solicit any gift, favor, or service that could reasonably influence the member or staff member in the discharge of official duties or that the member, staff member, or spouse of the member or staff member knows or should know is being offered with the intent to influence the member's or staff member's official conduct;(3) fail to disclose any gift or consideration if the gift or consideration is provided by a registered lobbyist;(4) accept employment or engage in any business or professional activity that would reasonably require or induce the member or staff member to disclose confidential information acquired in the member's or staff member's official position;(5) accept other employment or compensation that could reasonably impair the member's or staff member's independent judgment in the performance of official duties;(6) make personal investments or have a financial interest that could reasonably create a substantial conflict between the member's or staff member's private interest and the member's or staff member's official duties;(7) intentionally or knowingly solicit, accept, or agree to accept any benefit for exercising the member's official powers or performing the member's or staff member's official duties in favor of another;(8) lease, directly or indirectly, any property, capital equipment, or service to any entity that receives a grant from the Fund;(9) apply to receive a grant from the Fund;(10) serve on the board of directors of an organization established with a grant from the Fund;(11) serve on the board of directors of an organization that received a grant from the Fund;(12) if a member of a professional organization, fail to comply with the standards of conduct adopted by the professional organizations of which he or she is a member;(13) take actions that will discredit the Commission, Fund, or Board; or(14) solicit or accept an honorarium in consideration for services as a member of the Board, a member of any subcommittee established by the Board, or a staff member.(d) If a member of the Board, the Executive Director, Chief Compliance Officer, or staff of the Commission intentionally violates this section, that individual is subject to removal from further participation in the Commission's application review process.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 320.7
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 31, August 2, 2024, TexReg 5768, eff. 8/6/2024