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CONFLICT OF
INTEREST INFORMATION
General Information:
Effective January 1, 2006,
Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code stipulates that any
person or entity who contracts or seeks to contract with Columbus ISD
for the sale or purchase of property, goods, or services (as well as
agents of such persons -hereafter referred to as Vendors) are required
to file a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire with the District. Each
covered person or entity who seeks to contract or who contracts with
CISD is responsible for complying with any applicable disclosure
requirements.
The Conflict of Interest
Questionnaire must be filed no later than the seventh business day
after the date that the Vendor begins contract discussions or
negotiations with CISD or submits to CISD an application, response to
a request for proposal or bid, correspondence, or other writing
related to a potential agreement with CISD.
The Vendor also shall file an
updated questionnaire not later than September 1 of each year in which
a covered transaction is pending,
and the seventh business day after the date of an event that
would make a statement in the questionnaire incomplete or inaccurate.
Note: A Vendor is not
required to file an updated questionnaire if the person had filed an
updated statement on or after June 1, but before September 1 of the
year.
The Texas Association of
School Administrators has compiled an FAQ (a list of Frequently Asked
Questions) about HB 914, the bill which added Chapter 176 of the Local
Government Code requiring conflict of interest disclosures. To read
that FAQ,
click here.
Getting the
Questionnaire:
Conflict of Interest
(blank form CIQ)
Local Government
Officers Conflicts of Disclosure Statement
(Blank form CIS)
The Conflict of Interest Questionnaire may also be
downloaded from the Texas Ethics Commission's Web site at
http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/whatsnew/conflict_forms.htm.
Completed forms should be
mailed or faxed to:
Columbus Independent School District
105 Cardinal Lane
Columbus, Texas 78934
Fax:
979 - 732 - 5960
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