Section 5-809 – Financial Disclosure Laws
(a) In this section, “local official” includes an individual who is designated as a local official and whose position is funded wholly or partly by the State. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and subsection (c) of this section, the financial disclosure provisions enacted by a county or municipal corporation under […]
Section 5-810 – Lobbying
The lobbying provisions enacted by a county or municipal corporation under § 5–807 of this subtitle: (1) shall be substantially similar to the provisions of Subtitle 7 of this title; but (2) (i) shall be modified to the extent necessary to make the provisions relevant to that jurisdiction; and (ii) may be further modified to the extent considered necessary […]
Section 5-811 – Special Provisions for Prince George’s County
(a) This section applies only to Prince George’s County. (b) (1) The conflict of interest provisions required under § 5–807(a)(1) of this subtitle shall prohibit: (i) the county government from issuing a credit card to an elected county official or a member of the county school board; and (ii) an elected county official from directly or indirectly soliciting a person […]
Section 5-812 – Enforcement of This Part
(a) If the Ethics Commission determines that a county or municipal corporation has not complied with and has not made good–faith efforts toward compliance with the requirements of this part, the Ethics Commission: (1) may issue a public notice concerning the failure of compliance with this part, including a listing of specific areas of noncompliance; and (2) may […]
Section 5-815 – Scope of Part
This part governs the conflict of interest standards, financial disclosure requirements, and lobbying regulations of school systems.
Section 5-816 – Conflicts of Interest
(a) In accordance with this section, a school board: (1) may adopt conflict of interest regulations applicable to officials and employees of the school system; and (2) shall adopt conflict of interest regulations applicable to members of the school board. (b) (1) The conflict of interest regulations adopted by a school board under subsection (a)(1) of this section: (i) shall be […]
Section 5-817 – Financial Disclosure
(a) (1) In accordance with this section, a school board: (i) may adopt financial disclosure regulations applicable to officials and employees of that school system; and (ii) shall adopt financial disclosure regulations applicable to members of the school board. (2) (i) The regulations adopted under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection shall apply to: 1. the superintendent of that school system; and 2. those […]
Section 5-818 – Lobbying
(a) In accordance with this section, a school board may adopt regulations relating to lobbying of members of the school board and of officials and employees of the school system. (b) The lobbying regulations adopted by a school board under subsection (a) of this section: (1) shall be substantially similar to the provisions of Subtitle 7 of this […]
Section 5-819 – Approval of Regulations
(a) A school board shall submit regulations adopted under this part, and amendments to adopted regulations, to the Ethics Commission for review and approval or disapproval. (b) If the Ethics Commission does not disapprove a regulation or an amendment to a regulation within 60 days after its submission, the regulation or amendment is deemed to have been […]
Section 5-820 – Enforcement of This Part
(a) If the Ethics Commission determines that a school board, as required under § 5–816(a)(2) of this subtitle, has not complied with and has not made good–faith efforts toward compliance with the requirements of this Part III, the Ethics Commission: (1) may issue a public notice concerning the failure of compliance with this part, including a listing […]