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 […]
Section 5-716 – Statement by Person Providing Lobbyist Compensation and Making Contributions
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Applicable contribution” means a political contribution or donation or series of political contributions or donations by a person or attributed to a person made to or for the benefit of an applicable recipient. (3) “Applicable recipient” means a candidate for, or an official holding, the office […]
Section 5-822 – “Commissioner” Defined
In this part, “commissioner” means a commissioner of a bicounty commission.