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 […]