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Comprehensive Standard CS M4:
The board has a policy addressing conflict of interest.
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Compliance |
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Partial Compliance |
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Non-Compliance |
The Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) Board
of Trustees has several policies that address conflicts
of interest that may arise in the course and scope of the
District’s operations. Conflicts of interest of Board members
are defined by the State of Texas legislature, which provides
guidance in areas such as disclosure of interest in businesses,
investments, and properties; misuse of public office; nepotism
(including employment by the College of a Board Member’s
relatives); and gifts/bribery (Reference
1). The Board has also adopted a Code of Ethics that
establishes each Board member’s commitment to ethical decision-making
(Reference 2). Training for new members
of the CCCCD Board of Trustees includes a discussion of
the Board’s policies and state laws related to conflicts
of interest (Reference 3). The CCCCD
Board documents its compliance with conflict of interest
policies through published Board Minutes (References
4, 5, 6, 7).
Potential conflicts of interest by staff, faculty, and
administrators are addressed through local Board policy,
as well as by state law, covering such areas as intellectual
property rights; gifts/bribery; ethics in investment transactions
by staff on behalf of the district; appropriate use of college
resources; students as clients; outside employment; and
financial or business interests that would be in conflict
with the interests of the College (References
8, 9, 10).
Supporting Documents:
| SOURCE |
LOCATION |
| Reference 1: Texas
Association of School Boards Policy Manual, #BBFA (Legal),
Ethic: Conflict of Interest |
http://www.collin.edu/review/snapshots/CSM4_Ref1.html |
| Reference
2: CCCCD Board Policy Manual, #BBF (Local), Board Members:
Ethics |
http://www.collin.edu/review/snapshots/CSM4_Ref2.html |
| Reference
3: Texas Association of School Boards Policy Manual,
#BBD (Legal), Board Members: Orientation |
http://www.collin.edu/review/snapshots/CSM4_Ref3.html |
| Reference
4: CCCCD Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – January
28, 2003 |
http://www.collin.edu/review/documents/20030128_BoardMinutes.pdf |
| Reference
5: CCCCD Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – February
22, 2000 |
http://www.collin.edu/review/documents/20000222_BoardMinutes.pdf |
| Reference
6: CCCCD Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – February
24, 1998 |
http://www.collin.edu/review/documents/19980224_BoardMinutes.pdf |
| Reference
7: CCCCD Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – February
18, 1997 |
http://www.collin.edu/review/documents/19970218_BoardMinutes.pdf |
| Reference
8: Texas Association of School Boards Policy Manual,
#DBD (Legal), Employment Requirements and Restrictions:
Conflict of Interest |
http://www.collin.edu/review/snapshots/CSM4_Ref8.html |
| Reference
9: CCCCD Board Policy Manual, #DBD (Local), Employment
Requirements and Restrictions: Conflict of Interest. |
http://www.collin.edu/review/snapshots/CSM4_Ref9.html |
| Reference
10: CCCCD Board Policy Manual, #CAK (Local), Appropriations
and Revenue Sources: Investments |
http://www.collin.edu/review/documents/InvestmentDisclosure2003.pdf |
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