F-11. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The
College President shall establish and enforce rules to keep college resources
from being inappropriately used for personal gain. The rules shall forbid, in
addition to activities forbidden by law, at least these activities:
[1] the acceptance of significant personal gifts from
College vendors.
[2] participation of authors in decisions about
adoption of their textbooks by the College.
[3] employment of a person under the supervisory
jurisdiction of a close relative.
[4] the provision of college business to College
staffing-table employees or Trustees, or to their immediate family members.
Provision of College business to firms in which such people have a substantial
interest (as defined by Chapter 171 of the Texas Local Government Code) shall
also be forbidden except when the President finds a compelling benefit for the
College and the staffing-table employee or Trustee publicly recuses themselves
from the decision.
[5] significant use of College facilities, resources,
or duty time for activities for which an employee is paid by anyone other than
the College, except when such activities have been approved in writing by an
authorized supervisor and appropriate compensation is made to the College.
[6] acceptance of compensation for referring students
to vendors.
[7] resale of materials (e.g., textbooks) provided due
to an employee's role at the College.
The rules shall also establish procedures by which
College officers, and other employees when designated by the President, shall
report any outside employment or paid consulting work.
The President shall annually report to the
Board a summary of enforcement activities associated with this policy.
The Austin Community College Board of
Trustees adopted this policy on September 9, 1996. It is a consolidation of the
former Policies I-10, Conflicts of Interest; III-25, Gifts from Vendors; IV-84,
Private Use of College Property; VI-30, Intellectual Property; VIII-2,
Standards of Conduct; and VIII-5, Nepotism. It was amended on May 1, 2000 and
March 31, 2003.
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