| (a) A Board officer or employee shall not accept or
solicit any gift, favor, or service from a private donor that might
reasonably tend to influence his/her official conduct.
(b) A Board officer or employee shall not accept employment
or engage in any business or professional activity with a private
donor which the officer or employee might reasonably expect would
require or induce him/her to disclose confidential information acquired
by reason of his/her official position.
(c) A Board officer or employee shall not accept other
employment or compensation from a private donor that would reasonably
be expected to impair the officer or employee's independence of judgment
in the performance of his/her official position.
(d) A Board officer or employee shall not make personal
investments in association with a private donor that could reasonably
be expected to create a substantial conflict between the officer or
employee's private interest and the interest of the Board.
(e) A Board officer or employee shall not solicit,
accept, or agree to accept any benefits for having exercised his/her
official powers on behalf of a private donor or performed his official
duties in favor of private donor.
(f) A Board officer or employee who has policy direction
over the Board and who serves as an officer or director on a board
of a private donor shall not vote on any measure, proposal, or decision
pending before the private donor if the Board might reasonably be
expected to have an interest in such measure, proposal, or decision.
(g) A Board officer or employee shall not authorize
a private donor to use property of the Board unless the property is
used in accordance with a contract or memorandum of understanding
between the Board and the private donor, or the Board is otherwise
compensated for the use of the property.
(h) A Board officer affiliated with a private donor
or organization shall at all times be mindful of his/her obligations
under Texas Government Code chapter 572.
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