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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 825.212. Retirement System Ethics Policy

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board of trustees shall adopt a code or codes of ethics, including standards of ethical conduct and disclosure requirements, applicable to:

(1) trustees;

(2) employees;  and

(3) any contractors or any categories of contractors that the board of trustees determines provide:

(A) advice or opinion to the retirement system that is the basis for a significant decision or action by or on behalf of the retirement system;  or

(B) significant services to the retirement system that relate to the administration and operation of the retirement system.

(b) In any code of ethics adopted under this section, the board of trustees may:

(1) impose enhanced disclosure requirements on employees that the board of trustees determines exercise significant fiduciary authority;

(2) impose disclosure requirements on contractors for expenditures on behalf of retirement system trustees or employees in amounts equal to or greater than a minimum amount considered material by the board of trustees;  or

(3) address topics related to ethical conduct, including prohibited conduct, conflicts of interest, waivers of conflicts of interest, remedies for conflicts of interest, and sanctions.

(c) This chapter modifies the common law of conflict of interests as applied to trustees, employees, and contracts of the retirement system to the extent that violations of the common law of conflict of interests do not void retirement system contracts.  The retirement system shall by rule or policy adopt procedures for disclosing and curing violations of the common law of conflict of interests and any such rule or policy may specify time periods in which disclosures and cures must be completed.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, all personal financial disclosures made by employees of the retirement system under this section, including a rule or policy adopted under this section, are confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 1078 (H.B. 3357), § 23(2).

(f) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 1078 (H.B. 3357), § 23(2).

(g) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 1078 (H.B. 3357), § 23(2).

(h) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., ch. 1078 (H.B. 3357), § 23(2).

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