A council member or member of an advisory panel with a direct financial or employment interest relating to a grant application before the council or an advisory panel or with a professional, employment, or financial interest relating to an applicant shall inform the council of such an affiliation before review of an application.

1. (1) Receipt of direct financial benefit from the applicant or project being reviewed;
2. (2) Serving as an employee or governing board member of an applicant organization being reviewed;
3. (3) Serving with or without payment as a consultant to an applicant on the application being reviewed; or

4. (4) Immediate family relationship with an applicant or a staff or board member of an applicant organization.

   The council shall annually screen its members, staff, and advisory panel members for affiliations which may constitute conflict of interest. Any member found to have a conflict of interest as defined in this section shall abstain from all deliberations of the council or advisory panel regarding the application raising the conflict.

Affiliations that constitute conflict of interest include the following:

Source: 12 SDR 56, effective October 8, 1985.

General Authority: SDCL 1-22-8 , 6-1-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-22-5.