Pursuant to the provisions of Texas Government Code Chapter 572 and Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 102:

1. (1) A member of the Oversight Committee or employee of the Institute shall not accept or solicit any gift, favor, or service that might reasonably tend to influence him or her in the discharge of official duties or that he or she knows or should know is being offered with the intent to influence him or her with the intent to influence his or her official conduct.
2. (2) A member of the Oversight Committee or employee of the Institute shall not accept employment or engage in any business or professional activity, which he or she might reasonably expect would require or induce that person to disclose confidential information acquired by reason of his or her official position.
3. (3) A member of the Oversight Committee or employee of the Institute shall not accept other employment or compensation, which could reasonably be expected to impair his or her independence of judgment in the performance of his or her official duties.
4. (4) A member of the Oversight Committee or employee of the Institute shall not make personal investments or have a financial interest which could reasonably be expected to create a substantial conflict between his or her private interest and the individual's official duties as a member of the Oversight Committee or employee of the Institute.
5. (5) A member of the Oversight Committee or employee of the Institute shall not intentionally or knowingly solicit, accept, or agree to accept any benefit for having exercised his or her official powers or performed his or her official duties in favor of another.
6. (6) An Oversight Committee member or employee of the Institute shall not lease, directly or indirectly, any property, capital equipment, employee or service to any program, business, enterprise or institution that receives a grant from the Institute.
7. (7) A member of the Oversight Committee or the member's spouse shall not submit a grant application for funding by the Institute.
8. (8) A member of the Oversight Committee or the member's spouse shall not be employed by or participate in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving money from the Institute.
9. (9) A member of the Oversight Committee or the member's spouse shall not own or control, directly or indirectly, more than five percent interest in a business or entity or other organization receiving money from the Institute.
10. (10) A member of the Oversight Committee or the member's spouse shall not use or receive a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the Institute other than reimbursement authorized for Oversight Committee members, attendance, or expenses.

Source Note:The provisions of this §702.9 adopted to be effective July 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 4640; amended to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 872.