Bill Text: VA SB692 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, etc.; lobbyist reporting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774) [SB692 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-SB692-Introduced.html
16104228D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§2.2-426, 2.2-3106, 2.2-3109.1, 2.2-3114, 2.2-3115, 2.2-3116, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 2.2-3117, 30-110, and 30-111 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 2.2-3114.2 and 30-110.1 as follows: §2.2-426. Lobbyist reporting; penalty. A. Each lobbyist shall file with the Council a separate B. Each principal who expends more than $500 to employ or compensate multiple lobbyists shall be responsible for filing a consolidated lobbyist report pursuant to this section in any case in which the lobbyists are each exempt under the provisions of subdivision 7 or 8 of §2.2-420 from the reporting requirements of this section. C. (Effective January 1, 2016, through July 1, 2016) The report shall be on a form provided by the Council, which shall be substantially similar to the following and shall be accompanied by instructions provided by the Council. C. (Effective July 1, 2016) The report shall be on a form provided by the Council, which shall be substantially similar to the following and shall be accompanied by instructions provided by the Council. All reports shall be submitted electronically and in accordance with the standards approved by the Council pursuant to the provisions of §30-356.
D. A person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false statement of a material fact on the disclosure statement is guilty of a Class 5 felony. E. Each lobbyist shall send to each legislative and executive
official who is required to be identified by name on Schedule A or B of the
Lobbyist's Disclosure Form a copy of Schedule A or B or a summary of the
information pertaining to that official. Copies or summaries shall be provided
to the official by §2.2-3106. Prohibited contracts by officers and employees of state government and Eastern Virginia Medical School. A. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government or Eastern Virginia Medical School shall have a personal interest in a contract with the governmental agency of which he is an officer or employee, other than his own contract of employment. B. No officer or employee of any governmental agency of state government or Eastern Virginia Medical School shall have a personal interest in a contract with any other governmental agency of state government unless such contract is (i) awarded as a result of competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation as set forth in §2.2-4302.1 or 2.2-4302.2 or (ii) is awarded after a finding, in writing, by the administrative head of the governmental agency that competitive bidding or negotiation is contrary to the best interest of the public. C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 1. An employee's personal interest in additional contracts of employment with his own governmental agency that accrue to him because of a member of his immediate family, provided the employee does not exercise any control over the employment or the employment activities of the member of his immediate family and the employee is not in a position to influence those activities; 2. The personal interest of an officer or employee of a state institution of higher education or the Eastern Virginia Medical School in additional contracts of employment with his own governmental agency that accrue to him because of a member of his immediate family, provided (i) the officer or employee and the immediate family member are engaged in teaching, research or administrative support positions at the educational institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School, (ii) the governing board of the educational institution finds that it is in the best interests of the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Commonwealth for such dual employment to exist, and (iii) after such finding, the governing board of the educational institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School ensures that the officer or employee, or the immediate family member, does not have sole authority to supervise, evaluate or make personnel decisions regarding the other; 3. An officer's or employee's personal interest in a contract of employment with any other governmental agency of state government; 4. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency or the Eastern Virginia Medical School of services or goods at uniform prices available to the general public; 5. An employee's personal interest in a contract between a public institution of higher education in Virginia or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a publisher or wholesaler of textbooks or other educational materials for students, which accrues to him solely because he has authored or otherwise created such textbooks or materials; 6. An employee's personal interest in a contract with his or her employing public institution of higher education to acquire the collections or scholarly works owned by the employee, including manuscripts, musical scores, poetry, paintings, books or other materials, writings, or papers of an academic, research, or cultural value to the institution, provided the president of the institution approves the acquisition of such collections or scholarly works as being in the best interests of the institution's public mission of service, research, or education; 7. Subject to approval by the board of visitors, an employee's personal interest in a contract between the Eastern Virginia Medical School or a public institution of higher education in Virginia that operates a school of medicine or dentistry and a not-for-profit nonstock corporation that operates a clinical practice within such public institution of higher education or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and of which such employee is a member or employee; 8. Subject to approval by the relevant board of visitors, an
employee's personal interest in a contract for research and development or commercialization
of intellectual property between a public institution of higher education in
Virginia or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a business in which the
employee has a personal interest, if (i) the employee's personal interest has
been disclosed to and approved by such public institution of higher education
or the Eastern Virginia Medical School prior to the time at which the contract
is entered into; (ii) the employee promptly files a disclosure statement
pursuant to §2.2-3117 and thereafter files such statement annually on or
before 9. Subject to approval by the relevant board of visitors, an
employee's personal interest in a contract between a public institution of higher
education in Virginia or the Eastern Virginia Medical School and a business in
which the employee has a personal interest, if (i) the personal interest has
been disclosed to the institution or the Eastern Virginia Medical School prior
to the time the contract is entered into; (ii) the employee files a disclosure
statement pursuant to §2.2-3117 and thereafter annually on or before D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions C 8 and C 9, if the research and development or commercialization of intellectual property or the employee's personal interest in a contract with a business is subject to policies and regulations governing conflicts of interest promulgated by any agency of the United States government, including the adoption of policies requiring the disclosure and management of such conflicts of interests, the policies established by the Eastern Virginia Medical School pursuant to such federal requirements shall constitute compliance with subdivisions C 8 and C 9, upon notification by the Eastern Virginia Medical School to the Secretary of the Commonwealth by January 31 of each year of evidence of their compliance with such federal policies and regulations. E. The board of visitors may delegate the authority granted under subdivision C 8 to the president of the institution. If the board elects to delegate such authority, the board shall include this delegation of authority in the formal policy required by clause (iii) of subdivision C 8. In those instances where the board has delegated such authority, on or before December 1 of each year, the president of the relevant institution shall file a report with the relevant board of visitors disclosing each open contract entered into subject to this provision, the names of the parties to each contract, the date each contract was executed and its term, the subject of each contractual arrangement, the nature of the conflict of interest, the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's employee responsible for administering each contract, the details of the institution's or the Eastern Virginia Medical School's commitment or investment of resources or finances for each contract, the details of how revenues are to be dispersed, and any other information requested by the board of visitors. §2.2-3109.1. Prohibited contracts; additional exclusions for contracts by officers and employees of hospital authorities. A. As used in this section, "hospital authority" means a hospital authority established pursuant to Chapter 53 (§15.2-5300 et seq.) of Title 15.2 or an Act of Assembly. B. The provisions of §2.2-3109 shall not apply to: 1. The personal interest of an officer or employee of a hospital authority in additional contracts of employment with his own governmental agency that accrue to him because of a member of his immediate family, provided (i) the officer or employee and the immediate family member are licensed members of the medical profession or hold administrative support positions at the hospital authority, (ii) the governing board of the hospital authority finds that it is in the best interests of the hospital authority and the county, city, or town for such dual employment to exist, and (iii) after such finding, the governing board of the hospital authority ensures that neither the officer or employee, nor the immediate family member, has sole authority to supervise, evaluate, or make personnel decisions regarding the other; 2. Subject to approval by the governing board of the hospital authority, an officer or employee's personal interest in a contract between his hospital authority and a professional entity that operates a clinical practice at any medical facilities of such other hospital authority and of which such officer or employee is a member or employee; 3. Subject to approval by the relevant governing body, an
officer or employee's personal interest in a contract for research and
development or commercialization of intellectual property between the hospital
authority and a business in which the employee has a personal interest,
provided (i) the officer or employee's personal interest has been disclosed to
and approved by the hospital authority prior to the time at which the contract
is entered into; (ii) the officer or employee promptly files a disclosure
statement pursuant to §2.2-3117 and thereafter files such statement annually
on or before 4. Subject to approval by the relevant governing body, an
officer or employee's personal interest in a contract between the hospital
authority and a business in which the officer or employee has a personal
interest, provided (i) the personal interest has been disclosed to the hospital
authority prior to the time the contract is entered into; (ii) the officer or
employee files a disclosure statement pursuant to §2.2-3117 and thereafter
annually on or before C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions B 3 and B 4, if the research and development or commercialization of intellectual property or the officer or employee's personal interest in a contract with a business is subject to policies and regulations governing conflicts of interest promulgated by any agency of the United States government, including the adoption of policies requiring the disclosure and management of such conflicts of interest, the policies established by the hospital authority pursuant to such federal requirements shall constitute compliance with subdivisions B 3 and B 4, upon notification by the hospital authority to the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council by January 31 of each year of evidence of its compliance with such federal policies and regulations. D. The governing body may delegate the authority granted under subdivision B 2 to the president or chief executive officer of hospital authority. If the board elects to delegate such authority, the board shall include this delegation of authority in the formal policy required by clause (iii) of subdivision B 3. In those instances where the board has delegated such authority, on or before December 1 of each year, the president or chief executive officer of the hospital authority shall file a report with the relevant governing body disclosing each open contract entered into subject to this provision, the names of the parties to each contract, the date each contract was executed and its term, the subject of each contractual arrangement, the nature of the conflict of interest, the hospital authority's employee responsible for administering each contract, the details of the hospital authority's commitment or investment of resources or finances for each contract, the details of how revenues are to be dispersed, and any other information requested by the governing body. §2.2-3114. Disclosure by state officers and employees. A. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Justices
of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, judges of any circuit
court, judges and substitute judges of any district court, members of the State
Corporation Commission, members of the Virginia Workers' Compensation
Commission, members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, members of the
Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System, members of the Virginia
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, and members of the Virginia Lottery Board and
other persons occupying such offices or positions of trust or employment in
state government, including members of the governing bodies of authorities, as
may be designated by the Governor, or officers or employees of the legislative
branch, as may be designated by the Joint Rules Committee of the General
Assembly, shall file with the Council, as a condition to assuming office or
employment, a disclosure statement of their personal interests and such other
information as is specified on the form set forth in §2.2-3117 and thereafter
shall file such a statement B. Nonsalaried citizen members of all policy and supervisory
boards, commissions and councils in the executive branch of state government,
other than the Commonwealth Transportation Board, members of the Board of
Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System, and the Virginia Lottery Board,
shall file with the Council, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure
form of their personal interests and such other information as is specified on
the form set forth in §2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such form annually
on or before C. (Effective January 1, 2016, until July 1, 2016) The disclosure forms required by subsections A and B shall be made available by the Council at least 30 days prior to the filing deadline. Disclosure forms shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years in the office of the Council. Such forms shall be made public no later than six weeks after filing. C. (Effective July 1, 2016) The disclosure forms required by subsections A and B shall be made available by the Council at least 30 days prior to the filing deadline. Disclosure forms shall be filed electronically with the Council in accordance with the standards approved by it pursuant to § 30-356. All forms shall be maintained as public records for five years in the office of the Council. Such forms shall be made public no later than six weeks after filing. D. Candidates for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General shall file a disclosure statement of their personal interests as required by §24.2-502. E. Any officer or employee of state government who has a personal interest in any transaction before the governmental or advisory agency of which he is an officer or employee and who is disqualified from participating in that transaction pursuant to subdivision A 1 of §2.2-3112, or otherwise elects to disqualify himself, shall forthwith make disclosure of the existence of his interest, including the full name and address of the business and the address or parcel number for the real estate if the interest involves a business or real estate, and his disclosure shall also be reflected in the public records of the agency for five years in the office of the administrative head of the officer's or employee's governmental agency or advisory agency or, if the agency has a clerk, in the clerk's office. F. An officer or employee of state government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 2 of §2.2-3112, shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) the nature of the officer's or employee's personal interest affected by the transaction, (iii) that he is a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group the members of which are affected by the transaction, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business day. G. An officer or employee of state government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 3 of §2.2-3112, shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) that a party to the transaction is a client of his firm, (iii) that he does not personally represent or provide services to the client, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business day. H. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, chairs of departments at a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth shall not be required to file the disclosure form prescribed by §2.2-3117 or 2.2-3118. §2.2-3114.2. Report of gifts by certain officers and employees of state government. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and each member of the Governor's Cabinet shall file, on or before May 1, a report of gifts accepted or received by him or a member of his immediate family during the period beginning on the first day of the regular session of the General Assembly complete through adjournment sine die of that session. The gift report shall be on a form prescribed by the Council and shall be filed electronically with the Council in accordance with the standards approved by it pursuant to §30-356. For purposes of this section, "adjournment sine die" means adjournment on the last legislative day of the regular session and does not include the ensuing reconvened session. §2.2-3115. Disclosure by local government officers and employees. A. The members of every governing body and school board of
each county and city and of towns with populations in excess of 3,500 shall
file, as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement
of their personal interests and other information as is specified on the form
set forth in §2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement The members of the governing body of any authority established
in any county or city, or part or combination thereof, and having the power to
issue bonds or expend funds in excess of $10,000 in any fiscal year, shall
file, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure statement of their
personal interests and other information as is specified on the form set forth
in §2.2-3118 and thereafter shall file such a statement annually on or before Persons occupying such positions of trust appointed by
governing bodies and persons occupying such positions of employment with
governing bodies as may be designated to file by ordinance of the governing body
shall file, as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure
statement of their personal interests and other information as is specified on
the form set forth in §2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement Persons occupying such positions of trust appointed by school
boards and persons occupying such positions of employment with school boards as
may be designated to file by an adopted policy of the school board shall file,
as a condition to assuming office or employment, a disclosure statement of
their personal interests and other information as is specified on the form set
forth in §2.2-3117 and thereafter shall file such a statement B. Nonsalaried citizen members of local boards, commissions
and councils as may be designated by the governing body shall file, as a
condition to assuming office, a disclosure form of their personal interests and
such other information as is specified on the form set forth in §2.2-3118 and
thereafter shall file such form annually on or before C. No person shall be mandated to file any disclosure not otherwise required by this article. D. The disclosure forms required by subsections A and B shall be made available by the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council at least 30 days prior to the filing deadline, and the clerks of the governing body and school board shall distribute the forms to designated individuals at least 20 days prior to the filing deadline. Forms shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years in the office of the clerk of the respective governing body or school board. Forms filed by members of governing bodies of authorities shall be filed and maintained as public records for five years in the office of the clerk of the governing body of the county or city. Such forms shall be made public no later than six weeks after filing. E. Candidates for membership in the governing body or school board of any county, city or town with a population of more than 3,500 persons shall file a disclosure statement of their personal interests as required by § 24.2-502. F. Any officer or employee of local government who has a personal interest in any transaction before the governmental or advisory agency of which he is an officer or employee and who is disqualified from participating in that transaction pursuant to subdivision A 1 of §2.2-3112 or otherwise elects to disqualify himself, shall forthwith make disclosure of the existence of his interest, including the full name and address of the business and the address or parcel number for the real estate if the interest involves a business or real estate, and his disclosure shall be reflected in the public records of the agency for five years in the office of the administrative head of the officer's or employee's governmental or advisory agency. G. In addition to any disclosure required by subsections A and
B, in each county and city and in towns with populations in excess of 3,500,
members of planning commissions, boards of zoning appeals, real estate
assessors, and all county, city and town managers or executive officers shall
make annual disclosures of all their interests in real estate located in the
county, city or town in which they are elected, appointed, or employed. Such
disclosure shall include any business in which such persons own an interest, or
from which income is received, if the primary purpose of the business is to
own, develop or derive compensation through the sale, exchange or development
of real estate in the county, city or town. Such disclosure shall be filed as a
condition to assuming office or employment, and thereafter shall be filed
annually with the clerk of the governing body of such county, city, or town on
or before H. An officer or employee of local government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 2 of §2.2-3112 shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) the nature of the officer's or employee's personal interest affected by the transaction, (iii) that he is a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group the members of which are affected by the transaction, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business day. The officer or employee shall also orally disclose the existence of the interest during each meeting of the governmental or advisory agency at which the transaction is discussed and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. I. An officer or employee of local government who is required to declare his interest pursuant to subdivision A 3 of §2.2-3112, shall declare his interest by stating (i) the transaction involved, (ii) that a party to the transaction is a client of his firm, (iii) that he does not personally represent or provide services to the client, and (iv) that he is able to participate in the transaction fairly, objectively, and in the public interest. The officer or employee shall either make his declaration orally to be recorded in written minutes for his agency or file a signed written declaration with the clerk or administrative head of his governmental or advisory agency, as appropriate, who shall, in either case, retain and make available for public inspection such declaration for a period of five years from the date of recording or receipt. If reasonable time is not available to comply with the provisions of this subsection prior to participation in the transaction, the officer or employee shall prepare and file the required declaration by the end of the next business day. §2.2-3116. (Effective from January 1, 2016, until July 1, 2016) Disclosure by certain constitutional officers. For the purposes of this chapter, holders of the
constitutional offices of treasurer, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth,
clerk of the circuit court, and commissioner of the revenue of each county and city
shall be required to file with the Council, as a condition to assuming office,
the Statement of Economic Interests set forth in §2.2-3117. These officers
shall file statements §2.2-3116. (Effective July 1, 2016) Disclosure by certain constitutional officers. For the purposes of this chapter, holders of the
constitutional offices of treasurer, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth,
clerk of the circuit court, and commissioner of the revenue of each county and
city shall be required to file with the Council, as a condition to assuming
office, the Statement of Economic Interests set forth in §2.2-3117. These
officers shall file statements §2.2-3117. Disclosure form. (Effective from January 1, 2016, until July 1, 2016) The disclosure form to be used for filings required by subsections A and D of § 2.2-3114 and subsections A and E of §2.2-3115 shall be substantially similar to the following. Any person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false statement of a material fact on the Statement of Economic Interests is guilty of a Class 5 felony. (Effective July 1, 2016) The disclosure form to be used for filings required by subsections A and D of §2.2-3114 and subsections A and E of §2.2-3115 shall be substantially similar to the following. Except as otherwise provided in §2.2-3115, all completed forms shall be filed electronically with the Council in accordance with the standards approved by it pursuant to §30-356. Any person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false statement of a material fact on the Statement of Economic Interests is guilty of a Class 5 felony. STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS. Name__________________________________________________________ Office or position held or sought_____________________________________ Address________________________________________________________ Names of members of immediate family________________________________ DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL. "Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or foundation, or any other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit. "Close financial association" means an association in which the person filing shares significant financial involvement with an individual and the filer would reasonably be expected to be aware of the individual's business activities and would have access to the necessary records either directly or through the individual. "Close financial association" does not mean an association based on (i) the receipt of retirement benefits or deferred compensation from a business by which the person filing this statement is no longer employed, or (ii) the receipt of compensation for work performed by the person filing as an independent contractor of a business that represents an entity before any state governmental agency when the person filing has had no communications with the state governmental agency. "Contingent liability" means a liability that is not presently fixed or determined, but may become fixed or determined in the future with the occurrence of some certain event. "Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of transportation, lodgings and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. "Gift" does not include (i) any offer of a ticket, coupon, or other admission or pass unless the ticket, coupon, admission, or pass is used; (ii) honorary degrees; (iii) any athletic, merit, or need-based scholarship or any other financial aid awarded by a public or private school, institution of higher education, or other educational program pursuant to such school, institution, or program's financial aid standards and procedures applicable to the general public; (iv) a campaign contribution properly received and reported pursuant to Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2; (v) any gift related to the private profession or occupation of an officer or employee or of a member of his immediate family; (vi) food or beverages consumed while attending an event at which the filer is performing official duties related to his public service; (vii) food and beverages received at or registration or attendance fees waived for any event at which the filer is a featured speaker, presenter, or lecturer; (viii) unsolicited awards of appreciation or recognition in the form of a plaque, trophy, wall memento, or similar item that is given in recognition of public, civic, charitable, or professional service; (ix) a devise or inheritance; (x) travel disclosed pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (§24.2-945 et seq.); (xi) travel paid for or provided by the government of the United States, any of its territories, or any state or any political subdivision of such state; (xii) travel provided to facilitate attendance by a legislator at a regular or special session of the General Assembly, a meeting of a legislative committee or commission, or a national conference where attendance is approved by the House or Senate Committee on Rules; (xiii) travel related to an official meeting of the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, or any board, commission, authority, or other entity, or any charitable organization established pursuant to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code affiliated with such entity, to which such person has been appointed or elected or is a member by virtue of his office or employment; or (xiv) gifts from relatives or personal friends. "Relative" means the donee's spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin; a person to whom the donee is engaged to be married; the donee's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, step-parent, step-grandparent, step-grandchild, step-brother, or step-sister; or the donee's brother's or sister's spouse. "Personal friend" does not include any person that the filer knows or has reason to know is (a) a lobbyist registered pursuant to Article 3 (§2.2-418 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 2.2; (b) a lobbyist's principal as defined in §2.2-419; (c) for an officer or employee of a local governmental or advisory agency, a person, organization, or business who is a party to or is seeking to become a party to a contract with the local agency of which he is an officer or an employee; or (d) for an officer or employee of a state governmental or advisory agency, a person, organization, or business who is a party to or is seeking to become a party to a contract with the Commonwealth. "Person, organization, or business" includes individuals who are officers, directors, or owners of or who have a controlling ownership interest in such organization or business. "Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person who resides in the same household as the officer or employee and who is a dependent of the officer or employee. TRUST. If you or your immediate family, separately or together, are the only beneficiaries of a trust, treat the trust's assets as if you own them directly. If you or your immediate family has a proportional interest in a trust, treat that proportion of the trust's assets as if you own them directly. For example, if you and your immediate family have a one-third interest in a trust, complete your Statement as if you own one-third of each of the trust's assets. If you or a member of your immediate family created a trust and can revoke it without the beneficiaries' consent, treat its assets as if you own them directly. REPORT TO THE BEST OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF. Information required on this Statement must be provided on the basis of the best knowledge, information, and belief of the individual filing the Statement as of the date of this report unless otherwise stated. COMPLETE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10. REFER TO SCHEDULES ONLY IF DIRECTED. You may attach additional explanatory information. 1. Offices and Directorships. Are you or a member of your immediate family a paid officer or paid director of a business? EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule A. 2. Personal Liabilities. Do you or a member of your immediate family owe more than $5,000 to any one creditor including contingent liabilities? (Exclude debts to any government and loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan.) EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule B. 3. Securities. Do you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $5,000 invested in one business? Account for mutual funds, limited partnerships and trusts. EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule C. 4. Payments for Talks, Meetings, and Publications. During the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule D. 5. Gifts. During the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule E. 6. Salary and Wages. List each employer that pays you or a member of your immediate family salary or wages in excess of $5,000 annually. (Exclude state or local government or advisory agencies.) If no reportable salary or wages, check here / /. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 7. Business Interests. Do you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, operate your own business, or own or control an interest in excess of $5,000 in a business? EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule F. 8. Payments for Representation and Other Services. 8A. Did you represent, excluding activity defined as lobbying
in §2.2-419, any businesses before any state governmental agencies, excluding
courts or judges, for which you received total compensation during the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-1. 8B. Subject to the same exceptions as in 8A, did persons with
whom you have a close financial association (partners, associates or others)
represent, excluding activity defined as lobbying in §2.2-419, any businesses
before any state governmental agency for which total compensation was received
during the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-2. 8C. Did you or persons with whom you have a close financial
association furnish services to businesses operating in Virginia pursuant to an
agreement between you and such businesses, or between persons with whom you
have a close financial association and such businesses for which total
compensation in excess of $1,000 was received during the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-3. 9. Real Estate. 9A. State Officers and Employees. Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, valued at more than $5,000 in real property (other than your principal residence) for which you have not already listed the full address on Schedule F? Account for real estate held in trust. EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H-1. 9B. Local Officers and Employees. Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, or option, easement, or land contract, valued at more than $5,000 in real property (other than your principal residence) for which you have not already listed the full address on Schedule F? Account for real estate held in trust. EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H-2. 10. Real Estate Contracts with Governmental Agencies. Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest
valued at more than $5,000 in real estate, including a corporate, partnership,
or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract, which real estate is the
subject of a contract, whether pending or completed within the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule I. Statements of Economic Interests are open for public inspection. AFFIRMATION BY ALL FILERS. I swear or affirm that the foregoing information is full, true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Signature________________________________ (Return only if needed to complete Statement.) SCHEDULES to STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS. NAME__________________________________ SCHEDULE A -- OFFICES AND DIRECTORSHIPS. Identify each business of which you or a member of your immediate family is a paid officer or paid director.
SCHEDULE B -- PERSONAL LIABILITIES. Report personal liability by checking each category. Report only debts in excess of $5,000. Do not report debts to any government. Do not report loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan. Report contingent liabilities below and indicate which debts are contingent. 1. My personal debts are as follows:
2. The personal debts of the members of my immediate family are as follows:
SCHEDULE C -- SECURITIES. "Securities" INCLUDES stocks, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, and commodity futures contracts. "Securities" EXCLUDES certificates of deposit, money market funds, annuity contracts, and insurance policies. Identify each business or Virginia governmental entity in which you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $5,000. Name each issuer and type of security individually. Do not list U.S. Bonds or other government securities not issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia or its authorities, agencies, or local governments. Do not list organizations that do not do business in this Commonwealth, but most major businesses conduct business in Virginia. Account for securities held in trust. If no reportable securities, check here / /.
SCHEDULE D -- PAYMENTS FOR TALKS, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS. List each source from which you received during the past List payments or reimbursements by an advisory or governmental agency only for meetings or travel outside the Commonwealth. List a payment even if you donated it to charity. Do not list information about a payment if you returned it within 60 days or if you received it from an employer already listed under Item 6 or from a source of income listed on Schedule F. If no payment must be listed, check here / /.
SCHEDULE E -- GIFTS. List each business, governmental entity, or individual that,
during the past
SCHEDULE F -- BUSINESS INTERESTS. Complete this Schedule for each self-owned or family-owned business (including rental property, a farm, or consulting work), partnership, or corporation in which you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, own an interest having a value in excess of $5,000. If the enterprise is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list that name; otherwise, merely explain the nature of the enterprise. If rental property is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list the name only; otherwise, give the address of each property. Account for business interests held in trust.
SCHEDULE G-1 -- PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY YOU. List the businesses you represented, excluding activity
defined as lobbying in §2.2-419, before any state governmental agency,
excluding any court or judge, for which you received total compensation during
the past Identify each business, the nature of the representation and the amount received by dollar category from each such business. You may state the type, rather than name, of the business if you are required by law not to reveal the name of the business represented by you. Only STATE officers and employees should complete this Schedule.
If you have received $250,001 or more from a single business within the reporting period, indicate the amount received, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Amount Received: _______________________. SCHEDULE G-2 -- PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY ASSOCIATES. Identify such businesses by type and also name the state governmental agencies before which such person appeared on behalf of such businesses. Only STATE officers and employees should complete this Schedule.
SCHEDULE G-3 -- PAYMENTS FOR OTHER SERVICES GENERALLY. Indicate below types of businesses that operate in Virginia to
which services were furnished by you or persons with whom you have a close
financial association pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses,
or between persons with whom you have a close financial association and such
businesses and for which total compensation in excess of $1,000 was received
during the past Identify opposite each category of businesses listed below (i) the type of business, (ii) the type of service rendered and (iii) the value by dollar category of the compensation received for all businesses falling within each category.
SCHEDULE H-1 -- REAL ESTATE -- STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including a partnership interest, option, easement, or land contract, valued at more than $5,000. Each parcel shall be listed individually.
SCHEDULE H-2 -- REAL ESTATE -- LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including a partnership interest or option, easement, or land contract, valued at more than $5,000. Each parcel shall be listed individually. Also list the names of any co-owners of such property, if applicable.
SCHEDULE I -- REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. List all contracts, whether pending or completed within the
past State officers and employees report contracts with state agencies. Local officers and employees report contracts with local agencies.
§30-110. Disclosure. A. (Effective January 1, 2016, through July 1, 2016) Every legislator
and legislator-elect shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a
disclosure statement of his personal interests and such other information as is
specified on the form set forth in §30-111 and thereafter shall file such a
statement A. (Effective July 1, 2016) Every legislator and legislator-elect
shall file, as a condition to assuming office, a disclosure statement of his
personal interests and such other information as is specified on the form set
forth in §30-111 and thereafter shall file such a statement B. Candidates for the General Assembly shall file a disclosure statement of their personal interests as required by §§24.2-500 through 24.2-503. C. Any legislator who has a personal interest in any transaction pending before the General Assembly and who is disqualified from participating in that transaction pursuant to §30-108 and the rules of his house shall disclose his interest in accordance with the applicable rule of his house. §30-110.1. Report of gifts. Every legislator shall file, on or before May 1, a report of gifts accepted or received by him or a member of his immediate family during the period beginning on the first day of the regular session of the General Assembly complete through adjournment sine die of that session. The gift report shall be on a form prescribed by the Council and shall be filed electronically with the Council in accordance with the standards approved by it pursuant to §30-356. For purposes of this section, "adjournment sine die" means adjournment on the last legislative day of the regular session and does not include the ensuing reconvened session. §30-111. Disclosure form. A. (Effective from January 1, 2016, until July 1, 2016) The disclosure form to be used for filings required by subsections A and B of § 30-110 shall be substantially similar to the following. A. (Effective July 1, 2016) The disclosure form to be used for filings required by subsections A and B of §30-110 shall be substantially similar to the following. All completed forms shall be filed electronically with the Council in accordance with the standards approved by it pursuant to § 30-356. STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS. Name__________________________________________________________ Office or position held or sought_____________________________________ Address________________________________________________________ Names of members of immediate family________________________________ DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL. "Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust or foundation, or any other individual or entity carrying on a business or profession, whether or not for profit. "Close financial association" means an association in which the filer shares significant financial involvement with an individual and the filer would reasonably be expected to be aware of the individual's business activities and would have access to the necessary records either directly or through the individual. "Close financial association" does not mean an association based on (i) the receipt of retirement benefits or deferred compensation from a business by which the legislator is no longer employed, or (ii) the receipt of compensation for work performed by the legislator as an independent contractor of a business that represents an entity before any state governmental agency when the legislator has had no communications with the state governmental agency. "Contingent liability" means a liability that is not presently fixed or determined, but may become fixed or determined in the future with the occurrence of some certain event. "Gift" means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary value. It includes services as well as gifts of transportation, lodgings and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred. "Gift" does not include (i) any offer of a ticket, coupon, or other admission or pass unless the ticket, coupon, admission, or pass is used; (ii) honorary degrees; (iii) any athletic, merit, or need-based scholarship or any other financial aid awarded by a public or private school, institution of higher education, or other educational program pursuant to such school, institution, or program's financial aid standards and procedures applicable to the general public; (iv) a campaign contribution properly received and reported pursuant to Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2; (v) any gift related to the private profession or occupation of a legislator or of a member of his immediate family; (vi) food or beverages consumed while attending an event at which the filer is performing official duties related to his public service; (vii) food and beverages received at or registration or attendance fees waived for any event at which the filer is a featured speaker, presenter, or lecturer; (viii) unsolicited awards of appreciation or recognition in the form of a plaque, trophy, wall memento, or similar item that is given in recognition of public, civic, charitable, or professional service; (ix) a devise or inheritance; (x) travel disclosed pursuant to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (§24.2-945 et seq.); (xi) travel paid for or provided by the government of the United States, any of its territories, or any state or any political subdivision of such state; (xii) travel provided to facilitate attendance by a legislator at a regular or special session of the General Assembly, a meeting of a legislative committee or commission, or a national conference where attendance is approved by the House or Senate Committee on Rules; (xiii) travel related to an official meeting of the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, or any board, commission, authority, or other entity, or any charitable organization established pursuant to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code affiliated with such entity, to which such person has been appointed or elected or is a member by virtue of his office or employment; or (xiv) gifts from relatives or personal friends. "Relative" means the donee's spouse, child, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin; a person to whom the donee is engaged to be married; the donee's or his spouse's parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, step-parent, step-grandparent, step-grandchild, step-brother, or step-sister; or the donee's brother's or sister's spouse. "Personal friend" does not include any person that the filer knows or has reason to know is (a) a lobbyist registered pursuant to Article 3 (§2.2-418 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 2.2 or (b) a lobbyist's principal as defined in §2.2-419. "Immediate family" means (i) a spouse and (ii) any other person who resides in the same household as the legislator and who is a dependent of the legislator. "Lobbyist relationship" means (i) an engagement, agreement, or representation that relates to legal services, consulting services, or public relations services, whether gratuitous or for compensation, between a member or member-elect and any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth or (ii) a greater than three percent ownership interest by a member or member-elect in a business that employs, or engages as an independent contractor, any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The disclosure of a lobbyist relationship shall not (a) constitute a waiver of any attorney-client or other privilege, (b) require a waiver of any attorney-client or other privilege for a third party, or (c) be required where a member or member-elect is employed or engaged by a person and such person also employs or engages a person in a lobbyist relationship so long as the member or member-elect has no financial interest in the lobbyist relationship. TRUST. If you or your immediate family, separately or together, are the only beneficiaries of a trust, treat the trust's assets as if you own them directly. If you or your immediate family has a proportional interest in a trust, treat that proportion of the trust's assets as if you own them directly. For example, if you and your immediate family have a one-third interest in a trust, complete your Statement as if you own one-third of each of the trust's assets. If you or a member of your immediate family created a trust and can revoke it without the beneficiaries' consent, treat its assets as if you own them directly. REPORT TO THE BEST OF INFORMATION AND BELIEF. Information required on this Statement must be provided on the basis of the best knowledge, information, and belief of the individual filing the Statement as of the date of this report unless otherwise stated. COMPLETE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11. REFER TO SCHEDULES ONLY IF DIRECTED. You may attach additional explanatory information. 1. Offices and Directorships. Are you or a member of your immediate family a paid officer or paid director of a business? EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule A. 2. Personal Liabilities. Do you or a member of your immediate family owe more than $5,000 to any one creditor including contingent liabilities? (Exclude debts to any government and loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan.) EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule B. 3. Securities. Do you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $5,000 invested in one business? Account for mutual funds, limited partnerships and trusts. EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule C. 4. Payments for Talks, Meetings, and Publications. During the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule D. 5. Gifts. During the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule E. 6. Salary and Wages. List each employer that pays you or a member of your immediate family salary or wages in excess of $5,000 annually. (Exclude any salary received as a member of the General Assembly pursuant to §30-19.11.) If no reportable salary or wages, check here / /. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 7. Business Interests and Lobbyist Relationships. 7A. Do you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, operate your own business, or own or control an interest in excess of $5,000 in a business? EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule F-1. 7B. Do you have a lobbyist relationship as that term is defined above? EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule F-2. 8. Payments for Representation and Other Services. 8A. Did you represent any businesses before any state
governmental agencies, excluding courts or judges, for which you received total
compensation during the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-1. 8B. Subject to the same exceptions as in 8A, did persons with
whom you have a close financial association (partners, associates or others)
represent any businesses before any state governmental agency for which total
compensation was received during the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-2. 8C. Did you or persons with whom you have a close financial
association furnish services to businesses operating in Virginia, pursuant to
an agreement between you and such businesses, or between persons with whom you
have a close financial association and such businesses for which total
compensation in excess of $1,000 was received during the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule G-3. 9. Real Estate. Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest, including a partnership interest, valued at more than $5,000 in real property (other than your principal residence) for which you have not already listed the full address on Schedule F? Account for real estate held in trust. EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule H. 10. Real Estate Contracts with State Governmental Agencies. Do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest
valued at more than $5,000 in real estate, including a corporate, partnership,
or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract, which real estate is the
subject of a contract, whether pending or completed within the past If the real estate contract provides for the leasing of the property to a state governmental agency, do you or a member of your immediate family hold an interest in the real estate, including a corporate, partnership, or trust interest, option, easement, or land contract valued at more than $1,000? Account for all such contracts whether or not your interest is reported in Schedule F or H. This requirement to disclose an interest in a lease does not apply to an interest derived through an ownership interest in a business unless the ownership interest exceeds three percent of the total equity of the business. EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule I. 11. Payments by the Commonwealth for Meetings. During the past EITHER check NO / / OR check YES / / and complete Schedule D-2. For Statements filed in I certify that I completed ethics training as required by § 30-129.1. YES / / or NO / /. Statements of Economic Interests are open for public inspection. AFFIRMATION. In accordance with the rules of the house in which I serve, if I receive a request that this disclosure statement be corrected, augmented, or revised in any respect, I hereby pledge that I shall respond promptly to the request. I understand that if a determination is made that the statement is insufficient, I will satisfy such request or be subjected to disciplinary action of my house. I swear or affirm that the foregoing information is full, true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Signature________________________________ (Return only if needed to complete Statement.) SCHEDULES to STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS. NAME__________________________________ SCHEDULE A -- OFFICES AND DIRECTORSHIPS. Identify each business of which you or a member of your immediate family is a paid officer or paid director.
SCHEDULE B -- PERSONAL LIABILITIES. Report personal liability by checking each category. Report only debts in excess of $5,000. Do not report debts to any government. Do not report loans secured by recorded liens on property at least equal in value to the loan. Report contingent liabilities below and indicate which debts are contingent. 1. My personal debts are as follows:
2. The personal debts of the members of my immediate family are as follows:
SCHEDULE C -- SECURITIES. "Securities" INCLUDES stocks, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, and commodity futures contracts. "Securities" EXCLUDES certificates of deposit, money market funds, annuity contracts, and insurance policies. Identify each business or Virginia governmental entity in which you or a member of your immediate family, directly or indirectly, separately or together, own securities valued in excess of $5,000. Name each issuer and type of security individually. Do not list U.S. Bonds or other government securities not issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia or its authorities, agencies, or local governments. Do not list organizations that do not do business in this Commonwealth, but most major businesses conduct business in Virginia. Account for securities held in trust. If no reportable securities, check here / /.
SCHEDULE D-1 -- PAYMENTS FOR TALKS, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS. List each source from which you received during the past If no payment must be listed, check here / /.
SCHEDULE D-2 -- PAYMENTS BY THE COMMONWEALTH FOR MEETINGS. List each meeting for which the Commonwealth provided payments
or reimbursements during the past If no payment must be listed, check here / /.
SCHEDULE E -- GIFTS. List each business, governmental entity, or individual that,
during the past Do not list entertainment events unless the average value per person attending the event exceeded $50. Do not list business entertainment related to the private profession or occupation of you or the member of your immediate family who received such business entertainment. Do not list gifts or other things of value given by a relative or personal friend for reasons clearly unrelated to your public position. Do not list campaign contributions publicly reported as required by Chapter 9.3 (§24.2-945 et seq.) of Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia.
SCHEDULE F-1 -- BUSINESS INTERESTS. Complete this Schedule for each self-owned or family-owned business (including rental property, a farm, or consulting work), partnership, or corporation in which you or a member of your immediate family, separately or together, own an interest having a value in excess of $5,000. If the enterprise is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list that name; otherwise, merely explain the nature of the enterprise. If rental property is owned or operated under a trade, partnership, or corporate name, list the name only; otherwise, give the address of each property. Account for business interests held in trust.
SCHEDULE F-2 -- LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIPS AND PAYMENTS. Complete this Schedule for each lobbyist relationship with the following: (i) any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, or (ii) any business in which you have a greater than three percent ownership interest and that business employs, or engages as an independent contractor, any person who is, or has been within the prior calendar year, registered as a lobbyist with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
THE DISCLOSURE OF A LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIP SHALL NOT (I) CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER PRIVILEGE, (II) REQUIRE A WAIVER OF ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER PRIVILEGE FOR A THIRD PARTY, OR (III) BE REQUIRED WHERE A MEMBER OR MEMBER-ELECT IS EMPLOYED OR ENGAGED BY A PERSON AND SUCH PERSON ALSO EMPLOYS OR ENGAGES A PERSON IN A LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIP SO LONG AS THE MEMBER OR MEMBER-ELECT HAS NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE LOBBYIST RELATIONSHIP. SCHEDULE G-1 -- PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY YOU. List the businesses you represented before any state
governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, for which you received total
compensation during the past Identify each business, the nature of the representation and the amount received by dollar category from each such business. You may state the type, rather than name, of the business if you are required by law not to reveal the name of the business represented by you.
If you have received $250,001 or more from a single business within the reporting period, indicate the amount received, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Amount Received __________. SCHEDULE G-2 -- PAYMENTS FOR REPRESENTATION BY ASSOCIATES. List the businesses that have been represented before any
state governmental agency, excluding any court or judge, by persons who are
your partners, associates or others with whom you have a close financial
association and who received total compensation in excess of $1,000 for such
representation during the past Identify such businesses by type and also name the state governmental agencies before which such person appeared on behalf of such businesses.
SCHEDULE G-3 -- PAYMENTS FOR OTHER SERVICES GENERALLY. Indicate below types of businesses that operate in Virginia to
which services were furnished by you or persons with whom you have a close
financial association pursuant to an agreement between you and such businesses,
or between persons with whom you have a close financial association and such
businesses and for which total compensation in excess of $1,000 was received
during the past Identify opposite each category of businesses listed below (i) the type of business, (ii) the type of service rendered and (iii) the value by dollar category of the compensation received for all businesses falling within each category.
SCHEDULE H -- REAL ESTATE. List real estate other than your principal residence in which you or a member of your immediate family holds an interest, including a partnership interest, option, easement, or land contract, valued at $5,000 or more. Each parcel shall be listed individually.
SCHEDULE I -- REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS WITH STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. List all contracts, whether pending or completed within the
past
B. Any legislator who knowingly and intentionally makes a false statement of a material fact on the Statement of Economic Interests is guilty of a Class 5 felony and shall be subject to disciplinary action for such violations by the house in which the legislator sits. C. The Statement of Economic Interests of all members of each house shall be reviewed by the Council. If a legislator's Statement is found to be inadequate as filed, the legislator shall be notified in writing and directed to file an amended Statement correcting the indicated deficiencies, and a time shall be set within which such amendment shall be filed. If the Statement of Economic Interests, in either its original or amended form, is found to be adequate as filed, the legislator's filing shall be deemed in full compliance with this section as to the information disclosed thereon. D. Ten percent of the membership of a house, on the basis of newly discovered facts, may in writing request the house in which those members sit, in accordance with the rules of that house, to review the Statement of Economic Interests of another member of that house in order to determine the adequacy of his filing. In accordance with the rules of each house, each Statement of Economic Interests shall be promptly reviewed, the adequacy of the filing determined, and notice given in writing to the legislator whose Statement is in issue. Should it be determined that the Statement requires correction, augmentation or revision, the legislator involved shall be directed to make the changes required within such time as shall be set under the rules of each house. If a legislator, after having been notified in writing in accordance with the rules of the house in which he sits that his Statement is inadequate as filed, fails to amend his Statement so as to come into compliance within the time limit set, he shall be subject to disciplinary action by the house in which he sits. No legislator shall vote on any question relating to his own Statement. |