Sec. 13.010. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
(b) A person may not be a Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
(c) A person may not act as the general counsel to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
(d) Before the 11th day after the date on which an employee begins employment with the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, the employee shall read the conflict-of-interest statutes applicable to employees of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending and sign a notarized affidavit stating that the employee has read those statutes.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 337, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 6.020, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Financial Regulatory Agencies
Chapter 13 - Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
Section 13.002. Savings and Mortgage Lending Commissioner
Section 13.003. Deputy Commissioners
Section 13.006. Oath of Office
Section 13.007. General Powers and Duties of Commissioner
Section 13.009. Conflicts of Law
Section 13.010. Conflicts of Interest
Section 13.011. Consumer Information and Complaints
Section 13.012. Sunset Provision
Section 13.013. Standards of Conduct
Section 13.014. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Section 13.017. Alternative Rulemaking and Dispute Resolution