Sec. 43.058. ETHICS POLICY; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (a) The board of directors shall adopt an ethics policy that provides standards of conduct relating to the management and investment of the permanent school fund in accordance with Section 43.0031(a). The ethics policy must include provisions applicable to:
(1) members of the board of directors;
(2) employees of the corporation; and
(3) any person who provides services to the corporation relating to the management or investment of the permanent school fund.
(b) A member of the board of directors, an employee of the corporation, and a person who provides services to the corporation relating to the management or investment of the permanent school fund shall disclose in writing to the corporation any business, commercial, or other relationship that could reasonably be expected to diminish the person's independence of judgment in the performance of the person's responsibilities relating to the management or investment of the permanent school fund.
(c) The board of directors shall define in the ethics policy adopted under Subsection (a) the types of relationships that may create a possible conflict of interest.
(d) A person who makes a written disclosure under Subsection (b) stating a possible conflict of interest may not give advice or make decisions about a matter affected by the possible conflict of interest unless the board of directors expressly waives this prohibition. The board of directors may delegate the authority to waive the prohibition established by this subsection.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 875 (S.B. 1232), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - School Finance and Fiscal Management
Chapter 43 - Permanent School Fund and Available School Fund
Subchapter B. Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation
Section 43.052. Creation of Corporation
Section 43.053. Board of Directors; Meetings
Section 43.054. Chief Executive Officer
Section 43.056. Sovereign Immunity
Section 43.057. Liability Insurance for Board Members and Employees
Section 43.058. Ethics Policy; Conflicts of Interest
Section 43.059. Applicability of Certain Laws
Section 43.061. Record Retention
Section 43.062. Information Technology and Associated Resources
Section 43.063. General Powers and Duties of Corporation
Section 43.064. Contracting for Facilities and Necessary Support
Section 43.065. Written Investment Objectives; Performance Evaluation
Section 43.066. Distributions by Corporation From Permanent School Fund to Available School Fund
Section 43.067. Bond Guarantee Program
Section 43.069. Annual Investment Report
Section 43.070. Report on Anticipated Transfer to Available School Fund