This bill establishes comprehensive ethics standards, complaint procedures, and enforcement mechanisms for members of the State Board of Education.
This bill:
- establishes a code of official conduct for State Board of Education members in statute;
- creates requirements for conflict of interest disclosures and ethics training;
- establishes procedures for filing ethics complaints against board members;
- creates an independent ethics commission to investigate complaints;
- establishes hearing procedures, evidentiary standards, and due process protections;
- provides for disciplinary actions for violations;
- establishes confidentiality requirements and contempt provisions; and
- provides authority for subpoenas and witness examination.