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House Journal: Page 317: Monday, February 17, 1997

 5  price that is not available to other members or
 6  classes of members of the general public or is
 7  afforded goods or services that are not available to
 8  other members or classes of members of the general
 9  public by another person where the member or employee
10  knows or should know that the other person intends to
11  influence the member's or employee's official conduct,
12  the member or employee shall not take or purchase the
13  goods or services.
14     3.  APPEARANCE BEFORE STATE AGENCY.  A member or
15  employee of the house may appear before a state agency
16  in any representation case but shall not act as a
17  lobbyist with respect to the passage, defeat,
18  approval, veto, or modification of any legislation,
19  rule, or executive order.  Whenever a member or
20  employee of the house appears before a state agency,
21  the member or employee shall carefully avoid all
22  conduct which might in any way lead members of the
23  general public to conclude that the member or employee
24  is using the member's or employee's official position
25  to further the member's or employee's professional
26  success or personal financial interest.
27     4.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  In order for the
28  general assembly to function effectively, members of
29  the house may be required to vote on bills and
30  participate in committee work which will affect their

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 1  employment and other areas in which they may have a
 2  monetary interest.  Action on bills and committee work
 3  which furthers a member's specific employment,
 4  specific investment, or other specific interest, as
 5  opposed to the interests of the public in general or
 6  the interests of a profession, trade, business, or
 7  other class of persons, shall be avoided.  In making a
 8  decision relative to a member's activity on particular
 9  bills or in committee work, the following factors
10  should be considered:
11     a.  Whether a substantial threat to the member's
12  independence of judgment has been created by the
13  conflict situation.
14     b.  The effect of the member's participation on
15  public confidence in the integrity of the general
16  assembly.
17     c.  Whether the member's participation is likely to
18  have any significant effect on the disposition of the
19  matter.
20     d.  The need for the member's particular
21  contribution, such as special knowledge of the subject
22  matter, to the effective functioning of the general
23  assembly.
24     If a member decides not to participate in committee

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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