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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2          BY  SZYMONIAK, CONNOLLY, and HAMMOND 
  1  3 A Resolution to amend the Senate Code of Ethics.
  1  4    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That rules 11 and 24
  1  5 of the Senate Code of Ethics for the Seventy-eighth
  1  6 General Assembly shall be amended as follows:
  1  7    11.  DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
  1  8    a.  Each senator shall file with the secretary of
  1  9 the senate within ten days after the adoption of the
  1 10 code of ethics by the senate, and within ten days
  1 11 after the convening of the second session of the
  1 12 general assembly, a statement under section 68B.35 on
  1 13 forms provided by the secretary of the senate setting
  1 14 forth the following information:
  1 15    (1)  The name and nature of each business in which
  1 16 the senator and, if applicable, the spouse of the
  1 17 senator is engaged and the nature of the business of
  1 18 each company in which the senator has a financial
  1 19 interest and the job title or position held within
  1 20 each business.  If a senator or the senator's spouse
  1 21 is self-employed and is doing business under the
  1 22 senator's or the spouse's given name, the senator
  1 23 shall indicate that the senator or the senator's
  1 24 spouse is self-employed.  If the senator or the
  1 25 senator's spouse is self-employed and is doing
  1 26 business under a name other than the senator's or
  1 27 spouse's given name, the senator shall indicate that
  1 28 the senator or spouse is self-employed and list the
  1 29 name of the senator's or spouse's business.  The
  1 30 senator shall also disclose the range of compensation
  2  1 received or earned by the senator, within the ranges
  2  2 established in these rules.
  2  3    (2)  A list of any other sources of income of the
  2  4 senator and, if applicable, of the senator's spouse.
  2  5 If the income is derived from a corporation, business,
  2  6 or other entity, the list shall include the name of
  2  7 the corporation, business, or other entity from which
  2  8 the income is derived.  If not apparent from the name,
  2  9 the nature of the business of the corporation,
  2 10 business, or other entity from which the income is
  2 11 derived shall also be listed.  The type of interest
  2 12 held shall also be listed by the categories
  2 13 established in these rules, where applicable.  A
  2 14 senator or a senator's spouse shall not be required to
  2 15 file a report or be assumed to have a financial
  2 16 interest if the annual income derived from the
  2 17 investment in stocks, bonds, bills, notes, mortgages,
  2 18 or other securities offered for sale through
  2 19 recognized financial brokers source of income is less
  2 20 than one thousand dollars.
  2 21    b.  Disclosures required under this rule shall be
  2 22 as of the date filed unless provided to the contrary,
  2 23 and shall be amended to include interests and changes
  2 24 encompassed by this rule that occur while the general
  2 25 assembly is in session.  All filings under this rule
  2 26 shall be open to public inspection in the office of
  2 27 the secretary of the senate at all reasonable times.
  2 28    The secretary of the senate shall inform the ethics
  2 29 committee of the statements which are filed and shall
  2 30 report to the ethics committee the names of any
  3  1 senators who appear not to have filed complete
  3  2 statements.  The chairperson of the ethics committee
  3  3 shall request in writing that a senator who has failed
  3  4 to complete the report or appears to have filed an
  3  5 incomplete report do so within five days, and, upon
  3  6 the failure of the senator to comply, the ethics
  3  7 committee shall require the senator to appear before
  3  8 the committee.
  3  9    24.  PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM.  The
  3 10 following form shall be used for disclosure of
  3 11 economic interests under these rules and section
  3 12 68B.35:  
  3 13             STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS
  3 14 Name: ________________________________________________
  3 15      (Last)            (First)        (Middle Initial)
  3 16 Spouse's Name:                                        
  3 17                (Last)     (First)     (Middle Initial)
  3 18 Address: _____________________________________________
  3 19               (Street Address, Apt.# - P.O. Box)
  3 20       ________________________________________________
  3 21         (City)            (State)            (Zip)
  3 22 Phone:(Home) ___-___-_____  (Business) ___-___-_____
  3 23 ******************************************************
  3 24    a.  Please list the name of each business,
  3 25 occupation, or profession in which you and your
  3 26 spouse, if applicable, are engaged.  In listing the
  3 27 business, occupation, or profession, it is not
  3 28 necessary that your employer or the name of the
  3 29 business be listed, although all if you are self-
  3 30 employed and you are doing business under your given
  4  1 name, you should indicate that you are self-employed.
  4  2 If you are self-employed and are doing business under
  4  3 another name, you should indicate that you are self-
  4  4 employed and list the name of the business.  The same
  4  5 requirements apply to your spouse, if you are married.
  4  6 All businesses, occupations, or professions must be
  4  7 listed, regardless of the amount of income derived or
  4  8 time spent participating in the activity and each
  4  9 entry should indicate whether you or your spouse is
  4 10 the person engaged in the business, occupation, or
  4 11 profession.  (Examples of types of businesses,
  4 12 occupations, or professions that may be listed:
  4 13 teacher, lawyer, legislator, real estate agent,
  4 14 insurance adjuster, salesperson....) 
  4 15 (1)  __________________________________________________
  4 16 (2)  __________________________________________________
  4 17 (3)  __________________________________________________
  4 18 (4)  __________________________________________________
  4 19 (5)  __________________________________________________
  4 20    b.  Please list the nature of each of the
  4 21 businesses, occupations, or professions which you
  4 22 listed in paragraph "a", above, for yourself or your
  4 23 spouse, unless the nature of the business, occupation,
  4 24 or profession is already apparent from the information
  4 25 indicated above.  The descriptions in this paragraph
  4 26 should correspond by number to the numbers for and
  4 27 names of each of the businesses, occupations, or
  4 28 professions listed in paragraph "a".  If not apparent,
  4 29 indicate specifically the business, occupation, or
  4 30 profession in which you are engaged or in which your
  5  1 spouse is engaged.  (Examples:  If you indicated, for
  5  2 example, that you were a salesperson employed by
  5  3 company X in subparagraph (1) of paragraph "a", you
  5  4 should list in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, the
  5  5 types of goods or services sold produced or provided
  5  6 by company X in this item.  If you indicated that you
  5  7 were a teacher employed by school Y in subparagraph
  5  8 (2) of paragraph "a", you should indicate in
  5  9 subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, the type of school
  5 10 or institution in which you provide instruction or
  5 11 whether the instruction is provided on a private basis
  5 12 are employed.  If you indicated that you were a lawyer
  5 13 work in a law firm in subparagraph (3) of paragraph
  5 14 "a", you should indicate your the areas of practice of
  5 15 the firm and whether you are in the firm is a private,
  5 16 corporate, or government practice in subparagraph (3)
  5 17 of this paragraph.  If you indicated in subparagraph
  5 18 (4) of paragraph "a" that you were a consultant self-
  5 19 employed, in subparagraph (4) of this paragraph you
  5 20 should indicate the kind of services provided and
  5 21 types of clients served.) 
  5 22 (1)  __________________________________________________
  5 23 (2)  __________________________________________________
  5 24 (3)  __________________________________________________
  5 25 (4)  __________________________________________________
  5 26 (5)  __________________________________________________
  5 27    c.  Please list for each of the businesses,
  5 28 occupations, or professions which you listed in
  5 29 paragraph "a", above, the job title or position which
  5 30 you or, if applicable, your spouse holds in the
  6  1 business, occupation, or profession.  Each entry
  6  2 should indicate whether you or your spouse is the
  6  3 person who holds the title or position.  
  6  4 (1)  __________________________________________________
  6  5 (2)  __________________________________________________
  6  6 (3)  __________________________________________________
  6  7 (4)  __________________________________________________
  6  8 (5)  __________________________________________________
  6  9    d.  Please list for each of the businesses,
  6 10 occupations, or professions which you listed in
  6 11 paragraph "a", above, as a business, occupation, or
  6 12 profession in which you engage, the compensation
  6 13 received or earned by you from the business,
  6 14 occupation, or profession within the following ranges:
  6 15    $ 0 through $9,999.99
  6 16    $10,000 through $24,999.99
  6 17    $25,000 through $49,999.99
  6 18    $50,000 through $99,999.99
  6 19    $100,000 through $149,999.99
  6 20    $150,000 through $249,999.99
  6 21    $250,000 through $499,999.99
  6 22    $500,000 through $999,999.99
  6 23    $1,000,000 and above.  
  6 24 (1)  __________________________________________________
  6 25 (2)  __________________________________________________
  6 26 (3)  __________________________________________________
  6 27 (4)  __________________________________________________
  6 28 (5)  __________________________________________________
  6 29    c. e.  Please list each income source, by name, if
  6 30 applicable, and a general description of the nature of
  7  1 the business of the income source if the nature of the
  7  2 business is not apparent, from which you receive, or
  7  3 which generates, more than one thousand dollars in
  7  4 gross annual income in the categories listed below.
  7  5 For purposes of this item, a source produces gross
  7  6 annual income if the revenue produced by the source is
  7  7 subject to federal or state income taxes.  In
  7  8 completing this item, it is not necessary to list the
  7  9 name of the company, business, financial institution,
  7 10 corporation, partnership, or other entity which
  7 11 constitutes the source of the income and the amount or
  7 12 value of the holding should not be listed.
  7 13    (1)  Securities (Here for example, you need not
  7 14 state that you own X number of shares of any specific
  7 15 company by brand or corporate name, or that the stock
  7 16 is of a certain value, but may instead shall state
  7 17 that you possess stock in a named company and indicate
  7 18 the nature of the company's business.  If the interest
  7 19 held is in a mutual fund, you should state that you
  7 20 hold an interest in a mutual fund and give the name of
  7 21 the fund.):  
  7 22 _____________________________________________________
  7 23 _____________________________________________________
  7 24 _____________________________________________________
  7 25 _____________________________________________________
  7 26 _____________________________________________________
  7 27    (2)  Instruments of Financial Institutions (You
  7 28 need not shall indicate here, for example, the names
  7 29 of the institutions in which institutions you hold
  7 30 certificates of deposit that produce annual income
  8  1 over the one thousand dollar threshold, but simply
  8  2 listing and shall list the nature of the business of
  8  3 the institution will suffice, e.g., bank, credit
  8  4 union, or savings and loan association.):  
  8  5 _____________________________________________________
  8  6 _____________________________________________________
  8  7 _____________________________________________________
  8  8 _____________________________________________________
  8  9 _____________________________________________________
  8 10    (3)  Trusts (The name of the particular trust need
  8 11 not shall be listed.  However, if If the income is
  8 12 received from a charitable trust/foundation, such as
  8 13 the Pugh Charitable Trust, in the form of a grant, the
  8 14 fact that the trust is a charitable trust should also
  8 15 be noted here.):  
  8 16 _____________________________________________________
  8 17 _____________________________________________________
  8 18 _____________________________________________________
  8 19 _____________________________________________________
  8 20 _____________________________________________________
  8 21    (4)  Real Estate (When listing real estate, it is
  8 22 not necessary to list the location of the property,
  8 23 but the general nature of the real estate interest
  8 24 should be indicated, e.g.  residential leasehold
  8 25 interest or farm leasehold interest.  If the real
  8 26 estate is held in joint tenancy, the value of the
  8 27 entire property shall be considered when determining
  8 28 whether the $1,000 threshold has been reached.):  
  8 29 _____________________________________________________
  8 30 _____________________________________________________
  9  1 _____________________________________________________
  9  2 _____________________________________________________
  9  3 _____________________________________________________
  9  4    (5)  Retirement Systems (When listing retirement
  9  5 benefits, it is not necessary to list the name of the
  9  6 particular pension system or company, but rather and
  9  7 the type of benefit should be listed, e.g., health
  9  8 benefits, life insurance benefits, private pension, or
  9  9 government pension.):  
  9 10 _____________________________________________________
  9 11 _____________________________________________________
  9 12 _____________________________________________________
  9 13 _____________________________________________________
  9 14 _____________________________________________________
  9 15    (6)  Other Income Categories Specified in State or
  9 16 Federal Income Tax Regulations (List the name of any
  9 17 other business or source of income and a description
  9 18 of the business or other sources of income producing
  9 19 over one thousand dollars in annual income not
  9 20 previously reported above, but which must be reported
  9 21 for income tax purposes.):  
  9 22 _____________________________________________________
  9 23 _____________________________________________________
  9 24 _____________________________________________________
  9 25 _____________________________________________________
  9 26 _____________________________________________________
  9 27 _____________________________________________________
  9 28 ______________________________   ____________________
  9 29 (Signature of filer)             (Date)
  9 30    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the
 10  1 Senate Code of Ethics for the Seventy-eighth General
 10  2 Assembly be amended by adding the following new rule:
 10  3    NEW RULE.  10A.  RECEIPT OF CORPORATE
 10  4 CONTRIBUTIONS.  A senator shall not solicit or receive
 10  5 campaign contributions for purposes of expressly
 10  6 advocating the nomination or election of the senator
 10  7 or the defeat of another senate candidate from an
 10  8 entity organized as a corporation pursuant to the laws
 10  9 of this state, the United States, or any other state,
 10 10 territory, or foreign country, whether for profit or
 10 11 not, or an officer, agent, or representative acting
 10 12 for the corporation.  
 10 13 LSB 3217XS 78
 10 14 lh/jw/5.1
     

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