House Journal: Page 295: Tuesday, February 9, 1999

27  where the member or employee knows, or should know,

28  that the opportunity is being afforded with the intent
29  to influence the member's or employee's conduct in the
30  performance of official duties.  If a member or
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 1  employee of the house learns that an economic or
 2  investment opportunity previously accepted was offered
 3  with the intent of influencing the member's or
 4  employee's conduct in the performance of the official
 5  duties, the member or employee shall take steps to
 6  divest that member or employee of that investment or
 7  economic opportunity, and shall report the matter in
 8  writing to the chairperson of the house ethics
 9  committee.
10     b.  Excessive charges for services, goods, or
11  property interests.  A member or employee of the house
12  shall not charge to or accept from a person known to
13  have a legislative interest, a price, fee,
14  compensation, or other consideration for the sale or
15  lease of any property or the furnishing of services
16  which is in excess of that which the member or
17  employee would ordinarily charge another person.
18     c.  Use of confidential information.  A member or
19  employee of the house, in order to further the
20  member's or employee's own economic interests, or
21  those of any other person, shall not disclose or use
22  confidential information acquired in the course of the
23  member's or employee's official duties.  For the
24  purpose of this rule, information disclosed in open
25  session at a public meeting under chapter 21 of the
26  Code and information that is a public record under
27  chapter 22 of the Code is not confidential
28  information.
29     d.  Employment.  A member or employee of the house
30  shall not accept employment, either directly or
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 1  indirectly, from a political action committee.  A
 2  member of the house shall not act as a paid lobbyist
 3  for any organization.  However, this paragraph shall
 4  not prohibit a member or employee of the house from
 5  working for a candidate's committee, a political
 6  party's action committee, or a political action
 7  committee which does not support or oppose a candidate
 8  for public office in this state or a ballot issue in
 9  this state and which is not interested in issues
10  before the general assembly.
11     For the purpose of this rule, a political action
12  committee means a committee, but not a candidate's

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