House Journal: Page 298: Tuesday, February 9, 1999

18  was actually incurred.

19     A member or employee of the house shall not file a
20  claim for per diem compensation for a meeting of an
21  interim study committee or a visitation committee
22  unless the member or employee attended the meeting.
23  However, the speaker may waive this provision and
24  allow a claim to be filed if the member or employee
25  attempted to attend the meeting but was unable to do
26  so because of circumstances beyond the member's or
27  employee's control.
28     8.  GIFTS ACCEPTED OR RECEIVED.  Members and
29  employees of the house shall comply with the
30  restrictions relating to the receipt or acceptance of
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 1  gifts contained in section 68B.22 of the Code.
 2     9.  HONORARIA RESTRICTIONS.  Members and employees
 3  of the house shall comply with the restrictions
 4  relating to the receipt of honoraria contained in
 5  section 68B.23 of the Code.
 6     10.  DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.  Each member of the house
 7  and the chief clerk of the house shall file the
 8  personal financial disclosure statements required
 9  under section 68B.35 of the Code by February 15 of
10  each year for the prior calendar year.
11     11.  SEXUAL HARASSMENT.  Members and employees of
12  the house shall not engage in conduct which
13  constitutes sexual harassment as defined in section
14  19B.12 of the Code or pursuant to the sexual
15  harassment policy adopted by the house committee on
16  administration and rules.
17     12.  COMPLAINTS.
18     a.  Filing of complaint.  Complaints may be filed
19  by any person believing that a member or employee of
20  the house, a lobbyist, or a client of a lobbyist is
21  guilty of a violation of the house code of ethics, the
22  house rules governing lobbyists, or chapter 68B of the
23  Code.
24     b.  Complaints by committee.  The ethics committee
25  may initiate a complaint on its own motion.  Committee
26  complaints may be initiated by the committee as a
27  result of a committee investigation or as a result of
28  receipt of any complaint or other information that
29  does not meet the requirements of these rules
30  regarding the form of a complaint but that contains
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 1  allegations that would form the basis for a valid
 2  complaint.
 3     c.  Form and contents of complaint.  A complaint

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