(a) The ECM representative shall immediately disclose any conflict of interest to all parties and shall withdraw from all matters related to the conflict. Final determination of a conflict of interest shall be made by the Agency.
(b) The ECM representative shall not use the position for private gain or act in a manner that creates the appearance of impropriety.
(c) The ECM representative may not vote or make recommendation on any BET promotion or transfer matter that would provide direct financial benefit to the ECM representative individually or the ECM representative's immediate family or on matters of the provision of services by the member or the entity the member represents.
(d) Before a discussion, vote, recommendation, or decision on any promotion or transfer matter before ECM, if a representative or an individual in the immediate family of such representative has a substantial interest in the assignment being considered, that ECM representative shall disclose the nature and extent of the interest or relationship and shall abstain from voting or making a recommendation on or in any other way participating in the decision on the matter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §854.61 adopted to be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 3294