Sec.1-81-29. Section 1-86(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes: procedure for avoiding a conflict of interest detailed

(a) Pursuant to section 1-86(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, whenever a public official or state employee, other than an elected official, is required to inform his or her immediate superior of a potential or substantial conflict of interest, the superior shall assign the matter in question to another who is not subordinate to the individual with the conflict.

(b) Pursuant to section 1-86(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, whenever a public official or state employee, other than an elected official, would otherwise be required to inform his or her immediate superior of a potential or substantial conflict of interest, but has no immediate superior, the official or employee shall notify the Office of State Ethics of the conflict in writing under penalty of false statement, on a form approved by the Board. Prior to taking action, such official or employee shall seek advice from the Office of State Ethics and take such steps as the Office of State Ethics shall prescribe or advise.

(Effective June 16, 1993; Amended January 2, 2008; Amended June 24, 2009; Amended May 11, 2023)