What is the relation between the Universitys Conflict of Interest Policy and Procedures and State Ethics Law?
The Universitys policy and procedures set forth the Universitys internalrequirements regarding conflicts of interest and commitment for its employees. As State employees, University employees are also subject to the conflict of interest provisions of State Ethics Law. Although they prohibit many of the same things, the State Ethics Law and University policy exist independently of each other. In general, the University is solely responsible for University policy and the State Ethics Commission has the sole authority to determine conflict of interest questions under State Ethics Law. However, the State Ethics Law permits the President of the University to grant exemptions from certain conflict of interest restrictions in the context of research or development activities or relationships. Therefore, to the extent that a potential conflict of interest is properly reviewed and approved under the Universitys procedures for resolving conflicts of interest in research or development, it is acc
