总统内阁于2016年1月26日通过
总统内阁于2018年5月22日通过修订
政策声明:
EGSC is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct. In order to foster an organizational culture in support of this commitment, members of the campus community should exhibit integrity, good judgment and dedication to public 服务. This includes commitments to responsible stewardship of public resources and to independent and impartial decision making as public employees. 这一政策 defines gifts and gratuities, provides examples and exceptions, and directs employees 参阅配套政策以获取更多信息.
政策:
An employee shall not directly or indirectly solicit, receive, accept or agree to receive a thing of value from a person, corporation, organization, association, lobbyist or vendor by inducing the reasonable belief that the giving of the thing will influence 他履行或未履行任何公务行为. 接受利益; reward or compensation where the purpose of the gift is to influence an employee in the performance of his or her official functions is a felony under Georgia law. An employee, or any other person on his or her behalf, is prohibited from knowingly accepting, directly or indirectly, a gift from a vendor or lobbyist as those terms are defined 乔治亚州法规(OCGA 21-5-70(6)和45-1-6(a)(5)). 如果礼物被接受了， it must be returned either to the donor or transferred to a charitable organization. A gift may be accepted by the employee on behalf of the institution subject to reporting 校董会的规定. 如果礼物被接受，接受的人 the gift shall not maintain custody of the gift for any period of time beyond that reasonable necessary to arrange for the transfer of custody and ownership of the gift.
定义:
For purposes of this policy, a gift is defined as lodging, transportation, personal 服务s, a gratuity, subscription, membership, trip, loan, extension of credit, forgiveness 指债务、预付款或存款，或任何有价值的东西.
例子:
The following are examples of actions that violate this policy: The college’s marketing department contracts with a printing vendor to provide printing 服务s for the college. One employee in the marketing department is responsible for selecting the printing 供应商为所有校园印刷. 这个雇员有一个长期建立的业务 与印刷供应商的关系. 基于这种既定的业务关系 with the vendor, the employee orders personal wedding invitations from the printer. 打印机免费向员工提供邀请函. 员工会 如果她接受免费的邀请就违反了政策.
The college’s athletic department contracts with an athletic clothing vendor to provide 运动队的制服. 队服已按承诺交付给各队. The vendor gives an EGSC coach a set of golf clubs for personal use. 员工 如果他/她接受高尔夫球杆会否违反政策.
The college contracts with a general contractor for renovation of a campus facility. The facilities officer responsible for evaluating the construction bids seeks a general 他私人厨房装修的承包商. 总承包商的做法 the facilities officer and offers the work at a substantial discount. 员工 如果他接受折扣会违反政策吗.
例外:
The following are not considered gifts and would not violate this policy:
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- Food or beverages consumed at an occasional meal or event, provided the value is reasonable under the circumstances, but in no event exceeds $100 per person;
- Food, beverages and registration at group events to which substantial numbers of USG 或邀请EGSC员工;
- Food, beverages or expenses afforded employees, relatives or others that are associated with normal and customary business or social functions and activities;
- Actual and reasonable expenses for food, beverages, travel, lodging and registration to permit participation in a meeting, demonstration or training related to official or professional duties if participation has been approved in writing by the Chancellor, 总统或其指定人员.
- 一般向公众派发的宣传物品;
- Textbooks, software and instructional materials to be reviewed by teaching faculty;
- An award, plaque, certificate, memento, or similar item given in recognition of the recipient’s civic, charitable, political, professional, private or public 服务 或成就;
- Legitimate salary, honoraria, benefit, fees, commissions, or expenses associated with the recipient’s nonpublic business, employment, trade or profession;
- Consulting fees, honoraria, or financial benefits from sponsors or foundations, received 符合USG政策、EGSC政策和乔治亚州法律;
- Gifts from a person or entity who is neither a lobbyist nor a vendor as those terms are defined in State Statutes, nor a student or patient at an institution;
- Gifts to or from USG Foundations, EGSC基金会 or other separately incorporated 慈善机构.
同伴政策:
员工 should make every effort to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest. An appearance of a conflict of interest exists when a reasonable person will conclude from the circumstances that the employee’s ability to protect the public interest, or perform public duties, is compromised by a personal, financial or business interest. 员工 are also directed to the Georgia Conflict of Interest statutes OCGA 45-10-20 – 45-10- 70, Board of Regents Ethics Policy, Gratuities Policy, Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Commitment Policy and the Political Activities Policy of the Board 董事会和EGSC，如适用.
Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to an including termination 的就业.
