Texas Ethics Commission
The Texas Ethics Commission is authorized by Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-
9d.1, sec.1.29, to issue advisory opinions in regard to the following statutes: 
Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-9b; the Government Code, Chapter 302; the 
Government Code, Chapter 305; the Election Code, Title 15; the Penal Code, 
Chapter 36; and the Penal Code, Chapter 39.
Requests for copies of the full text of opinions or questions on particular 
submissions should be addressed to the Office of the Texas Ethics Commission, 
P.O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711-2070, (512) 463-5800.
Request for Opinions
AOR-154. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider several 
questions about whether various officers and employees of a state institution of 
higher education are required to file financial disclosure statements under 
Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-9b.
The first question is whether the chancellor, vice-chancellors, and campus 
presidents are required to file financial disclosure statements.
The second question is whether persons appointed to the board of regents of the 
institution are required to file annual financial disclosure statements.
The third question is whether a person who was appointed to the board of regents 
in 1992 and who filed a financial statement within 30 days of appointment and 
who will be up for Senate confirmation in 1993 is required to file a financial 
statement in 1993.
AOR-155. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider a situation in 
which a person registered as a lobbyist invites members of the legislature to 
dinner in his home. The question is whether the lobbyist must report the value 
of the use of his home as a lobby expenditure and, if so, how the value of the 
expenditure is to be determined.
AOR-156. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether an ex 
officio, non-voting member of the Board of Licensure for Nursing Home 
Administrators is required to file a financial disclosure statement under Texas 
Civil Statutes, Article 6252-9b.
AOR-157. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a state 
employee may accept a stipend for speaking. The request letter describes a 
situation in which the state employee has been asked to speak on a paper that he 
researched and wrote before he held his current state job.
AOR-158. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked whether a certain type of 
political fundraiser would be a prohibited corporate contribution. The 
fundraiser would consist of a contract between a candidate and a corporation, 
pursuant to which the corporation would provide a carnival. The candidate would 
receive 10% to 15% to the gross proceeds.
AOR-159. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked whether members of the 
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, members of the 
Law Enforcement Management Institute, and the Texas Peace Officers' Advisory 
Committee are required to file financial disclosure statements under Texas Civil 
Statutes, Article 6252-9b.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on February 11, 1993.
TRD-9319014
Sarah Woelk
Director, Advisory Opinions
Texas Ethics Commission
Filed: February 12, 1993
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