Public contracts: University of California executives: conflicts of interest: prohibition.
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Overview
This bill prohibits University of California executives from participating in contracts with businesses where they have recently worked or received compensation. Specifically, it prevents businesses from bidding on contracts with the University if a UC executive has served them within the past year and restricts bidding for at least a year after any compensation is provided. The bill also requires executives to disclose recusals and prohibits them from influencing contract decisions where they have a board position with a contracting business.
Key provisions
- Prohibits businesses from bidding on contracts with the University of California if a UC executive has recently worked for them.
- Prevents bidding for at least one year after any compensation is provided to a UC executive.
- Requires UC executives to disclose recusals when serving on a business’s board of directors.
- Prohibits UC executives from influencing contract decisions where they serve on a business’s board or receive consulting fees.
- Defines key terms such as ‘business entity,’ ‘compensation,’ ‘contract,’ and ‘University of California executive.’
- Allows the Attorney General to bring civil actions to enforce the provisions and recover legal fees.
- Provides for a court injunction against businesses that violate the provisions, preventing them from bidding on contracts for a year.
- Declares contracts violating the provisions void.
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