9.101.01 Definitions . Bona Fide Employee means a person employed by a prospective contractor and subject to the prospective contractor's supervision and control as to the time, place, and manner of performance, who neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain Mississippi con tracts. 9.101.01.2 Bona Fide Established Commercial Selling Agency means a business that neither exerts nor proposes to exert improper influence to solicit or obtain public contracts. 9.101.01.3 Business Employee means a person, whether compensated or not, who performs personal services for a business. 9.201 Statement of Policy .
Public employment is a public trust.
It is the policy of the State of Mississippi to promote and balance the objective of protecting government integrity and the objective of facilitating the recruitment and retention of personnel needed by the State. Such policy is implemented by prescribing essential standards of ethical conduct without creating unnecessary obstacles to entering public service. Public employees must discharge their duties impartially so as to assure fair competitive access to governmental procurement by responsible contrac tors. Moreover, they should conduct themselves in such a manner as to foster public confidence in the integrity of the State procurement organization. To achieve the purpose of this Chapter, it is essential that those doing business with State of Mississippi also observe the ethical standards pre scribed herein.