California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 3 - Community Services › Subchapter 3 - Regional Center Administrative Practices and Procedures › Article 1 - Regional Center Conflict of Interest Standards and Procedures › Section 54524 - General Prohibition of Conflicts of Interest for Regional Center Governing Board Members and Executive Directors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to the specific
					 conflict-of-interest requirements and restrictions set forth above, regional
					 center governing board members and executive directors are obligated to
					 discharge their responsibilities with integrity and fidelity, and are
					 prohibited from placing themselves in a position where their private, personal
					 interests may conflict with their official duties.
(b) Governing board members and executive
					 directors are impliedly bound to exercise the powers conferred on them with
					 disinterested skill, zeal and diligence and for the benefit of the regional
					 center and the consumers.
(c) If a
					 situation arises that has not been specifically addressed in these regulations,
					 where a governing board member, executive director, or his or her family
					 member's personal or pecuniary interest conflicts with the individual's duty to
					 act in the best interest of the regional center or the consumers, the governing
					 board member or executive director is disqualified from taking any part in the
					 discussion or from making any recommendation or decision regarding the
					 transaction or decision.
(d) In
					 interpreting and applying this section, the common law doctrine against
					 conflict of interest and the authorities interpreting that doctrine shall
					 govern.
1.
						Repealer and new section filed 12-29-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						(Register 87. No. 1).
2. Repealer and new section heading and
						section filed 8-15-2012 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Welfare and
						Institutions Code section
						4627(d);
						operative 8-15-2012 (Register 2012, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must
						be transmitted to OAL by 2-11-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
3. Repealer and new section
						heading and section refiled 2-7-2013 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Welfare
						and Institutions Code section
						4627(d);
						operative 2-7-2013 (Register 2013, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 5-9-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
4. Repealer and new section
						heading and section refiled 5-6-2013 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Welfare
						and Institutions Code section
						4627(d);
						operative 5-6-2013 (Register 2013, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be
						transmitted to OAL by 8-5-2013 or emergency language will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
5. Reinstatement of section
						as it existed prior to 8-15-2012 emergency amendment by operation of Government
						Code section
						11346.1(f)
						(Register 2013, No. 32).
6. Repealer and new section heading,
						section and NOTE filed 1-28-2014; operative 1-28-2014 pursuant to Government
						Code section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2014, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4626
						  and
						  4627,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						  4626
						  and
						  4627,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.