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| Policy and Procedure Manual | |
| Section 204 - Nepotism | |
| Applies to: All Employees | |
| Purpose: | |
| To outline requirements relating to nepotism, of NDCC 44-04-09 and SBHE Policy Manual 603.3 and to eliminate a conflict or the potential for conflict of interest in the exercise of that authority | |
| Policy: | |
| An officer or employee may not, except as permitted by law, serve in a supervisory capacity over, or enter into a personal services contract with, a member of the employee’s immediate family. | |
| "Immediate family" for this policy means a parent (by birth or adoption), spouse, child (by birth or adoption), stepchild, brother or sister (by whole or half blood or adoption), brother-in-law or sister-in-law, or son-in-law or daughter-in-law. | |
| When two or more members of the same immediate family are employed in the same department or institution, the head of the department or institution shall reassign responsibility for performance evaluations, salary recommendations, disciplinary actions and other supervisory authority as necessary in order to comply with NDCC 44-04-09. | |
| REFERENCE: NDUS Human Resource Policy Manual, SHE Policy Manual, Section 603.3, NDCC 44-04-09 | |
| HISTORY: June 1998, Updated 5-07 (per SBHE update) | |
| ____________________________ | |
| President's Signature Date | |
