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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon">University Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon">Revisions to System Policy
<i><a href="http://policies.tamus.edu/07-03.pdf"><span style="color:blue">07.03, Conflicts of Interest, Dual Office Holding and Political Activities</span></a></i>, and Regulation
<i><a href="http://policies.tamus.edu/07-03-01.pdf"><span style="color:blue">07.03.01, Political Campaign Events on Property Under the Control of The Texas A&M University System</span></a></i>, were approved by the Board of Regents at its November 12, 2015
meeting and the Chancellor on November 6, 2015, respectively. Below is a brief summary of the revisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in;text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Policy 07.03<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Specific revisions made to Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.8 ensure compliance with Senate Bill 20, passed by the 84<sup>th</sup> Legislature, which requires disclosures of certain potential conflicts
of interest and prohibits contracting with a private vendor when certain system employees or their relatives within the second degree by blood or marriage have a financial interest with the vendor; and<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Section 3.3 was revised to conform with a recent Attorney General opinion on system employees running for a political office (county, state, or federal).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.5in;text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Regulation 07.03.01<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Section 6: Text is added to clarify that member-recognized and member-approved student, faculty and staff organizations sponsoring partisan political activities or events on system property may use any
member symbol/insignia/other identifiable mark, but only in accordance with the member’s rule.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon">Please distribute the revised system policy and regulation among your staff as you deem appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon">If you have any questions, please contact the appropriate contact offices noted. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">James Vanbebber, B.S. | Governance Associate</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">University Compliance Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:James.Vanbebber@tamuc.edu">James.Vanbebber@tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ship: 2600 South Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tel: 903.886.5996 | Fax: 903.886.5989
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/">www.tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trajan Pro";color:#002060">TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE</span></b><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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