In addition to teaching children, the District provides services that help support all who work and learn in Hardin-Jefferson ISD.
Hardin-Jefferson ISD is ...

• A business enterprise with a $15.6 million annual budget
• A restaurant chain that served 390,000 meals
• A transportation system that logged 383,000 miles on 51 vehicles
• A library system with nearly 50,000 titles
• A business supply vendor that bought and distributed over 5,100,000 sheets of white paper, 30,000 file folders and 15,000 pens and pencils
• A high-tech company that builds its own computers and maintains more than 800 computers District wide
• A minor emergency clinic that dispenses 29,000 doses of prescribed medicine and reponds to 20,000 complaints or accidents annually
• A lawn service that maintains 117 acres of land
• A custodial service that cleans 406,250 square fee of building space daily

House Bill 914 Disclosure


House Bill 914 Compliance

The 79th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 914, which establishes new conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for local government officers. That bill was recently codified in the Texas Local Government Code and goes into effect on January 1, 2006. The new law requires school board members and superintendents to file conflicts disclosure statements revealing certain relationships they may have with vendors doing business or seeking to do business with their school districts. It also mandates that trustees and superintendents report certain gifts received from current vendors and those seeking to become vendors.

The Texas Ethics Commission promotes public confidence in electoral and governmental processes by enforcing, administering, and training state officers and employees on applicable laws governing standards of conduct, personal financial disclosure, lobby registration and activities, political contributions and expenditures, and political advertising. For more information, visit the Texas Ethics Commission website.

Conflict of Interest Forms

Conflict of Interest Questionnaire

Chapter 176, Local Government Code

The Texas Ethics Commission adopted Forms CIS and CIQ pursuant to H.B. 914. Please note that the Texas Ethics Commission does NOT have jurisdiction to interpret or enforce Chapter 176 of the Government Code. Also, please note that these forms are NOT filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

HB 914 Compliance

In relation to HB 914 vendors are responsible for submitting Conflicts of Interest Questionnaire's and Conflicts Disclosure Statements as stated in Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code. The law requires Conflict of Interest Statements and Conflict of Questionnaire forms be filed with the records management officer with date and time received.

The Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District in an attempt to monitor our internal controls in the prevention of fraud, the Procurement Department and the Business Office is implementing a disclosure statement and questionnaire from all vendors doing business with Hardin-Jefferson I.S.D.. This questionnaire must be completed by the vendor on an annual basis.

"Approved vendors must adhere to the procurement laws and ethical standards set by" the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 176.001, 176.002, 176.003, 176.004, 176.005, 176.006, 176.007, 176.008, 176.009 and 176.010 of the Local Government Code.
 

Please, mail Conflict of Interest Questionnaires Forms
and Conflict of Disclosure Statements to:

Hardin-Jefferson ISD
Finance Department
P.O. Box 2003
Sour Lake, TX 77659