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98-04 State employees holding elective office in local jurisdiction/release of confidential information 99-04 Spouse’s ability to operate business within facility managed by state employee 01-04 WSSDA issuing contracts to officers of the Association
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Advisory Opinion	Subject	Question	RCW and / or WAC	Cross Reference
98-04	• Confidential Information • Elective Office	1. Whether state officers or state employees may seek or hold elective office in local government when they administer state programs within the local government's jurisdiction? See Opinion 2. Whether state officers or state employees may disclose confidential state information when they hold local public office? See Opinion Top of Page	RCW 42.52.020 RCW 42.52.050
99-04	• Conflict of Interest • Spouse's Business Interest	Whether RCW 42.52 limits the ability of the spouse of a state employee from operating a private business within a state facility managed and supervised by the state employee? Yes / See Opinion Top of Page	RCW 42.52.020 RCW 42.52.050 RCW 42.52.140 RCW 42.52.150 RCW 42.52.160
01-04	• State Officer's Outside Business Relationship with an agency that they oversee. • Financial interests in transactions • Assisting in transactions	1. May the Washington State School Director's Association (WSSDA) issue personal service contracts to officers of the Association or members of its board of directors to provide training services to school boards and school board members? Generally No / See Opinion 2. If WSSDA may issue personal services contracts to its officers and members of its board of directors for training services, what provisions should the Association take to handle the execution and administration of those contracts? See Opinion 3. If a consultant with a current contract becomes an officer or member of the board of directors in November, may that person continue to serve under their contract, which they had no role in approving, until the end of the contract's term in summer of the next year? Qualified Yes / See Opinion Top of Page	RCW 42.52.030 RCW 42.52.040 RCW 42.52.120	96-09 98-02 98-08 99-01 99-07 00-02