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Ethics Review Panel

Advisory Opinions of the Ethics Review Panel of the Board of Education of Baltimore County

In accordance with Board of Education Policy 8366, the Ethics Review Panel (“ERP”) serves as an advisory body to the Board of Education of Baltimore County to interpret the Ethics Code Policies (“Code”) and to advise all persons who are subject to the Code. These opinions represent the ERP’s advice to employees and interested persons about the application of the Code to specific conduct or behavior.

If you wish to request an advisory opinion, you may submit an Application to Provide an Advisory Opinion to the Ethics Review Panel.

Ethics Panel Advisory Opinions
(By Category)

In order to protect the confidentiality of applicants, all personally identifiable information has been redacted.

Advertising
05-06 , 20-05

Conflict of Interest
10-03, 10-04, 10-05, 11-02, 11-03, 12-01, 12-04, 12-05, 12-06, 13-01, 13-02, 14-01, 14-02, 15-02, 15-03, 15-05, 15-06, 16-01, 16-02, 16-03, 17-01, 17-03, 18-01, 18-03, 18-07, 18-08, 18-09, 19-03, 20-03, 20-05, 21-04, 21-07, 21-08, 21-09, 22-02, 22-03, 22-04, 22-05, 22-06, 22-07

Ethics Advisory Panel
98-03, 98-04, 07-06, 07-08

Financial Disclosure
98-06, 98-07, 98-08 , 18-02, 23-02

Fundraising
09-01, 17-04

Gift, Gratuities, Discounts
20-01, 98-03, 98-04, 98-05, 98-06, 98-07, 98-08, 98-09, 00-01, 00-02, 00-07, 01-02, 01-03, 01-04, 01-06, 20-03, 20-05, 03-08, 04-01, 04-02, 04-03, 04-04, 04-07, 05-02, 05-03, 06-03, 06-06, 07-01, 07-03, 07-09, 10-01, 10-02, 10-06, 11-01, 12-05, 12-06, 14-01, 15-01, 16-01 , 16-04, 17-01 , 18-02, 18-03, 18-04, 18-05, 19-01, 19-02, 19-03 , 22-05, 22-06, 22-08, 23-02

Miscellaneous
05-04, 05-05, 06-04, 06-05, 08-03, 08-04, 10-08, 15-04 , 15-07

Non-Profit Organizations
98-13, 22-01

Employment, Outside Employment (Tutoring) and Financial Interests
98-01, 98-10, 98-11, 98-12, 98-14, 98-15, 99-01, 99-02, 99-03, 99-04, 99-05, 99-06, 99-07, 99-08, 00-03, 00-05, 00-06, 00-08, 00-09, 01-01, 01-05, 02-01, 02-04, 02-06, 02-07, 03-01, 03-03, 03-07, 04-02, 04-05, 04-06, 05-01, 06-01, 06-02, 07-02, 07-04, 07-05, 07-06, 07-07, 07-08, 07-10, 07-11, 07-13, 07-14, 07-15, 08-01, 08-02, 08-05, 08-06, 08-07, 08-08, 10-03, 11-02, 11-03 , 15-03, 16-02 , 18-07, 18-08, 18-09 , 21-03, 21-05, 21-06, 21-07, 21-08, 21-09, 22-03, 23-02, 23-01

Outside of ERP’s Jurisdiction
21-01 ,22-09

Political Activity
00-04, 04-05

Prestige of Office or Personal Benefit
08-13, 10-03, 10-04, 10-05, 12-01, 14-01, 15-03, 15-04, 15-05, 17-03, 17-04, 19-03, 19-04, 20-03, 21-07, 21-08, 22-10, 23-01

Procurement
16-03, 22-07, 22-08

Royalties/Personal Gain
98-10, 98-11, 98-14, 03-05, 04-05, 05-01, 06-01, 07-12, 10-05, 15-05, 16-03, 18-03 , 21-03

Stock Ownership
02-04, 04-05, 10-03 

Supervision, Evaluation or Discipline of Immediate Family Members
03-02, 03-04, 08-12

Withdrawn
98-02, 02-02, 03-06

Ethics Panel Advisory Opinions
(By Year of Issuance)

Ethics Panel Advisory Opinions
(By Policy Referenced)