{"671902":{"#nid":"671902","#data":{"type":"news","title":"State Business Transactions Disclosure Reports Due Jan. 31","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia law requires that all Institute employees disclose business transactions \u2014 conducted by themselves or family members \u2014 with the state or any state agency.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPublic officials and employees are required to disclose all business transactions occurring during the previous calendar year. Reports for 2023 transactions are due Jan. 31.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis requirement applies to transactions by the employee or any business in which the employee, spouse, or dependent has more than a 25% interest. There is an exception for transactions less than $250 where the total of all transactions does not exceed $9,000 in the calendar year.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIf an employee has no business transactions to report, it is not necessary for that employee to file the State Business Transaction Disclosure Report.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ED\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eisclosure reports are being filed through the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission\u2019s legacy system, which is no longer accessible on their website. In order to file a report for 2023 business transactions, employees must contact Haley Barrett, director of Communications for the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, at\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:hbarrett@ethics.ga.gov\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ehbarrett@ethics.ga.gov\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E or 470.355.6003 for assistance in completing the filing process or to answer any questions you may have.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDefinition of Business Transactions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBusiness transactions mean the sale or leasing of any personal property, real property, or services on behalf of oneself or a third party as an agency, broker, dealer, or representative. It also applies to the purchase of surplus real or personal property on behalf of oneself or on behalf of any third party as an agency, broker, dealer, or representative.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia law requires that all Institute employees disclose business transactions \u2014 conducted by themselves or family members \u2014 with the state or any state agency. Reports for 2023 transactions are due Jan. 31.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia law requires that all Institute employees disclose business transactions \u2014 conducted by themselves or family members \u2014 with the state or any state agency."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2024-01-05 21:04:38","changed_gmt":"2024-01-19 20:26:59","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672683":{"id":"672683","type":"image","title":"State of Georgia Image.jpg","body":null,"created":"1704722486","gmt_created":"2024-01-08 14:01:26","changed":"1704722486","gmt_changed":"2024-01-08 14:01:26","alt":"image of state with official seal ","file":{"fid":"255965","name":"State of Georgia Image.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/08\/State%20of%20Georgia%20Image.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/08\/State%20of%20Georgia%20Image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2766077,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/08\/State%20of%20Georgia%20Image.jpg?itok=DDPADDYe"}}},"media_ids":["672683"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"220261","name":"Finance and Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"193399","name":"state business transaction disclosures"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETerry Grumley Bridges, CCEP\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInterim Compliance Training Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Office of Ethics, Compliance\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOffice of the General Counsel\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["terry.bridges@gtri.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}