Educational Advisor and Contractor Integrity Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to address conflicts of interest associated with use of advisory committees and technical assistance providers in the administration of such Act.

10/2/2007--Introduced.
Educational Advisor and Contractor Integrity Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to establish a screening process to address conflicts of interest on the part of individuals being considered for service on advisory committees used in the Act's administration. Authorizes the Secretary to grant an exemption to individuals that have a conflict of interest if:
(1) the conflict does not compromise the integrity, in fact or appearance, of the committee's efforts;
(2) the conflict can be sufficiently mitigated; and
(3) reasonable efforts were made to identify alternate conflict-free individuals. Considers such advisory committee members to be special government employees for purposes of the federal criminal code. Directs the Secretary to:
(1) work with the Office of Government Ethics to develop policies and procedures to address conflicts of interest on the part of advisory committee members, including the adoption of an alternative confidential financial disclosure form for such members; and
(2) seek advice, before convening an advisory group, from the Committee Management Secretariat within the General Services Administration (GSA) as to the applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Requires the Secretary to screen potential providers of technical assistance under the Act for conflicts of interest and implement a process for continually monitoring whether technical assistance providers are appropriately implementing required conflicts of interest policies and procedures.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
• and 10 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments to H.R.3718

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 02, 2007

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• Oct 23, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
• Oct 02, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Oct 02, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Elementary and secondary education
• Administrative procedure
• Conflict of interests
• Criminal justice
• 18 more
• Department of Education
• Education
• Elementary education
• Executive departments
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal employees
• Finance
• Financial disclosure
• Government contractors
• Government employees
• Government ethics
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Law
• Politics and government
• Public contracts
• Secondary education
• Subcontractors

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