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Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest

Arizona State Law (A.R.S. § 38-503) requires that each employee of a school district is required to fill out a conflict of interest form whether they have a conflict or not. The conflict being that no employee or relative of an employee shall supply to the school district any equipment, material, supply or service in exchange for payment unless the project has been competitively bid out.

As per Governing Board Policy GBEAA each employee is required to receive annual training on the District’s Conflict of Interest policies which are covered in the video below.

Conflict of Interest Video (English)

Conflict of Interest Video (Spanish)

The Employee Conflict of Interest Disclosure form must be completed annually by all employees. Even if no conflict exists, the disclosure form must still be completed and returned. Each employee is to acknowledge that they have been informed and fully understand those policies.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Arizona State Law (A.R.S. § 38-503) requires that each employee of a school district is required to fill out a conflict of interest form whether they have a conflict or not. The conflict being that no employee or relative of an employee shall supply to the school district any equipment, material, supply or service in exchange for payment unless the project has been competitively bid out.

  • Relative means the spouse, child, child’s child, parent, grandparent, brother or sister of the whole or half blood, their spouses, parent(s), brother, sister or child of a spouse.

  • Any employee who has or whose relative has a substantial interest in any contract, sale, purchase or service to the District.

  • If the outside tutoring wasn’t with a company with a contract with Sunnyside then there is no conflict of interest. The same holds true with volunteering. If the company you are working for doesn’t have a contract with Sunnyside, then there isn’t a conflict of interest.

  • Because A.R.S. § 38-503 requires that all employees complete a conflict of interest form whether they have a conflict or not.

  • Example: brother-in law owns or receives commission on the sale of uniforms for teams. That is considered a conflict of interest.

  • You can contact the Purchasing Office, Business Office or Risk Management office for any additional information you may need.