Bill > HB1311

This bill amends existing state law to clarify prohibitions on state government employees having a personal interest in contracts with their own government agencies, with a specific exception for certain employees of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. Previously, state employees were generally barred from having a personal stake in contracts with their agency, beyond their own employment contract. This bill adds an exception to this rule, allowing an employee of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to have a personal interest in a contract between the school and a textbook publisher or wholesaler if that interest arises solely from the employee having authored or created the educational materials themselves. This change aims to prevent conflicts of interest while allowing for situations where an employee's expertise in creating educational materials might lead to a contractual relationship with their employer.