From 12558464484dd0c79340b77a8e360f3a05165a29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 17:25:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Be clear about what state and federal laws we mean. --- Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt b/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt index 03e8160..4cca232 100644 --- a/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt +++ b/Conflicts/conflict-of-interest-policy.txt @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ applicable to nonprofit and charitable organizations. Directors, Officers and Staff Members of Conservancy (``Conservancy Persons'') each have a duty to protect Conservancy and its Member Projects -from violating state and federal laws - and to avoid any appearance of +from violating New York State and USA federal -- and to avoid any appearance of impropriety. Conservancy Persons serve the public interest and are to have a clear understanding of Conservancy's charitable mission. All decisions made by Conservancy Persons are to be made solely on the basis of a desire @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ Each volunteer, academic and/or industry professional that serves on a Conservancy Member Project's Project Leadership Committee (PLC) have a duty to act in the best interests of his or her Project when making decisions about the Project's technical direction. Every committee -member must also abide by state and federal laws associated with non-profit +member must also abide by New York State and USA federal laws associated with non-profit organizational governance. Committee members must complete this form annually and submit it to