{"679344":{"#nid":"679344","#data":{"type":"news","title":"State Business Transactions Disclosure Reports Due Jan. 31","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\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. Public officials and employees are required to disclose all business transactions occurring during the previous calendar year. \u003Cstrong\u003EReports for 2024 transactions are due Jan. 31\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\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.\u202f\u003Cstrong\u003EIf an employee has no business transactions to report, that employee doesn\u0027t need to file the State Business Transaction Disclosure Report.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDisclosure reports are being filed through the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission\u2019s legacy system, which is no longer accessible on their website. To file a report for 2024 business transactions, employees must contact Haley Barrett, director of Communications for the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, at\u202f\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:hbarrett@ethics.ga.gov\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehbarrett@ethics.ga.gov\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u202for 470.355.6003 for assistance in completing the filing process or to answer any questions you may have.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDefinitions:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBusiness Transactions: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe sale or leasing of any personal property, real property, or services on behalf of oneself or any 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 any third party as an agency, broker, dealer, or representative.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAny Business: \u003C\/strong\u003EAny corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, trust, or other legal entity. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\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\/p\u003E","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":"2025-01-09 20:11:35","changed_gmt":"2025-01-09 20:20:50","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-01-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-01-09T00:00:00-05:00","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:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/01\/08\/State%20of%20Georgia%20Image.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2766077,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/01\/08\/State%20of%20Georgia%20Image.jpg?itok=cnVqViY6"}}},"media_ids":["672683"],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"652096","name":"Ethics and Compliance"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"194188","name":"state 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\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EConflict of Interest Director\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech Office of Ethics and Compliance\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EOffice of the General Counsel\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["terry.bridges@gtri.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}