(a) No director, officer, or employee of the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or of the Board of Directors of the Division of Science and Technology of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, for purpose of personal gain, shall have or attempt to have, directly or indirectly, any interest in any contract or agreement of the division in connection with the qualified investments or other programs of the division.
(b) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall not invest, pursuant to § 15-3-122, in any qualified security of:
(1) Any enterprise that is owned, wholly or partially, directly or indirectly, by any director or officer of the division; or
(2) Any enterprise that employs a director of the division.
(c) It shall not be a violation of this section for the executive director to permit any college, university, or other nonprofit institution with which a director is affiliated to participate in any program of the division, provided that the director shall promptly disclose the nature of the affiliation to the board.
(d) (1) It shall not be a violation of this section for the executive director to permit a manufacturer or other for-profit entity with which a director is affiliated to pay to the division fees for services and receive, in return for those fees, services:
(A) That are generally available to all manufacturers or other for-profit entities; and
(B) That are not available to the manufacturer or other for-profit entity solely due to its affiliation with a director.
(2)
(A) A director affiliated with a manufacturer or other for-profit entity that enters into a contract or an agreement pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall disclose the contract or agreement in writing to the executive director.
(B) The executive director shall inform the board of the contract or agreement at its next regularly scheduled meeting and attach a copy of the written disclosure to the minutes of that meeting.
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