(a) In addition to the prohibitions set forth in the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code), a board member of a district may not make, or in any way attempt to use his or her official position to influence, a decision in which the board member knows, or has reason to know that any of the board member’s relatives or cohabitants, whose interests are not otherwise regulated by that act, has a financial interest.
(b) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Relative” means any person related to the board member by blood or adoption, including all relatives whose status is preceded by the words “step,” “great,” or “grand,” or the spouse of any of these persons, even if the marriage was terminated by death or dissolution.
(2) “Cohabitant” means any person who regularly resides in the board member’s household or who uses the board member’s residence address to receive mail.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 829, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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