{"id":22110,"date":"2015-10-06T06:56:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T10:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/?page_id=22110"},"modified":"2015-11-22T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2015-11-22T18:51:03","slug":"03-04-040-conflict-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/03-04-040-conflict-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"03.04.040 Conflict of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; title=&#8221;Policy&#8221; subhead=&#8221;03.04.040 Conflict of Interest&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#346fab&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;44&#8243; subhead_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_header_container=&#8221;margin-bottom: -140px !important;||margin-right: 20px !important;&#8221;]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Sidebar&#8221; orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_78&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;off&#8221;] [\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]\n<p>In accordance with North Carolina law, and in order to avoid a conflict of interest, the appearance of a conflict of interest or the appearance of impropriety, the College\u2019s Trustees and employees shall adhere to conflict of interest laws and rules.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legal Reference:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N.C.G.S. \u00a7\u00a7 14-232 and 133-32<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adopted:<\/strong>\u00a0September 14, 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amended:<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In accordance with North Carolina law, and in order to avoid a conflict of interest, the appearance of a conflict of interest or the appearance of impropriety, the College\u2019s Trustees and employees shall adhere to conflict of interest laws and rules. 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