Conflict of Interest Policy

In 1997 Baylor implemented separate conflict of interest policies for staff and faculty members of the University. These policies have been revised a few times over the years, and are inherently similar with very few differences. In an effort to standardize the policy requirements for employee conflicts of interest, the once separate policies have been combined into a single policy.

Overview of the Policy:

Conflict of interest disclosures, now referred to as “dual interest disclosures”, will be required of only full-time employees (faculty and staff). There will be some exceptions to this as Baylor will evaluate job requirements/profiles to determine if any part-time employees would be required to submit a disclosure.

There are examples of possible dual interests that should be included in dual interest disclosures.

The policy establishes guidelines to help the University more proactively and consistently manage conflicts that arise.

The dual interest disclosure form has been revised to include examples to aid employees in reporting all known dual interests according to the policy.