Nepotism Form

Review the policy below and if you have a member of your immediate family (spouse, child (including step), parent (including step), sibling or in law) working in the same division (VPFO, VPAA, VPSA, VPUPA, SMHS), please complete the form below:

SBHE Policy
SUBJECT: Employment of Relatives
Section: 603.3 Nepotism

603.3.1 — Accordingly, an officer or employee may not, except as permitted by law, serve in a supervisory capacity over, or enter into a personal services contract with, a member of the officer's or employee's immediate family. (See Nepotism, N.D.C.C. 44-04-09).

603.3.2 — When two or more members of the same immediate family are employed in the same department or institution, the head of the department or institution shall reassign responsibility for performance evaluations, salary recommendations, disciplinary actions, and other supervisory authority as necessary in order to eliminate any conflict or potential conflict of interest in the exercise of that authority.

603.3.3 — "Immediate family" means a parent (by birth or adoption), spouse, son or daughter (by birth or adoption), stepchild, brother or sister (by whole or half blood or adoption), brother-in-law or sister-in-law, or son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

603.3.4 — Each campus shall establish and maintain specific procedures which identify and act upon instances of nepotism.