(a) (1) On written request of an employee or contractor and in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services may render a written advisory opinion regarding the appropriateness of the course of conduct to be followed in a proposed transaction.(2) A request and a written advisory opinion under subdivision (a)(1) of this section may be published in the manner in which rules of this state are published.
(1) On written request of an employee or contractor and in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services may render a written advisory opinion regarding the appropriateness of the course of conduct to be followed in a proposed transaction.
(2) A request and a written advisory opinion under subdivision (a)(1) of this section may be published in the manner in which rules of this state are published.
(b) Compliance with the requirements of a written advisory opinion of the secretary rendered under this section constitutes compliance with the ethical standards of this chapter.