Sec. 8.5. (a) A board member may not discuss any pending claim or potential claim except with another board member, at a board meeting, including at an executive session of
the board. (b) If a board member reasonably believes that a conflict of interest exists with respect to the exercise of the board member's official duties in a particular case, the board member: (1) shall disclose that a conflict of interest exists to the board and the agency; and (2) is recused from the proceeding. As added by P.L.208-2021, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.114-2025, SEC.62.