State advisors definition
State advisors and “State consultants” as those terms are defined in the State Adverse Interest Act, 71 P.S. § 7761 et eq., having recommended to the State agency that he or she served, either in the making of a contract or a course of action of which the making of a contract is an express or implied part, are prohibited from “hav[ing] an adverse interest” in such contract, as that term is defined in the statute. A State employee, as that term is defined in the statute, is prohibited from having an adverse interest in a contract with the State agency by that he or she is employed and from influencing or attempting to influence the making of or supervise or in any manner deal with any contract in which the employee has an adverse interest. For purposes of this section, State agency shall refer to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
State advisors means those members elected or appointed annually by the Board or a Standing Committee to provide specialist advice and support to particular programs, activities or aspects of operations.