TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Board of Regents voted to accept staff recommendations that members excuse or monitor themselves when engaging in potential conflicts of interest.

Four board members on Thursday acknowledged their significant financial ties to higher education institutions, necessitating recusals to avoid a conflict of interest, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

People with conflicts of interest will abstain from voting and from participating in discussion regarding particular areas where they have conflict, said Julene Miller, part of the board's general counsel. She said the...