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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on future employment for state officers |
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and employees who participate in a procurement or contract |
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negotiation on behalf of a state agency; creating an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 572, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 572.069 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.069. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR FORMER STATE OFFICER |
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OR EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A former state |
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officer or employee of a state agency who during the period of state |
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service or employment participated on behalf of a state agency in a |
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procurement or contract negotiation involving a person may not |
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accept employment from that person before the second anniversary of |
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the date the officer's or employee's service or employment with the |
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state agency ceased. |
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(b) An individual commits an offense if the individual |
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violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class |
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A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.069, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a state officer or employee whose service |
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or employment with a state agency ceases on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |