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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to employment restrictions for former employees of the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing an |
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administrative penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 5.062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.062. CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR FORMER EMPLOYEE |
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RESTRICTED. A former employee of the commission may not accept |
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employment in an industry regulated by the commission, as described |
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in Section 5.013(a), before the second anniversary of the date the |
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person ceased to be an employee of the commission. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7.052, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-5) to read as follows: |
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(b-5) A person who hires a former employee of the commission |
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in violation of Section 5.062 is subject to an administrative |
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penalty not to exceed an amount that is equal to three times the |
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employee's salary for the position hired. |
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SECTION 3. Section 5.062, Water Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies only to a person who ceases to be an employee of the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |