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	Amend HB 590 on third reading in amended Section 572.051, 
Government Code, by inserting the following new Subsection (b), 
relettering the subsequent subsections accordingly, and correcting 
cross-references in existing Subsections (c), (d-1), (e), (f), and 
(g):
	(b) A state employee who violates Subsection (a) or an ethics 
policy adopted under Subsection (c) is subject to termination of 
the employee's state employment or another employment-related 
sanction. Notwithstanding this subsection, a state officer or 
employee who violates Subsection (a) is subject to any applicable 
civil or criminal penalty if the violation also constitutes a 
violation of another statute or rule.