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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.