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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the post-employment activities of county and other |
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local public officials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 171, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 171.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.011. POST-EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES (a) In a county |
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with a population of 3.3 million or more, a former local public |
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official of the county, a precinct, a flood control district, or a |
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hospital district may not |
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(1) make any communication to or appearance before the |
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commissioners court or other governing body under which the |
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official served, or any other official thereof, with the intent to |
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influence official action on behalf of another before the second |
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anniversary of the date the former official terminated employment |
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or left office or |
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(2) represent any person or receive compensation for |
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services rendered on behalf of any person regarding a particular |
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matter in which the official personally participated or over which |
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official had responsibility during the period of the official's |
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public service. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |