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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to employment restrictions for certain former county or |
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municipal officers and employees. |
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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 171.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.008. EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER COUNTY OR |
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MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES RESTRICTED. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), a former county or municipal officer or |
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employee who during the period of county or municipal service or |
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employment participated on behalf of the county or municipality in |
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a contract negotiation or procurement 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 contract is signed or the procurement is terminated or |
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withdrawn. |
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(b) The governing body of a county or municipality may, on |
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an individual basis, waive the applicability of the prohibition |
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under Subsection (a) for a former county or municipal officer or |
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employee who submits to the governing body an application for a |
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waiver from the prohibition in the form and manner the governing |
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body requires. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.008, Local Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a county or municipal officer or |
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employee whose service or employment with a county or municipality |
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ceases on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |