TITLE: Relating to employment restrictions for certain former county or municipal officers and employees.

SUMMARY: Relating to employment restrictions for certain former county or municipal officers and employees.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to employment restrictions for certain former county or municipal officers and employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 171, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 171.008 to read as follows: Sec. 171.008. EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN FORMER COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES RESTRICTED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a former county or municipal officer or employee who during the period of county or municipal service or employment participated on behalf of the county or municipality in a contract negotiation or procurement involving a person may not accept employment from that person before the second anniversary of the date the contract is signed or the procurement is terminated or withdrawn. (b) The governing body of a county or municipality may, on an individual basis, waive the applicability of the prohibition under Subsection (a) for a former county or municipal officer or employee who submits to the governing body an application for a waiver from the prohibition in the form and manner the governing body requires. SECTION 2. Section 171.008, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a county or municipal officer or employee whose service or employment with a county or municipality ceases on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.