"state o6ica" and "state employee"). Senate Bill 1 adopted several amendments to article 6252-9b, V.T.C.S., but most of these do not overlap with section 6 of article 1446c, V.T.C.S. SIX V.T.C.S. art. 6252-9b. §7B (probibithg assockion of employees of regulatory agency from sokiting anyhing of v&e hm regulated entities). Section 74 thepaendmentmostrelevanttoyouriaquiry,providesasMknvs: (a) A memba of the goveming body or executive head of a regulatoryagencymaynotmak~withtheintenttoin6ualc4My wmmunication to or appearance before an 05cer or employee of the 8gencyinwhichthepason~beforethe~ud~of thedatethepersonccasestobeamemberofthegovaningbodyor cJtecukllaldoftheagency,onbehalfofmlypuaoninwmIeuion withanynwlaonwhichtheperaon~o5cialaction. (b) Aformerstateo5caoraqhyeeofareguhtoryagcq whoceasesserviceoremploymentwiththeagencyonorah January 1, 1992, may not repnsent any pason or receive compensation for pavices rendered on behalf of any pcmon ~aparticularmatterinwhichthefonnao5.caoranployee participated during the period of state service or employment, &her t&oughpasonrlinvo~entorbccausethecaseorprocesdingwrs a matta within the 05&s or employee's05cial respomiibii. This
'Acls 1991, M Leg. dl. 304. at 1290.
'kas 1973.63d Lc& ch 421.a11086
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subsection does not apply to a rule-mahing procad@ thet was concluded before the 05&s or employee's service or employment aared. (c) Subsection (b) of this section npplies only to: (1) asteteofficaorrregulatoryrgency,or (2) a state employee of a regulatory egency who is wmpen- sated . . . [detsils of wmpensation set out]. (d) rjorher Iaw re.rfriUsrhr rzpresarrariar of apersonbefav a prtiadar staleagent @ a fonnrr stateofleer or emplqwer, lhe dher &nvpr6waoverthissection.
V.T.C.S. at. 62524%. 5 7A (emphesis added).
Swtion 6tj) of the PuRq quoted above. prohiits a forma state 05ca or anployet f+omrrpr*renting personsbeforethePucunda-similatothose set out in section 7A Section 6(j) applies during the time the officer or employee is ILWC&~ with the wmmission "or at sny time a&r." V.T.C.S. at. 1446c, 6(j). It prohibits the wmmissiona or employee from represemmg nny "perso& wrporatig or otba busin- entity hefore the wmmission or a wurt in a mstta in which the wmmissiona or employee was pasonslly involved whiJe amociated with the wmmission oramnttathntwesvdthinthewmmissi on&s or employee!?05cinl reqxmsibiity" while raoaaed withthe wmmission.Id. As expresslyprovided in section 7A(d) of article 62524b, section 6(j) of the PUM prevahs ova section 7A@).
Accordiagly,~&nnotbdieveouruLIwawouldbediffantifthetrpasactions youdescribehndouauredemirelyefkatheefktivedateofSennteBill1. Section7Aof article 62524b. V.T.C.S.. does not npply to the PUC. You have not identilied eny otha provisionsofSensteBilllthatappeartownflictwithprovisionsofsection6ofthe PUPA Amuming the ebsence of wntlicting provisions, the wmmissioners and employees ofthePUCeresubjecttotheprovisionsofSenateBii1tothesemedegreensaestete agency05cers and employees in geneml.
SUMMARY Section 6(i) of article 1446c. V.T.C.S., pawides thst a fbrmer employee of the Public Utility Commission (PVC) may not be employed within one year afta leaving the commission by II public utilitythatwasinthcscopeofhiso5~responsibilitywhilehe worked for the wmmission. This prohibition does not bar a former employee from working for the a5liate of such public utility within a year afla his depature &om the wmmission.
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Section 6(d) of article 1446c, V.T.C.S.. pro&bits an employee of the Public Utility Commission (PVC) fhm asking an 05cer of a regulated utility for employment with that utility or en a5liated intaest of the utility. Section 6(e) prohibits an 05cer of a public utility or a5liated interest from offering employment to any employee ofthe wmmission. whether any person has violated