ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 798	By:	Sykes of the Senate

				and

			McCullough and Shumate of the House

An Act relating to state government; amending 74 O.S. 2001, Section 590, which relates to prohibition of employment of a state officer; providing for penalty; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2001, Section 590, is amended to read as follows:

Section 590.  A.  Any state officer or employee who exercises discretionary or decision-making authority in awarding a privatization contract shall be prohibited for a period of one (1) year from the date that the privatization contract is awarded from becoming an officer or employee of a business organization which is a party to any privatization contract with the state agency in which the state officer or employee exercised such discretionary or decision-making authority.

B.  In the event of a violation of the provisions of subsection A of this section, the business organization shall be prohibited, for a period of one (1) year from the date of the violation, from contracting with the state agency in which the state officer or state employee exercised discretionary or decision-making authority.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2009.

Passed the Senate the 5th day of May, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 2nd day of April, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer	of the House
	of Representatives