Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/7/23
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 231
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5 By: Senator B. King
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT OF
9 CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AFTER LEAVING OFFICE; TO
10 RESTRICT A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER FROM CERTAIN TYPES
11 OF EMPLOYMENT FOR TWO YEARS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT
16 OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AFTER LEAVING
17 OFFICE; AND TO RESTRICT A CONSTITUTIONAL
18 OFFICER FROM CERTAIN TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT
19 FOR TWO YEARS.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 21-1-402(f)(1), concerning restrictions on
25 other employment, is amended to read as follows:
26 (f)(1) A former member of the General Assembly shall not take the
27 following actions until two (2) years after the expiration of the term of
28 office for which he or she was elected:
29 (A) Register as a lobbyist under § 21-8-601 et seq.; or
30 (B) Enter into employment as the director of an:
31 (i) Educational cooperative under The Public School
32 Educational Cooperative Act of 1981, § 6-13-901 et seq.; or
33 (ii) Area agency on aging; or
34 (C)(i) Enter into employment as a consultant or director
35 with a firm, business, association, or other private entity with the primary
36 purpose of lobbying an elected official of Arkansas.
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1 (ii) Subdivision (f)(1)(C)(i) of this section does
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3 (a) The lobbying of an elected federal
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5 (b) Other lobbying activities at the national
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Statutes affected:
Old version SB231 V2 - 3-7-2023 09:27 AM: 21-1-402(f)
SB 231: 21-1-402(f)