93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB3995

 

Introduced 1/9/2004, by Patricia R. Bellock

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 5/15.5 new
230 ILCS 5/15.6 new
230 ILCS 10/5.2 new
230 ILCS 10/5.3 new

    Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act. Prohibits a former member or employee of either the Illinois Racing Board or the Illinois Gaming Board from accepting employment or receiving compensation from an employer that (1) is an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or an owners licensee under the Riverboat Gambling Act or (2) derives 50% or more of its gross income from one or more contracts with one or more organization licensees or owners licensees for at least 2 years. Prohibits a former member of either of those boards or former employee of either of those boards whose principal duties were directly related to procurement from engaging in a procurement activity relating to the board for 2 years. Creates a code of conduct for members and employees of the Illinois Racing Board and the Illinois Gaming Board. Prohibits certain conduct by those persons that may cause or have the appearance of causing a conflict of interest. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT in relation to gambling.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended
5 by adding Sections 15.5 and 15.6 as follows:
 
6     (230 ILCS 5/15.5 new)
7     Sec. 15.5. Revolving door prohibition. A former member or
8 employee of the Board may not, within a period of 2 years
9 immediately after termination of that membership or
10 employment, accept employment or receive compensation from an
11 employer that: (1) is an organization licensee or an owners
12 licensee under the Riverboat Gambling Act; or (2) derives 50%
13 or more of its gross income from a contract or contracts with
14 one or more organization licensees or owners licensees. This
15 prohibition includes but is not limited to: lobbying the
16 procurement process; specifying; bidding; proposing bid,
17 proposal, or contract documents, on his or her own behalf or on
18 behalf of any firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
19     A former member of the Board or a former employee of the
20 Board who was employed by the Board for at least 6 months and
21 whose principal duties were directly related to procurement is
22 expressly prohibited for a period of 2 years after terminating
23 membership or employment from engaging in any procurement
24 activity relating to the Board. The prohibition includes but is
25 not limited to: lobbying the procurement process; specifying;
26 bidding; proposing bid, proposal, or contract documents, on his
27 or her own behalf or on behalf of any firm, partnership,
28 association, or corporation.
29     This Section applies only to persons who terminate
30 membership or employment with the Board on or after the
31 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
32 Assembly.
 

 

 

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1     (230 ILCS 5/15.6 new)
2     Sec. 15.6. Code of conduct.
3     (a) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to create a
4 code of conduct to assure, to the maximum extent possible, that
5 persons subject to this Act avoid situations, relationships, or
6 associations that may lead to or represent a conflict of
7 interest. If an employee of the Board has a question or concern
8 as to the applicability of this Section to a current or
9 prospective situation, relationship, or association, he or she
10 must present the question or concern to the Chairman of the
11 Board for clarification or guidance.
12     Members and employees of the Board are to discharge their
13 duties and responsibilities with undivided loyalty to the Board
14 and in such a manner as to promote and preserve public trust
15 and confidence in the integrity of the conduct of gaming and in
16 the integrity and impartiality of the Board. No Board member or
17 employee shall use or attempt to use his or her official
18 position to secure or attempt to secure any privilege,
19 advantage, favor, or influence for himself, herself, or others.
20 Members and employees of the Board shall bear responsibility
21 for adherence to this policy and to the specific prohibitions
22 and restrictions set forth in this Section.
23     Certain of the prohibitions in this Section affect or
24 extend to the parents and children of Board members and
25 employees. For purposes of this Section, these include the
26 blood lineal relations of Board members and employees and, in
27 the case of children, legally adopted children. It is
28 recognized that, in some cases, Board members and employees may
29 have limited influence over the decisions of their relatives.
30 This limited influence will be taken into consideration in
31 evaluating the circumstances of a violation or a potential
32 violation of this Section that involves the lineal relatives of
33 a Board member or employee.
34     Board members and employees and their respective spouses,
35 parents, and children have an affirmative duty to avoid

 

 

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1 relationships that may cause or have the appearance of causing
2 a conflict of interest.
3     (a-5) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
4         (1) The term "key person" means a key person as defined
5     by the Illinois Gaming Board in administrative rules.
6         (2) The term "horse racing representative" means a
7     representative of any race track under this Act, any racing
8     association, or any person organization, or entity engaged
9     in the conducting of horse racing under this Act.
10         (3) The term "Board employee" or "employee of the
11     Board" means any State employee in the service of the
12     Board.
13         (4) The term "conflict of interest" means a situation
14     in which a Board member's or a Board employee's private
15     interest, whether personal, financial, or otherwise,
16     influences or creates the appearance that it may influence
17     the Board member's or employee's judgment in the
18     performance of his or her regulatory duties and
19     responsibilities in a fair and impartial manner.
20         (5) The term "professional service agents of the Board"
21     means any person, corporation, or organization providing
22     legal, accounting, financial, public relations, auditing,
23     architectural, data processing, or management consulting
24     services to the Board.
25     (b) Gambling. Except as may be required in the conduct of
26 official duties, Board members and employees shall not engage
27 in gambling at any wagering facility licensed under this Act or
28 engage in legalized gambling in any establishment identified by
29 Board action that, in the judgment of the Board, could
30 represent a potential for a conflict of interest.
31     (c) Outside employment. Board members and employees shall
32 not hold or pursue employment, office, position, business, or
33 occupation that may conflict with their official duties.
34 Employees may engage in other gainful employment that does not
35 interfere or conflict with their duties, provided that the
36 employment is disclosed to the Board and approved by the Board.

 

 

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1     Disclosure of outside employment must be made at the time
2 of appointment to the Board or at the time the employee is
3 hired to work for the Board or prior to accepting the outside
4 employment. Any Board member who discloses outside employment
5 to the Board shall recuse himself or herself from any
6 discussion and decision made by the Board relative to his or
7 her outside employment.
8     (d) Restrictions on receiving gifts. Board members and
9 employees and their spouses, children, and parents may not,
10 directly or indirectly, accept any gift, gratuity, service,
11 compensation, travel, lodging, or thing of value, with the
12 exception of unsolicited items of an incidental nature, from
13 licensees or their affiliates, applicants or their affiliates,
14 key persons, and horse racing representatives. This
15 prohibition may be extended by Board action to any entity or
16 individual that, in the judgment of the Board, could represent
17 a potential for a conflict of interest.
18     (e) Prohibition on holding or acquiring ownership. Board
19 members and employees of the Board, their spouses, children,
20 and parents may not, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire or
21 cause or encourage any other person to acquire any actual or
22 contingent form of ownership interest or other financial
23 interest in licensees or their affiliates, applicants or their
24 affiliates, key persons, and horse racing representatives.
25 This prohibition may extend to the holding or acquisition of an
26 interest in any entity identified by Board action that, in the
27 judgment of the Board, could represent the potential for or the
28 appearance of a conflict of interest. The holding or
29 acquisition of an interest in those entities through an
30 indirect means, such as through a mutual fund, is not
31 prohibited, except that the Board may identify specific
32 investments or funds that, in its judgment, are so influenced
33 by gaming holdings as to represent the potential for or the
34 appearance of a conflict of interest.
35     Board members, upon leaving office, and employees of the
36 Board, upon termination from employment with the Board, are

 

 

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1 precluded for a period of one year from the acquisition of any
2 actual or contingent form of ownership interest or other
3 financial interest in licensees or their affiliates,
4 applicants or their affiliates, key persons, and horse racing
5 representatives. This prohibition may be extended by Board
6 action to any entity that, in the judgment of the Board, could
7 represent a potential for or the appearance of a conflict of
8 interest. The holding or acquisition of an interest in such
9 entities through an indirect means, such as through a mutual
10 fund, is not prohibited, except that the Board may identify
11 specific investments or funds that, in its judgment, are so
12 influenced by gaming holdings as to represent the potential for
13 or the appearance of a conflict of interest.
14     (f) Prohibition on economic association. Board members and
15 employees of the Board and their spouses, children, and parents
16 shall not be directly or indirectly employed by, under contract
17 with, or have any economic association with any licensee or its
18 affiliates, applicant or its affiliates, key person, or horse
19 racing representative. This prohibition may be extended to any
20 entity or individual identified by Board action that, in the
21 judgment of the Board, could represent the potential for or the
22 appearance of a conflict of interest. This prohibition on
23 economic association may by waived by Board action for a child
24 or parent of an employee of the Board.
25     (g) Disclosure of economic association. Each Board member
26 who owns or is employed by a firm or business entity shall, to
27 the best of his or her ability, identify any current economic
28 relationship, direct or indirect, representing the potential
29 for or the appearance of a conflict of interest that may exist
30 between the Board member's firm or business entity and any
31 licensee or its affiliates, applicant or its affiliates, key
32 person, or horse racing representative. The Board member must
33 declare his or her intention to refrain from deliberations and
34 voting on decisions related to the gaming entity in that
35 relationship. This requirement may be extended by Board action
36 to any entity or individual that, in the judgment of the Board,

 

 

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1 could represent the potential for or the appearance of a
2 conflict of interest.
3     (h) Restrictions on professional service agents.
4 Professional service agents of the Board may be subject to
5 terms and conditions relating to restrictions or prohibitions
6 in representation, employment, and contracting with licensees
7 and their affiliates, applicants and their affiliates, key
8 persons, and horse racing representatives. These restrictions
9 and prohibitions shall be contained in the professional service
10 contracts of the Board.
11     (i) Disclosure statements. Board members and employees
12 must complete and timely file the statement of economic
13 interest required under Article 4A of the Illinois Governmental
14 Ethics Act, a copy of which must be provided to the
15 Administrator.
16     (j) Past Board affiliation or employment. A former Board
17 member or employee shall not, for a period of one year after
18 termination of his or her Board appointment or employment,
19 engage in any employment or contractual relations with or have
20 any financial interest in any licensee or its affiliate,
21 applicant or its affiliate, key person, or horse racing
22 representative.
23     The prohibitions set forth in this subsection (j) may be
24 extended by Board action to employment with any entity or
25 individual that, in the judgment of the Board, could represent
26 the potential for or the appearance of a conflict of interest.
27     The prohibitions set forth in this subsection (j) may be
28 waived by Board action for an employee if, in the judgment of
29 the Board, the employee was not involved in any way with any
30 issue or transaction before or under investigation by the Board
31 relative to any prospective employer during the employee's last
32 year of employment with the Board. This waiver provision is not
33 available to the Board's legal counsel.
34     (k) Prohibition on negotiations for employment. Board
35 members and their representatives and employees of the Board
36 and their representatives shall not initiate or participate in

 

 

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1 any negotiation or discussion of employment with any licensee
2 or its affiliate, applicant or its affiliate, key person, or
3 horse racing representative. A Board member or his or her
4 representative or employee of the Board or his or her
5 representative who initiates or participates in any
6 negotiation or discussion of employment with any licensee or
7 its affiliate, applicant or its affiliate, key person, or horse
8 racing representatives must immediately provide written notice
9 of the details of the negotiation or discussion to the Chairman
10 of the Board as soon as the negotiation or discussion has
11 occurred.
12     (l) Restrictions on post-employment appearances and
13 discussions. A Board member or employee who leaves the
14 employment of the Board for any reason may not:
15         (1) appear before the Board on any matter before the
16     Board or an administrative law judge appointed by the Board
17     or on any matter under investigation by the Board relative
18     to a licensee or its affiliates, applicant or its their
19     affiliates, key person, or horse racing representative; or
20         (2) engage in any discussion with any Board member or
21     employee regarding any specific licensee or its
22     affiliates, applicant or its affiliates, key person, or
23     horse racing representative for a period of one year
24     following the termination of the Board member's or
25     employee's tenure or employment with the Board.
26     The prohibitions set forth in item (2) of this subsection
27 (l) may be waived by Board action for an employee if, in the
28 judgment of the Board, the employee was not involved in any way
29 with any issue before or under investigation by the Board
30 relative to any prospective employer during the employee's last
31 year of employment with the Board. The waiver provisions set
32 forth in this Section are not available to the Board's legal
33 counsel.
34     (m) Violations. Violation of this Section by a member of
35 the Board may result in sanctions up to and including removal
36 from the Board. Violation of this Section by an employee or

 

 

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1 agent of the Board may result in discipline up to and including
2 termination.
 
3     Section 10. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by adding
4 Sections 5.2 and 5.3 as follows:
 
5     (230 ILCS 10/5.2 new)
6     Sec. 5.2. Revolving door prohibition. A former member or
7 employee of the Board may not, within a period of 2 years
8 immediately after termination of such membership or
9 employment, accept employment or receive compensation from an
10 employer that: (1) is an organization licensee under the
11 Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or an owners licensee; or (2)
12 derives 50% or more of its gross income from a contract or
13 contracts with one or more organization licensees or owners
14 licensees. This prohibition includes but is not limited to:
15 lobbying the procurement process; specifying; bidding;
16 proposing bid, proposal, or contract documents, on his or her
17 own behalf or on behalf of any firm, partnership, association,
18 or corporation.
19     A former member of the Board or a former employee of the
20 Board who was employed by the Board for at least 6 months and
21 whose principal duties were directly related to procurement is
22 expressly prohibited for a period of 2 years after terminating
23 membership or employment from engaging in any procurement
24 activity relating to the Board. The prohibition includes but is
25 not limited to: lobbying the procurement process; specifying;
26 bidding; proposing bid, proposal, or contract documents, on his
27 or her own behalf or on behalf of any firm, partnership,
28 association, or corporation.
29     This Section applies only to persons who terminate
30 membership or employment with the Board on or after the
31 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
32 Assembly.
 
33     (230 ILCS 10/5.3 new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 5.3. Code of conduct.
2     (a) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to create a
3 code of conduct to assure, to the maximum extent possible, that
4 persons subject to this Act avoid situations, relationships, or
5 associations that may lead to or represent a conflict of
6 interest. If an employee of the Board has a question or concern
7 as to the applicability of this Section to a current or
8 prospective situation, relationship, or association, he or she
9 must present the question or concern to the Chairman of the
10 Board or the Administrator for clarification or guidance.
11     Members and employees of the Board are to discharge their
12 duties and responsibilities with undivided loyalty to the Board
13 and in such a manner as to promote and preserve public trust
14 and confidence in the integrity of the conduct of gaming and in
15 the integrity and impartiality of the Board. No Board member or
16 employee shall use or attempt to use his or her official
17 position to secure or attempt to secure any privilege,
18 advantage, favor, or influence for himself, herself, or others.
19 Members and employees of the Board shall bear responsibility
20 for adherence to this policy and to the specific prohibitions
21 and restrictions set forth in this Section.
22     Certain of the prohibitions in this Section affect or
23 extend to the parents and children of Board members and
24 employees. For purposes of this Section, these include the
25 blood lineal relations of Board members and employees and, in
26 the case of children, legally adopted children. It is
27 recognized that, in some cases, Board members and employees may
28 have limited influence over the decisions of their relatives.
29 This limited influence will be taken into consideration in
30 evaluating the circumstances of a violation or a potential
31 violation of this Section that involves the lineal relatives of
32 a Board member or employee.
33     Board members and employees and their respective spouses,
34 parents, and children have an affirmative duty to avoid
35 relationships that may cause or have the appearance of causing
36 a conflict of interest.

 

 

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1     (a-5) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
2         (1) The term "key person" means a key person as defined
3     by the Board in administrative rules.
4         (2) The term "horse racing representative" means a
5     representative of any race track under the Illinois Horse
6     Racing Act of 1975, any racing association, or any person
7     organization, or entity engaged in the conducting of horse
8     racing under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
9         (3) The term "Board employee" or "employee of the
10     Board" means any State employee in the service of the
11     Board.
12         (4) The term "conflict of interest" means a situation
13     in which a Board member's or a Board employee's private
14     interest, whether personal, financial, or otherwise,
15     influences or creates the appearance that it may influence
16     the Board member's or employee's judgment in the
17     performance of his or her regulatory duties and
18     responsibilities in a fair and impartial manner.
19         (5) The term "professional service agents of the Board"
20     means any person, corporation, or organization providing
21     legal, accounting, financial, public relations, auditing,
22     architectural, data processing, or management consulting
23     services to the Board.
24     (b) Gambling. Except as may be required in the conduct of
25 official duties, Board members and employees shall not engage
26 in gambling on any riverboat licensed by the Board or engage in
27 legalized gambling in any establishment identified by Board
28 action that, in the judgment of the Board, could represent a
29 potential for a conflict of interest.
30     (c) Outside employment. Board members and employees shall
31 not hold or pursue employment, office, position, business, or
32 occupation that may conflict with their official duties.
33 Employees may engage in other gainful employment that does not
34 interfere or conflict with their duties, provided that the
35 employment is disclosed to the Administrator and the Board and
36 approved by the Board or, as delegated, by the Administrator.

 

 

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1     Disclosure of outside employment must be made at the time
2 of appointment to the Board or at the time the employee is
3 hired to work for the Board or prior to accepting the outside
4 employment. Any Board member who discloses outside employment
5 to the Board shall recuse himself or herself from any
6 discussion and decision made by the Board relative to his or
7 her outside employment.
8     (d) Restrictions on receiving gifts. Board members and
9 employees and their spouses, children, and parents may not,
10 directly or indirectly, accept any gift, gratuity, service,
11 compensation, travel, lodging, or thing of value, with the
12 exception of unsolicited items of an incidental nature, from
13 licensees or their affiliates, applicants or their affiliates,
14 key persons, and horse racing representatives. This
15 prohibition may be extended by Board action to any entity or
16 individual that, in the judgment of the Board, could represent
17 a potential for a conflict of interest.
18     (e) Prohibition on holding or acquiring ownership. Board
19 members and employees of the Board, their spouses, children,
20 and parents may not, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire or
21 cause or encourage any other person to acquire any actual or
22 contingent form of ownership interest or other financial
23 interest in licensees or their affiliates, applicants or their
24 affiliates, key persons, and horse racing representatives.
25 This prohibition may extend to the holding or acquisition of an
26 interest in any entity identified by Board action that, in the
27 judgment of the Board, could represent the potential for or the
28 appearance of a conflict of interest. The holding or
29 acquisition of an interest in those entities through an
30 indirect means, such as through a mutual fund, is not
31 prohibited, except that the Board may identify specific
32 investments or funds that, in its judgment, are so influenced
33 by gaming holdings as to represent the potential for or the
34 appearance of a conflict of interest.
35     Board members, upon leaving office, and employees of the
36 Board, upon termination from employment with the Board, are

 

 

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1 precluded for a period of one year from the acquisition of any
2 actual or contingent form of ownership interest or other
3 financial interest in licensees or their affiliates,
4 applicants or their affiliates, key persons, and horse racing
5 representatives. This prohibition may be extended by Board
6 action to any entity that, in the judgment of the Board, could
7 represent a potential for or the appearance of a conflict of
8 interest. The holding or acquisition of an interest in such
9 entities through an indirect means, such as through a mutual
10 fund, is not prohibited, except that the Board may identify
11 specific investments or funds that, in its judgment, are so
12 influenced by gaming holdings as to represent the potential for
13 or the appearance of a conflict of interest.
14     (f) Prohibition on economic association. Board members and
15 employees of the Board and their spouses, children, and parents
16 shall not be directly or indirectly employed by, under contract
17 with, or have any economic association with any licensee or its
18 affiliates, applicant or its affiliates, key person, or horse
19 racing representative. This prohibition may be extended to any
20 entity or individual identified by Board action that, in the
21 judgment of the Board, could represent the potential for or the
22 appearance of a conflict of interest. This prohibition on
23 economic association may by waived by Board action for a child
24 or parent of an employee of the Board.
25     (g) Disclosure of economic association. Each Board member
26 who owns or is employed by a firm or business entity shall, to
27 the best of his or her ability, identify any current economic
28 relationship, direct or indirect, representing the potential
29 for or the appearance of a conflict of interest that may exist
30 between the Board member's firm or business entity and any
31 licensee or its affiliates, applicant or its affiliates, key
32 person, or horse racing representative. The Board member must
33 declare his or her intention to refrain from deliberations and
34 voting on decisions related to the gaming entity in that
35 relationship. This requirement may be extended by Board action
36 to any entity or individual that, in the judgment of the Board,

 

 

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1 could represent the potential for or the appearance of a
2 conflict of interest.
3     (h) Restrictions on professional service agents.
4 Professional service agents of the Board may be subject to
5 terms and conditions relating to restrictions or prohibitions
6 in representation, employment, and contracting with licensees
7 and their affiliates, applicants and their affiliates, key
8 persons, and horse racing representatives. These restrictions
9 and prohibitions shall be contained in the professional service
10 contracts of the Board.
11     (i) Disclosure statements. Board members and employees
12 must complete and timely file the statement of economic
13 interest required under Article 4A of the Illinois Governmental
14 Ethics Act, a copy of which must be provided to the
15 Administrator.
16     (j) Past Board affiliation or employment. A former Board
17 member or employee shall not, for a period of one year after
18 termination of his or her Board appointment or employment,
19 engage in any employment or contractual relations with or have
20 any financial interest in any licensee or its affiliate,
21 applicant or its affiliate, key person, or horse racing
22 representative.
23     The prohibitions set forth in this subsection (j) may be
24 extended by Board action to employment with any entity or
25 individual that, in the judgment of the Board, could represent
26 the potential for or the appearance of a conflict of interest.
27     The prohibitions set forth in this subsection (j) may be
28 waived by Board action for an employee if, in the judgment of
29 the Board, the employee was not involved in any way with any
30 issue or transaction before or under investigation by the Board
31 relative to any prospective employer during the employee's last
32 year of employment with the Board. This waiver provision is not
33 available to the Board Administrator, Deputy Administrators,
34 or legal counsel.
35     (k) Prohibition on negotiations for employment. Board
36 members and their representatives and employees of the Board

 

 

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1 and their representatives shall not initiate or participate in
2 any negotiation or discussion of employment with any licensee
3 or its affiliate, applicant or its affiliate, key person, or
4 horse racing representative. A Board member or his or her
5 representative or employee of the Board or his or her
6 representative who initiates or participates in any
7 negotiation or discussion of employment with any licensee or
8 its affiliate, applicant or its affiliate, key person, or horse
9 racing representatives must immediately provide written notice
10 of the details of the negotiation or discussion to the
11 Administrator and Chairman of the Board as soon as the
12 negotiation or discussion has occurred.
13     (l) Restrictions on post-employment appearances and
14 discussions. A Board member or employee who leaves the
15 employment of the Board for any reason may not:
16         (1) appear before the Board on any matter before the
17     Board or an administrative law judge appointed by the Board
18     or on any matter under investigation by the Board relative
19     to a licensee or its affiliates, applicant or its their
20     affiliates, key person, or horse racing representative; or
21         (2) engage in any discussion with any Board member or
22     employee regarding any specific licensee or its
23     affiliates, applicant or its affiliates, key person, or
24     horse racing representative for a period of one year
25     following the termination of the Board member's or
26     employee's tenure or employment with the Board.
27     The prohibitions set forth in item (2) of this subsection
28 (l) may be waived by Board action for an employee if, in the
29 judgment of the Board, the employee was not involved in any way
30 with any issue before or under investigation by the Board
31 relative to any prospective employer during the employee's last
32 year of employment with the Board. The waiver provisions set
33 forth in this Section are not available to the Board
34 Administrator, Deputy Administrators, or legal counsel.
35     (m) Violations. Violation of this Section by a member of
36 the Board may result in sanctions up to and including removal

 

 

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1 from the Board. Violation of this Section by an employee or
2 agent of the Board may result in discipline up to and including
3 termination.
 
4     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5 becoming law.