State workers would face waiting periods before taking contractor jobs

Covered state officers and employees would have to wait before working for an organization that benefited from a contract they handled. The restriction would cover people who approve, award, or manage state agency contracts, supervise that work, or recommend approval or an award. People serving without pay or receiving only the daily service allowance allowed under § 4-7-10.4 would be exempt. The governing body could approve employment before the waiting period ends through the review process described below. The wait would last one year for contracts worth up to $5 million and two years for contracts worth more than $5 million. This provision does not expressly say when the wait begins.

A governing body could approve a former state officer or employee's covered job before the waiting period ends. Approval would cover employment with an organization that benefited from a contract the former worker handled. The governing body would review the contract's key terms and the person's role. The contract and its terms would have to be fair, reasonable, and consistent with the public interest. Approval would have to be written, public, and filed with the commissioner of human resources and administration. Each year, the commissioner would collect the approvals and present them to the Government Operations and Audit Committee for review.