| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 1 MRSA c. 25, sub-c. 3 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1031.__Prohibitions on employment for former Legislators |
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| | | Persons elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives__ | | are prohibited from accepting employment as provided in this | | section for 2 years after leaving office. |
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| | | 1.__State agencies.__A former Legislator may not accept | | employment with a state agency or a quasi-state agency. |
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| | | 2.__Educational institutions.__A former Legislator may not | | accept employment with a publicly funded higher education | | institution. |
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| | | 3.__Judicial branch.__A former Legislator may not accept | | employment in the judicial branch except that a former Legislator | | may be appointed and confirmed as a justice of the Supreme | | Judicial Court or Superior Court or a judge of the District | | Court. |
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| | | 4.__Lobbyist.__A former Legislator may not register or work as | | a lobbyist or accept employment working for a registered lobbyist | | organization.__This does not prohibit working for a business or | | organization that is represented by a lobbying organization. |
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| | | This bill prohibits former Legislators from working for a | | state agency, a public higher education institution, the judicial | | branch, except when serving as a justice or judge, and lobbying | | organizations for a period of 2 years after leaving office. The | | bill does not preclude working for a business or organization | | that is represented by a lobbying organization. |
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