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 9  AN ACT concerning members and employees of the state corporation
10    commission; prohibiting certain conflicts of interest and providing pen-
11    alties for violations.
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13  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14    Section 1.  (a) No member or employee of the state corporation com-
15  mission shall, within two years after termination of the member's or em-
16  ployee's position with the commission, accept employment or enter into
17  any contract to provide goods or services to any utility under the juris-
18  diction of the commission.
19    (b)  No employee of the state corporation commission shall participate
20  directly in regulation of a utility if the employee, within 12 months before
21  employment by the commission, was employed by or contracted to pro-
22  vide goods or services to such utility.
23    (c)  Violation of any provision of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
24    Sec. 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
25  publication in the statute book.