Section 10266.5 - Members of the board of directors, advisory council, or advisory committee(a) No person employed by the department in a policymaking position in the area of child care and development programs shall serve as a member of the board of directors, advisory council, or advisory committee for any agency receiving funds pursuant to this chapter. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any person appointed prior to January 1, 1985.(b) No retired, dismissed, separated, or formerly employed person of the state department employed under the State Civil Service or otherwise appointed to serve in the state department may enter into a contract pursuant to Section 10268.5 in which the person engaged in any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements, or any part of the decisionmaking process relevant to the contract while employed in any capacity by the department. The prohibition contained in this subdivision shall apply to the person only during the two-year period beginning on the date the person left state employment.(c) For a period of 12 months following the date of their retirement, dismissal, or separation from state service, no person employed under State Civil Service or otherwise appointed to serve in the state department may enter into a contract pursuant to Section 10268.5 if they were employed by the department in a policymaking position in the area of child care and development programs within the 12-month period prior to their retirement, dismissal, or separation.(d) For a period of 12 months following the date of their retirement, dismissal, or separation from state service, no person employed under State Civil Service or otherwise appointed to serve in the department may be employed by a contractor pursuant to Section 10268.5 if they engaged in any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements, or any part of the decisionmaking process relevant to the contract while employed in any capacity by the department.(e) The provisions of subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply to any persons who were already in the situations described by these subdivisions prior to January 1, 1985.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 10266.5
Added by Stats 2021 ch 116 (AB 131),s 260, eff. 7/23/2021.