A public officer or employee shall disclose in writing to the officer's or employee's respective office or employer all employment engaged in by the officer or employee other than the employment with or service to a state agency or local government agency.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 362, § 10; 2011, ch. 138, § 6.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, required public officers and employees to report outside employment to their office or employer.

The Governmental Conduct Act does not generally prohibit a public employee from accepting another job. — The Governmental Conduct Act does not generally prohibit a public employee from having a second paying job as long as the employee discloses the job to the employee's employer, the employee is not being paid for work already performed as a public employee, and there is no conflict between the employee's public employment and secondary employment such that the positions are otherwise incompatible. 2025 Op. Ethics Comm'n No. 2025-02.

A district legislative aide may hold another state job that is not incompatible with the performance of the legislative aide's duties. — A district legislative aide is permitted to hold full time employment with another state agency so long as the legislative aide meets the requirements of each position, discloses the position in writing, and does not take any official acts in one position that would affect the other. 2025 Op. Ethics Comm'n No. 2025-03.