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For Immediate
Release
2/19/09
 
Senator Yaw Introduces Bill to Stop
"Revolving Door" Between Government Work and Lobbying
Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) announced today that he will introduce
legislation designed to help stop the revolving door of state
government, which allows employees to move between industry jobs and
government jobs which influence that industry.
"Being an employee of the government is supposed to be a public
service," said Senator Yaw. "Commonwealth employees should not be
permitted to choose the winners of state contracts and then leave
the government to work for one of those companies. Allowing that to
happen flies in the face of good public policy."
Senator Yaw's legislation would impose a two-year waiting period
for employees who are responsible for the awarding of state
contracts – or the development of policies or requirements relating
to these contracts – and who want to work for a company to which
their agency has awarded a contract.
A similar two-year waiting period would apply to private-sector
employees who want government jobs inside an agency their company
has contracted with.
"As the auditor general recently uncovered, the revolving door
currently works in both directions," Senator Yaw said. "And it
should be stopped in both directions."
Contact:
Adam Pankake
(717) 787-3280
More Information:
Reforming
Government
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