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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,buck 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,t$    
,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,polis7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = a     
#b-ye> prohibition on employm5t 9 a c>e]
 civil s]vice position = any =m]        
political appo9tee1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,political ,appo9tee ,burr[+          
,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,tempor>y         
prohibition on employm5t ( political    
appo9tees 9 c>e] civil s]vice positions 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ca ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #caae4      
,employm5t ( =m] political appo9tees2   
re/rictions  7a7 ,a political appo9tee  
employ$ 9 a political position 9 ! civil
 s]vice may n be appo9t$ to a c>e]      
position 9 ! civil s]vice dur+ ! p]iod (

 #b ye>s imm$iately foll[+ ! date !     
individual sep>ates f su* political     
position4  7b7 ,subsection 7a7 %all n   
apply to a political appo9tee :o has n  
p]sonally & sub/antially p>ticipat$ 9   
any p>ticul> matt] :ile employ$ 9 a     
political position4  7c7 ,9 ?is         
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m political appo9tee 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#caja7;a72  7#b7 ! t]m political        
position means-- 7,a7 a position :i* has
 be5 except$ f ! competitive s]vice by  
reason ( its confid5tial1               
policy-det]m9+1 policy-mak+1 or         
policy-advocat+ "*2  7,b7 a position    
describ$ "u sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+  
to ! ,executive ,s*$ule72 or  7,c7 a    
position 9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice z
 a limit$ t]m appo9tee1 limit$ em]g5cy  
appo9tee1 or nonc>e] appo9tee 7z ^? t]ms
 are def9$ 9 p>agraphs 7#e71 7#f71 &    
7#g71 respectively1 ( section           
#cacb7;a772  7#c7 ! t]m c>e] position   
means-- 7,a7 a position 9 ! competitive 

s]vice2 or  7,b7 a position 9 ! ,s5ior  
,executive ,s]vice z a c>e] appo9tee 7z 
t t]m is def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a77#d772
  7#d7 ! t]m p>ticipat$ means an action 
tak5 z an (fic] or employee ?r\gh       
decision1 approval1 disapproval1        
recomm5dation1 ! r5d]+ ( advice1        
inve/igation1 or o!r su* action2 &  7#e7
 ! t]m p>ticul> matt] includes any      
inve/igation1 application1 reque/ = a   
rul+ or det]m9ation1 rulemak+1 contract1
 controv]sy1 claim1 *>ge1 accusation1   
arre/1 or judicial or o!r proce$+4  4   
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 ( *apt] #ca ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft] ! item     
relat+ to section #caad ! foll[+3       
#caae4 ,employm5t ( =m] political       
appo9tees2 re/rictions4  4  7c7         
,application ,! am5dm5t made by         
subsection 7a7 %all apply to any        
individual :o sep>ates f a political    
position 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section    
#caae ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z
 add$ by su* subsection7 aft] ! date (  

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4