4-51-130 - Ineligibilty.
4-51-130. Ineligibilty.
(a) No member of the general assembly, the governor, a member of the governor's cabinet or a cabinet-level member of the governor's staff shall serve as a director or employee of the corporation while holding such position in state government.
(b) No member of the general assembly, the governor, a member of the governor's cabinet or a cabinet-level member of the governor's staff shall serve as an employee, or otherwise receive compensation or other benefit for consultation or services rendered directly or indirectly through a partnership, corporation or other business entity, from an on-line or instant ticket lottery vendor of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation or an on-line or instant ticket lottery vendor seeking to become a vendor of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, while holding such position in state government. Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed as prohibiting continued employment of such official by a partnership, corporation, or other business entity receiving compensation from an on-line or instant ticket lottery vendor if:
(1) Such official has no direct or indirect contact with an on-line or instant ticket lottery vendor; and
(2) Such official does not share in any compensation or any benefit received from an on-line or instant ticket lottery vendor.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee of the corporation or of an on-line or instant ticket lottery vendor who, subsequent to such employment, seeks election to the general assembly or the office of governor. No provision of this subsection (c) shall be construed as prohibiting such employee from continuing in such employment during the individual's term in office as a member of the general assembly.
(d) The provisions of this section also apply to any children residing in the primary residence and the spouse of any member of the general assembly, the governor, a member of the governor's cabinet or a cabinet-level member of the governor's staff.
(e) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
[Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2.]