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You stated that you will be working on systems for out-of-state agencies and some in-state agencies, but you will not do any work involving the SFM. You would like to know whether you are permitted to work for DBS within the two-year period following your retirement froin public employment with SFM. Law La. R.S. 42:1121B(1) provides that no former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public employinent and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed, or for a period of two years following tennination of his public einployment, render, any service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract, to, for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was fonnerly employed. La. R.S. 42:1121C provides that no legal entity in which a former public servant is an officer, director,trustee,pai-tner, or employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such public servant at any time participated during his public service and involving the agency by which he was formerly employed or in which he fornlerly held office. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a) defines "agency" to mean a department, office, division, agency, comn�ission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity. La. R.S. 42:1102(3) defines "agency head" to mean the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or any member of a board or cominission who exercises supervision over the agency. La. R.S. 42:1102(4) defines "assist" to mean to act in such a way as to help advise, fuinish information to, or aid a person with the intent to assist such person. La. R.S. 42:1102(16) defines "person" to mean an individual or legal entity other than a goverrunental entity, or an agency thereof. La. R.S. 42:1102(12) defines "governmental entity" to mean the state or any political subdivision which employs the public employee or employed the former public employee or to which the elected official is elected, as the case may be. La.R.S. 42:1102(18)(a)defines"public employee"to mean anyone, whether compensated or not, who is: (i) An administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office. (ii)Appointed by any elected official when acting in an official capacity, and the appointment is to a post or position wherein the appointee is to serve the governmental entity or an agency thereof, either as a member of an agency, or as an employee thereof. (iii) Engaged in the performance of a governmental function. Page 2 of 4 (BD 2U25-116)