Sec. 16. (a) This chapter does not prohibit the continuation of a job assignment that existed on July 1, 2012.
(b) As used in this section, "employed" refers to all employment, including full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, or hourly. The term includes service as a state officer or special state appointee.
(c) An individual employed in an agency may not hire a relative.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual may not be employed in the same agency in which an individual's relative is the appointing authority.
(e) An individual may be employed in the same agency in which the individual's relative is the appointing authority, if the individual has been employed in the same agency for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date the individual's relative becomes the appointing authority.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual may not be placed in a relative's direct line of supervision.
(g) An individual employed in an agency may not contract with or supervise the work of a business entity of which a relative is a partner, executive officer, or sole proprietor.
(h) Any person within an agency who knowingly participates in a violation of this chapter is subject to the penalties set forth in section 12 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2012, SEC.2.
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