HB 1303 Summary

• Employees of a political subdivision are considered to have resigned from employment if they become an elected member of that same political subdivision's legislative body, effective July 1, 2011.

• The resignation requirement does not apply to government employees who held elected office on June 30, 2011, but applies to any such positions assumed after that date.

• Employees may hold elected offices in political subdivisions other than the one that employs them without triggering automatic resignation.

• "Elected office" is defined narrowly to refer only to elected members of a political subdivision's legislative body, not other elected positions.

• The bill amends existing statutes governing political subdivision employees, city employees, police officers, and county police officers to make them subject to this new resignation requirement.