MI HB5449

Former unemployment insurance agency officials are prohibited for at least 2 years after leaving their position from accepting employment, compensation, consulting fees, gifts, or anything of value from vendors that held agency contracts during their tenure.

Covered officials may not represent, advise, or assist any vendor holding an agency contract in matters before the unemployment insurance agency during the 2-year cooling-off period.

Vendors that violate the law by employing or compensating former covered officials become ineligible to enter into, renew, extend, or modify contracts with the agency for 5 years.

"Covered officials" includes the agency director, deputy directors, assistant deputy directors, senior procurement officials, contract managers, IT project managers assigned to vendor contracts, and any employee with authority to award, negotiate, modify, monitor, or oversee vendor contracts.

The definition of "vendor" broadly encompasses parent companies, subsidiaries, subcontractors, affiliates, successor entities, and any entity under common ownership or control with an agency contractor.