Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:
/SECTION __. (A) In the event that Santee Cooper is sold, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, any other statewide constitutional officer, a member of the General Assembly, a director or deputy director of a state department appointed by the Governor, and a member of the immediate family of any of these public officials may not be employed by Santee Cooper's purchaser and may not serve on the purchaser's board of directors for five years after the sale is closed.
(B) The five-year prohibition on employment and service on the board of directors contained in subsection (A) also applies to employees of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, any statewide constitutional officer, and the General Assembly. (C) The five-year prohibition does not apply to former Santee Cooper employees retained by the purchaser.
(D) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.