Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE APPOINTMENT OF ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM RESIGNATION
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00206 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE APPOINTMENT OF ELECTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM RESIGNATION |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to prohibit the appointment of resigned elective government officials to posts in the government until after the lapse of one year from the resignation of the official concerned. This would deter elective officials from accepting offers to assume another position caused by vacancies or resignations of certain officials. Elected officials who assume vacancies in other posts in the government, in effect, abandon the mandate of the people who elected them. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to prohibit the appointment of resigned elective government officials to posts in the government until after the lapse of one year from the resignation of the official concerned. This would deter elective officials from accepting offers to assume another position caused by vacancies or resignations of certain officials. Elected officials who assume vacancies in other posts in the government, in effect, abandon the mandate of the people who elected them.'
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