The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: The payment of compensation to government-supported officials or employees after such officials or employees have ended their employment creates unnecessary costs, which ultimately are borne by the taxpayers of this state. In order to reduce government costs, it is necessary for the state to limit the payment […]
For the purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Government-financed entity” means any organization, group, or other entity if: Such entity is composed of members which are governmental units or who are officials or employees of governmental units; and At least fifty percent of the annual operating budget for such entity is derived […]
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no governmental unit or government-financed entity shall pay postemployment compensation to any government-supported official or employee. At the option of the appointing authority for any government-supported official or employee, such official or employee may be provided postemployment […]
Except as expressly permitted pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section, if any governmental unit or government-financed entity enters into an employment contract or employment contract extension with a government-supported official or employee, such employment contract or employment contract extension shall contain terms that clearly state that: Such employment contract is subject to termination by […]
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if any settlement agreement between a governmental unit or government-financed entity and a government-supported official or employee settles any employment dispute between such parties and involves the payment of any compensation to such official or employee after the term of employment of such official or employee in a […]
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any employment contract which was in existence before July 1, 1993; except that the provisions of this article shall apply to any extension of an existing contract if such contract does not contain any term which would prohibit the application of the provisions of this article […]
If a governmental unit is required under the provisions of this article to make any employment contracts or any information regarding amounts paid or benefits provided under any settlement agreements available to the public, such employment contracts or information shall be deemed to be public records, as such term is defined in section 24-72-202 (6), […]
The provisions of this article 19 shall not apply to the following: Any employee employed by the state government or any other governmental unit who is to hold his or her position of employment during efficient service or until reaching retirement age under an employment system denominated as civil service, classified service, or any similar […]
If any governmental unit or government-financed entity makes any payment or enters into any agreement in violation of this article, the provisions of this article may be enforced through a civil suit filed in a court of competent jurisdiction. Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 851, § 5, effective May 23.
