EAO 446

This opinion considers the meaning of the term “particular matter” for purposes of the revolving door provision in Government Code section 572.054(b) in a situation in which a state agency and a private entity entered into a contract for services that provided for a three-year term and gave the agency the option to extend the contract for a fourth year. In our opinion, the entire four-year period is part of the same matter for purposes of the revolving door provision in Government Code section 572.054(b).