EAO 600

The requestor is not a member of the governing body or the executive head of a regulatory agency, so Section 572.054(a) does not apply. The requestor is not proposing to participate in any particular matter in which he participated as a state employee, so Section 572.054(b) would not prevent the requestor from engaging in his proposed employment. Merely reviewing a contract for conformity with certain form requirements, such as naming the correct party, does not constitute participating in the contract negotiation for purposes of Section 572.069. However, if the requestor gave approval, advice, or recommendation on whether to enter into a contract, or a substantive term of the contract such as how many employees to station at a given facility, he participated in that contract negotiation. If he participated in the contract negotiation, he would have to wait two years from when the contract was signed before accepting employment from any other person involved in that contract negotiation under Section 572.069.