(a) No former member of the Commission or person formerly employed by the Commission may represent any person before the Commission in any capacity with respect to any particular Commission proceeding in which he participated personally and substantially as a member or employee of the Commission. (b) No former member of the Commission may appear before the Commission in connection with any Commission proceeding for a period of 2 years following the termination of service with the Commission . (c) No former member of the Commission may accept any employment with any entity subject to Commission regulation or certification, or with any industry trade association that (i) receives a majority of its funding from entities regulated or certificated by the Commission; or (ii) has a majority of members regulated or certificated by the Commission, for one year following the termination of services with the Commission ; provided such prohibition shall extend to 2 years for commissioners appointed subsequent to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly . (d) No entity subject to Commission regulation or certification or any industry trade association that (i) receives a majority of its funding from entities regulated or certificated by the Commission; or (ii) has a majority of members regulated or certificated by the Commission shall offer a former member of the Commission employment for a period of one year following the termination of the former Commission member's service with the Commission, or otherwise hire such person as an agent , consultant, or attorney where such employment or contractual relation would be in violation of this Section ; provided such prohibition on offers of employment shall extend to 2 years for those commissioners appointed subsequent to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly . Amended by P.A. 096-0033,§ 10, eff. 7/10/2009.