(a) No employee of either house of the Legislature shall, during the time he is so employed, commit any act or engage in any activity prohibited by any provision of this article. The provisions of this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 8940) which are applicable to a Member of the Legislature are also applicable to any employee of either house of the Legislature.
(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit an employee of either house of the Legislature from serving in an elective or appointive office of any regional or local public agency.