(a)      A State employee may not directly supervise the employee's parent, spouse, sibling, or child.

      (b)      A State employee may not use, threaten to use, or attempt to use political influence or the influence of any State employee or officer in gaining an unfair advantage in any personnel decision affecting the employee, including a decision about promotion, transfer, leave of absence, or increased pay, or in disciplinary actions.

      (c)      A State employee may not use, threaten to use, or attempt to use personal influence in providing an unfair advantage to another individual in any personnel decision, including a decision about hiring, promotion, transfer, leave of absence, or increased pay, or in disciplinary actions.

      (d)      An employee who violates this section is subject to disciplinary action, including the termination of State employment.