(a) Except to the extent that the penalties provided in section 210¹ of this act for violations are more stringent, the board, its members and all of its employes and employes of the enforcement bureau shall be subject to the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L. 883, No. 170),² referred to as the Public Official and Employee Ethics Law, and the act of July 19, 1957 (P.L. 1017, No. 451),³ known as the “State Adverse Interest Act.”

(b) Membership on the board and employment or continued employment as an employe of the board or enforcement bureau is conditioned upon compliance with all of the provisions of the acts specified in subsection (a), including, but not limited to, the filing of statements of financial interests required by section 5 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Law.⁴ Acceptance or retention of employment shall be deemed as voluntary consent to submit to the financial reporting requirements of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Law as a condition of employment. Failure to timely comply with the requirements shall result in immediate termination of employment. Both the board and the enforcement bureau are subject to the provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11 (relating to ethics standards and financial disclosure).