(a) Any person in state government, including elected or appointed officials, who prepares false budget or fiscal information to be presented to any legislative committee or who presents false budget or fiscal information to any legislative committee, knowing such budget or fiscal information to be false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year and may also be fined not more than $1,000.00.
(b) In the event of a second conviction under this section, such person shall be forever ineligible to hold any position with the State of Alabama.