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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-062 Page 8 of 12 LY OPINION: It is the opinion of the BOE that each of Gordon Atwell and Ashley van der Meulen, in their capacities as members of the LSBHI violated Section 1111 C(2)(d) of the Ethics Code by virtue of receiving compensation for providing continuing education services to persons who conduct operations or activities which are regulated by the LSBHI. Section 1111 C(2)(d) of the Ethics Code prohibits members of the LSBHI from receiving compensation for providing continuing education classes to persons who are regulated by the LSBHI. Members of the LSBHI are public employees within the agency of the LSBHI, and persons obtaining continuing education credit are regulated by the LSBHI. It is the opinion of the BOE that each of Gordon Atwell and Ashley van der Meulen, in their capacities as members of the LSBHI, violated Section 1113B of the Ethics Code virtue of his application to the LSBHI for approval to be a continuing education provider. Section 1113B of the Ethics Code prohibits members of the LSBHI from applying to be continuing education providers, as the submission of such an application represents a transaction with LSBHI. Each of Gordon Atwell and Ashley van der Meulen, while serving as a member of the LSBHI, submitted applications to be continuing education providers and received compensation for providing continuing education classes. If this matter proceeded to a public hearing before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, and the Ethics Adjudicatory Board found a violation of the Ethics Code, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Ethics Code, pursuant to Section 1153B of the Ethics Code. The Ethics Adjudicatory Board could also impose penalties equal to one -and -a -half times the amount of economic advantage gained, pursuant to Section 1155A of the