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duties would involve the LSUHSC Dept. of Academic Affairs. You also stated that none of the new job duties would overlap with your current job duties with LSUHSC. LAw La. R.S. 42:1121B(1) No former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment,assist another person,for compensation,in a transaction,or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public employment and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed, or for a period of two years following termination of his public employment, render, any service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract, to, for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was formerly employed. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a) defines "agency" to mean a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity. La. R.S. 42:1102(12) defines"governmental entity"to mean the state or any political subdivision which employs the public employee or employed the former public employee. ANALYSIS Your agency, pursuant to R.S. 42:1102(2)(a) is the LSUHSC Dept. of Academic Affairs. Your governmental entity, pursuant to R.S. 42:1102(12) is the State of Louisiana. Generally, as a former employee of the LSU Dept. of Academic Affairs, R.S. 42:1121B(l) will prohibit you, for a period of two years from the date of your retirement, from receiving compensation from Ochsner to participate in any transaction involving LSUHSC in which you participated while employed by LSUHSC.Additionally,you will be prohibited from rendering the same services to the LSUHSC Dept. of Academic Affairs that you rendered while employed by LSUHSC, on a contractual basis through Ochsner's partnership with LSUHSC. However,you would not be prohibited from being employed as the Manager of Strategic Academic Operations for Ochsner,provided that your new job duties with Ochsner would not involve any of the same transactions at LSUHSC in which you participated and that you would not be rendering the same services to the LSUHSC Dept. of Academic Affairs. If there are concerns as to any specific transactions or services to be performed, you should request an additional advisory opinion. CONCLUSION The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, R.S. 42:112113(1) will not prohibit you from being employed by Ochsner LSU Health as the Manager of Strategic Academic Operations, provided that your new job duties with Ochsner LSU Health would not be related to LSUHSC Dept. of Academic Affairs and would not involve the same services. Page 2 of 3 (BD 2022-380)