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Ethics Board Docket Nos. 2023-661 <br /> Page 2 of 12 <br /> II. <br /> JURISDICTION: <br /> 1. <br /> The BOE is an agency of the State of Louisiana domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish, <br /> Louisiana. <br /> 2. <br /> The BOE is authorized to offer a Consent Opinion to Robert McGarner by virtue of La. R.S. <br /> 42:1141 C(3)(f). <br /> M. <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT: <br /> 1. <br /> On February 8, 1993,GEO Foundation was incorporated as a domestic non-profit corporation <br /> in California. On June 12,2013, GEO Foundation registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State <br /> to 'do business in the State of Louisiana. GEO Foundation is an educational organization that <br /> supports a network of four charter schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. <br /> 2. <br /> On November 22,2013,GEO Academies EBR("GEO Academies")was registered with the <br /> Louisiana Secretary of State as a non-profit corporation. GEO Academies' articles of incorporation <br /> state its purposes as the following: "...operating a charter school(s) in the state of Louisiana... <br /> supporting said charter school(s) by recruiting, cultivating, and maintaining local community <br />