R.S. 42:1123(41)(a)
The acceptance by a public servant of complimentary admission to, lodging
reasonably related to, and reasonable transportation to and from an educational
or professional development seminar or conference held in any state of the
United States or Canada, provided that (i) the public servant is requested or
invited to attend by the sponsoring civic, nonprofit, educational, or political
group or organization, (ii) the sponsor is not a person from whom the public
servant is prohibited from receiving or accepting a gift pursuant to R.S.
42:1115(A)(2), (iii) the seminar or conference is related to the public service
of the public servant and is designed to enhance the knowledge or skill of the
public servant as it relates to the performance of his public service, and (iv)
the public servant's agency head approves the acceptance.
(b)
Any public servant who accepts complimentary admission, lodging, or
transportation to and from an educational or professional development seminar
or conference shall file an affidavit with the Board of Ethics within sixty
days after such acceptance, disclosing (i) the name of the person or
organization who gave, provided, or paid in whole or in part for the admission,
lodging, or transportation, (ii) the person or organization that hosted the
seminar or conference, and (iii) the amount expended on his behalf by the
person or organization on admission, lodging, and transportation.
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