| Advisory opinion request as to whether Isaac Joseph, Superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System, may accept an honorarium and payment of travel, meal, ground transportation and lodging costs in exchange for providing consulting services. |
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Educational Research & Development Institute (ERDI) has invited Superintendent Joseph to participate as a consulting educational leader at its bi-annual conferences. ERDI's stated mission is "to provide a forum for dialogue between outstanding educational leaders and committed corporate partners to shape products, goods, and services that will inspire excellence in education and enrich the achievement of all learners." ERDI fulfills this mission through annual conferences during which panels of school superintendents discuss topics of interest to ERDI clients and potential clients. As a participating consultant, Superintendent Joseph would be expected to attend two conferences per year and ERDI would pay for his lodging, meals, airfare and ground transportation. ERDI will pay Superintendent Joseph an honorarium of $2,000 for each conference, plus an additional $100 for serving as a panel chairperson.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(1)(a) prohibits a public servant from receiving any thing of economic value for any service, the subject matter of which is devoted substantially to the responsibilities, programs, or operations of the agency of the public servant and in which the public servant has participated.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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