Waiver request submitted by Louis Melton, member of the Morehouse Parish School Board-District 2, regarding a $400 late fee assessed for filing his School Board Disclosure Statements 8 days late. |
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Linette Kester, secretary to the school board, states that she mailed the disclosures on August 8, 2017, but that she did not mail them by certified mail.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement REPORT DUE: September 13, 2017 NOD-FF RECEIVED: September 20, 2017 DATE REPORT FILED: September 21, 2017 DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 8 days ASSESSED LATE FEE: $400 OTHER LATE FEES: None OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None PRIOR EXPERIENCE: 15 disclosures or amendments
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La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a)(i) permits the school board to employ an immediate family member of a school board member, provided the family member is certified to teach and teaching in a classroom. La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a)(iii) requires that within thirty days after the beginning of each school year, any school board member or superintendent whose immediate family member is employed by the school board shall file a disclosure statement with the Board of Ethics stating the facts of such employment. Any person who fails to timely file a disclosure statement may be assessed a late fee of fifty dollars per day, not to exceed $1,500.
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Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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