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Docket No. 18-998
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Terri Singleton, member of the D'Arbonne Woods Charter School Board - Union Parish, regarding a $1500 late fee assessed for filing her 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement 154 days late.
Facts:
Ms. Singleton states that she thought she had filed the report timely. She states that she is a retired teacher/counselor and during the time the report was due, she was going through many life transitions. She states the late fee would be a financial hardship.
Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: 2017-2018 School Board Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: September 11, 2017
NOD-FF RECEIVED: February 8, 2018
DATE REPORT FILED: February 12, 2018
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 154
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1500
OTHER LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: 4 reports
Law:
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.
Recommendations:
Waive the late fee.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2018-998 Staff Memo- Waiver