| Advisory Opinion request from Debbie Villio, State Representative-elect for District 79, as to a professional services agreement with the La. Attorney General. |
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Debbie VIllio is currently a partner with the law firm of LeBlanc Fantaci Villio, LLC. She has a 51% ownership interest in the firm.
On August 6, 2019, Ms. Villio became a candidate for State Representative - District 79. She is unopposed and will assume office at noon on January 13, 2020. Prior to becoming a candidate for State Representative, Ms. Villio entered into a professional services agreement with the Louisiana Attorney General to provide legal services to various state entities.
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La. R.S. 42:1113D.(1)(a)(i) No person identified in Item (ii) of this Subparagraph or the spouse of such person nor any legal entity of a person shall enter into any contract with state government.
(ii) The provisions of this Subparagraph and other provisions which reference this Item shall apply to the following persons:
(aa) A legislator and any person who has been certified by the secretary of state as elected to the legislature.
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(iii) For purposes of this Subsection, "legal entity of a person" means any corporation, partnership, or other legal entity in which a person identified in Item (ii) of this Subparagraph or the spouse of such person owns an interest of greater than five percent, except a publicly traded corporation or a legal entity in which the person owns a passive ownership interest that is the result of participation in a federally approved program of employee ownership.
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(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not prohibit the following:
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(d) Completion of any contract which, at the time it was entered into, was not prohibited by the provisions of this Subsection; however, no such contract shall be renewed except as specifically provided for in this Paragraph.
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(4)(a) Each person identified in Item (1)(a)(ii) of this Subsection shall file a report with the Board of Ethics, by May fifteenth of each year of his term of office or of his service in his position, identifying the parties to and the value and term of each contract between him or his spouse or legal entity of a person and state government during the previous calendar year.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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