| Advisory Opinion request from Darrin Bedell, Board Director for Innovative Educational Solutions, Inc., regarding possible post-termination restrictions on members of the Board of Directors. |
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Innovative Educational Solutions, Inc., a newly formed non-profit organization, intends to submit an application to organize a public charter school in January 2020. The current Board of Directors is composed partly of educators who would like to be considered for employment at the school.
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La. R.S. 17:3996(20) provides that a charter school established and operated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 42 of Title 17 and its approved charter and the school's officers and employees shall be exempt from all statutory mandates or other statutory requirements that are applicable to public schools and to public school officers and employees except for the Code of Governmental Ethics, La. R.S. 42:1101, et seq.
La. R.S. 42:1121A(2) provides that no former member of a board or commission shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service on such board or commission, contract with, be employed in any capacity by, or be appointed to any position by the board or commission.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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