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Docket No. 11-1341
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion regarding whether a faculty member of Northwestern State University may serve on the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Board.
Facts:
A faculty member of Northwestern State University has been requested to serve on the Keep Louisiana Beautiful ("KLB") Board of Directors. KLB is a private non-profit organization. KLB does have a contract with the State of Louisiana to administer funds from a $1.00 fee on drivers license renewals. Service on KLB is voluntary and no renumeration is given for such service.

KLB manages various grant projects. Northwestern State would be applying for grants and receiving funding from KLB. KLB has indicated that the faculty member would not be the primary investigator on any grant applications submitted by Northwestern State.

Law:
La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) prohibits a public servant and a legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest from receiving any thing of economic value for services rendered to or for any person during his public service unless such services are neither performed for nor compensated by any person from whom such public servant would be prohibited by Section 1115(A)(1) or (B) from receiving a gift.
La. R.S. 42:1115A(1) prohibits a public servant from receiving a thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from a person that has or is seeking to have a contractual, business or financial relationship with the public servant's agency.

La. R.S. 42:1123(1) provides that the Code of Ethics does not prohibit participation in the affairs of charitable, religious, nonprofit educational, public service, or civic organizations.

La. R.S. 42:1112B(3) states that no public servant shall participate in a transaction involving the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, any person of which he is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee has a substantial economic interest.



Recommendations:
Adopt proposed advisory opinion.

Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2011-1341- Advisory Opinion Request
2011-1341 Draft Opinion