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Docket No. 11-1675
 
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RE:
Waiver request of Bonnie Reese regarding a $1,400 late fee assessed for filing her 2011-2012 school board disclosure statement 28 days late.
Facts:
Bonnie Neese is a member of the D'Arbonne Woods Charter School. Her daughter was employed as a certified teacher in August 2011. Ms. Neese was required to file a school board disclosure statement disclosing such employment by September 15, 2011. The disclosure was not filed until October 13, 2011, 28 days late.

Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: School Board Disclosure Report
DAYS LATE: 28 days

ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1,400

OTHER LATE FILINGS: No

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:
Based on the waiver guidelines, waive all but $500.

Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
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2011-1675- Staff Memo