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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> �w pF Loprsr DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> c�NrioeN�`` (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> October 29, 2024 <br /> Jay Clune, PhD <br /> President, Nicholls State University <br /> P.O. Box 2001 <br /> Thibodaux, Louisiana 70310 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2024-591 <br /> Disqualification Plan <br /> Dear President Clune: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics ("Board"), at its meeting on October 25, 2024, considered your <br /> request for an advisory opinion on behalf of Nicholls State University ("University") for the <br /> approval of the disqualification plan under the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") for Dr. <br /> Luciana Soares and Mr. James Alexander, a married couple employed by the University in the <br /> Department of Music within the College of Liberal Arts. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Dr. Luciana Soares has been employed full-time with Nicholls State University in the Department <br /> of Music since August 2002. Her spouse, Mr. James Alexander, was employed as an Adjunct <br /> Instructor from August 14, 2007 to May 18, 2013, and he has been employed as a Lecturer in the <br /> Department of Music since August 15, 2013, teaching solely for the Music Conservatory Strings <br /> Program. Dr. Soares is slated to be named Department Head in August of 2024. The University is <br /> poised to institute the following disqualification plan to prevent any participation violations under <br /> La. R.S. 42:1112. <br /> PROPOSED DISQUALIFICATION PLAN <br /> In the matters listed below involving Mr. James Alexander, the Dean of the College of Liberal <br /> Arts will function as the initiator and/or first-line approver, and Dr. Luciana Soares, Department <br /> Head for Music,is disqualified from participating in any of the following regarding Mr.Alexander: <br /> • Any and all employment requisition (R1/R2) creations related to his position, as well as <br /> any on-behalf requisitions; <br /> • Any promotional advancements or pay charges, including academic titles and special <br /> awards (e.g., Endowed Professorships, Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence, etc.); <br /> • Performance evaluations; <br /> • Approval of timesheets; <br /> • Approval of travel, and travel advances and reimbursements; <br /> • Approval of purchase requisitions/purchase orders, or P-card transactions; <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2024-591) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />