1115.2. Admission to events; lodging; travel
A. The provisions of R.S. 42:1111 or 1115 shall not preclude the acceptance by a public servant of complimentary admission, lodging, and reasonable transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, if the agency head of the public servant's agency certifies each of the following:
(1) The public servant's acceptance of complimentary admission, lodging, and reasonable transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, is either of direct benefit to the agency or will enhance the knowledge or skill of the public servant as it relates to the performance of his public service.
(2) The agency head approved the public servant's acceptance of complimentary admission, lodging, and reasonable transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, prior to acceptance.
B.(1) Any public servant who accepts complimentary admission, lodging, or transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses, shall file with the Board of Ethics, within sixty days after such acceptance, a certification, on a form designed by the board, disclosing all of the following:
(a) The date and location of complimentary admission, lodging, or transportation and a brief description of its purpose.
(b) The name of the person who gave, provided, paid for, or reimbursed in whole or in part the admission, lodging, or transportation.
(c) The amount expended on his behalf or reimbursed by the person for admission, lodging, and transportation.
(2) The certification required by this Subsection shall include the certifications of the agency head required by Subsection A of this Section.
|
|