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PFD answer submitted by Lynne Marie Owens Gomez, former member of the Commission for the Deaf, regarding a Notice of Delinquency received requesting she file her 2023 Tier 2.1 annual pfd. |
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Lynne-Marie Owens Gomez was appointed to the LA Commission for the Deaf in October 2022, served seven months, and was replaced in July 2023. Since she was no longer serving at the end of 2023 and does not intend to serve in the near future, she did not file the 2023 PFD. The LA Department of Education (LDOE) asked her to serve as commissioner because no one else was interested in the position. During the summer of 2023, one of their employees expressed interest in the position, and they wanted to have an LDOE employee for that position, so Ms. Gomez stepped aside.
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La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.
La. R.S. 42:1124.4 provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.
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Advise Ms. Gomez she is required to file a 2023 Tier 2.1 PFD.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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