| Withdrawal of an advisory opinion request regarding the proposed outside employment of an employee of the Louisiana Department of Education. |
|
|
Anna DiPerna is employed with the Louisiana Department of Education ("LDOE") as an Education Consultant for students with mild/moderate disabilities. Her former employer, Athlos Academies, has offered her a temporary part-time position as an Academic and Compliance Advisor until May 30, 2025. Ms. DiPerna asked whether the proposed part-time employment with her former employer would be a conflict of interest or a violation of the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics.
|
|
La. R.S. 42:1111C(1)(a) prohibits a public servant from receiving any thing of economic value for any service, the subject matter of which is devoted substantially to the responsibilities, programs, or operations of the agency of the public servant and in which the public servant has participated.
La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d) Neither performed for nor compensated by any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency; conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the public employee's agency; or has substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's official duty.
|
|
|
Allow withdrawal the advisory opinion request.
|
|
| Assigned Attorney: |
Jessica Meiners |
|
|