| Waiver request submitted by Jerri Musgrow Lee, Webster Parish School Board, regarding a $750 late fee assessed for filing her 2025 School Board Disclosure 15 days late. |
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Jerri Musgrow Lee received the NOD on 9/29/2025. She did not respond immediately because she was unaware of the notice. Unfortunately, she was out of town 9/13/2025-9/29/2025, celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary in Dallas, TX, with family. She regrets not being able to respond on time. This disclosure has been submitted, indicating that her sister-in-law currently serves as a Webster Parish teacher. Ms. Lee believed she was retiring, and she failed to file. Please waive the assessed late fee.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2025 School Board Disclosure
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: 9/15/2025
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 9/29/2025
DATE REPORT FILED: 9/30/2025
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 15 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $750
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2010
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La. R.S. 42:1119B(2)(a)(iii) by September fifteenth 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 under this Item may be assessed a late fee of fifty dollars per day, not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars, subject to the provisions of R.S. 42:1157.
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Suspend all but $300 based on future compliance with the Code of Ethics. The $300 is payable within 20 days and if payment is not received within 20 days, the full amount of the late fee becomes due and owing.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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