The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Lauren B. Bailey.
DIGEST
Present law provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant
exercises control or owns an interest in excess of 25% shall receive any thing of economic value
for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person who has or is
seeking to obtain a contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public
servant's agency.
Present law provides that no public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any
thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from 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.
Present law defines "public servant" as a public employee or an elected official.
Proposed law provides an exception to present law to allow a member of a governing authority of
a municipality with a population of 5,000 or less or legal entity in which he has a controlling
interest to enter into any transaction with or accept anything of economic value from a person or
entity which has entered into a transaction with the municipality.
Present law prohibits each member of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or
their spouse or any legal entity owned by the member from entering into a contract with the state.
Proposed law provides an exemption from the prohibition for the members of the State Board of
Elementary and Secondary Education or their spouse or any legal entity owned by the member
from entering into a contract with the state.
Proposed law prohibits the executive director or director of the State Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education, his spouse or any legal entity owned by him from entering into a contract
with the state.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 42:1113(D)(1)(a)(ii)(qq); adds R.S. 42:1123(43))