ENROLLED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 475
BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(iii), relative to nepotism; to provide relative
3 to family members of school board members and school district superintendents who
4 are employed by the school board; to provide relative to the deadline for disclosing
5 information regarding such employment to the Board of Ethics; to provide relative
6 to penalties; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(iii) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
9 follows:
10 ยง1119. Nepotism
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12 B.
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14 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection:
15 (a)
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17 (iii) In addition, within thirty days after the beginning by September fifteenth
18 of each school year, any school board member or superintendent whose immediate
19 family member is employed by the school board shall file a disclosure statement with
20 the Board of Ethics stating the facts of such employment. Any person who fails to
21 timely file a disclosure statement under this Item may be assessed a late fee of fifty
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1 dollars per day, not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars, subject to the
2 provisions of R.S. 42:1157.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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