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HB 475 Original 2022 Regular Session Thomas
Abstract: Provides relative to disclosures to the Bd. of Ethics regarding school board employees
who are family members of school board members or school district superintendents.
Present law prohibits an agency head from employing a member of his immediate family in his
agency and prohibits a governmental entity from employing an immediate family member of a
member of the governing authority or of the chief executive of the governmental entity.
Present law provides an exception that authorizes a local school board to employ any member of the
immediate family of a board member or of the school district superintendent as a classroom teacher
if the family member is certified to teach or is temporarily authorized to teach while pursuing
certification. Present law provides other specific exceptions relating to employment of family
members by school boards.
Present law requires that, within 30 days after the beginning of each school year, a school board
member or superintendent whose immediate family member is employed by the school board shall
file a disclosure statement with the Bd. of Ethics stating the facts of such employment.
Proposed law retains present law except to change the deadline for filing such disclosures to Sept.
15th of each year.
Present law, retained by proposed law, provides that a person who fails to timely file a disclosure
statement may be assessed a late fee of $50 per day, not to exceed $1500.
(Amends R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(iii))