RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 50 (HB 475) 2022 Regular Session Thomas
Existing law (ethics code – nepotism) 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.
Existing 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. Existing law provides other specific exceptions relating
to employment of family members by school boards.
Existing law requires that a school board member or superintendent whose immediate family
member is employed by the school board to file a disclosure statement with the Bd. of Ethics
stating the facts of such employment.
Prior law provided that the deadline for filing the disclosure was 30 days after the beginning
of each school year. New law changes the deadline for filing the disclosures to Sept. 15th
of each year.
Existing 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 $1,500.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(iii))