Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1124.6 – Disclosure statements; certain agency heads and appointees to state boards and commissions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1124.6
- Agency: means a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
- Board: means the Board of Ethics. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
- Compensation: means any thing of economic value which is paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred or to be paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred for or in consideration of personal services to any person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
- Elected official: means any person holding an office in a governmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Person: means an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
- public office: means any state, district, parish or municipal office, elective or appointive, or any position as member on a board or commission, elective or appointive, when the office or position is established by the constitution or laws of this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1
A.(1) Each person who is directly employed by a statewide elected official to serve as an agency head, who is subject to annual financial statements as required by La. Rev. Stat. 42:1124, and who made a contribution or loan in excess of one thousand dollars to a campaign of the official who employed him, shall disclose to the board his date of employment, his salary, the name of the candidate to whom a contribution or loan was made, and the amount of any such contribution or loan. Each such person shall include the information required by this Subsection on the annual financial statement that is required by this Part.
(2) Each person who is appointed to a state board or commission, who is subject to annual financial statements as required by La. Rev. Stat. 42:1124.2.1, and who made a contribution or loan in excess of one thousand dollars to a campaign of the official who appointed him shall disclose to the board his date of appointment, the amount of any compensation provided for such position, the name of the candidate to whom a contribution or loan was made, and the amount of any such contribution or loan. Each such person shall include the information required by this Subsection on the annual financial statement that is required by this Part.
B.(1) The contributions or loans required by this Section to be disclosed shall include only those made within one year of the employment or appointment. This information shall be included in the report that covers the time period in which the employment or appointment occurred.
(2) For purposes of this Section:
(a) “Candidate” shall have the same meaning as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 18:1483(3)(a).
(b) “Contribution” means a gift, conveyance, payment, or deposit of money or anything of value, or the forgiveness of a loan or of a debt, made for the purpose of supporting, opposing, or otherwise influencing the nomination or election of a person to public office, whether made before or after the election.
(c) “Loan” shall have the same meaning as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 18:1483(10).
Acts 2009, No. 238, §1.